This document provides guidance on the clinical development and evaluation of medicinal products for the treatment of cystic fibrosis.
Keywords: Antibiotics, cystic fibrosis, exocrine pancreas insufficiency, paediatrics, pancreatic enzymes preparations (PEP), pulmonary disease, pulmonary infection, pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Guideline on the clinical development of medicinal products for the treatment of cystic fibrosis - First version
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Document history
Concept paper on the need for revision of the guideline on the clinical development of medicinal products for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CHMP/EWP/9147/2008) - Revision 1
The proposed guideline will replace 'guideline on the clinical development of medicinal products for the treatment of cystic fibrosis EMEA/CHMP/EWP/9147/2008 corr.
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Guideline on the clinical development of medicinal products for the treatment of cystic fibrosis - First version
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Draft guideline on the clinical development of medicinal products for the treatment of cystic fibrosis - First version
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Concept paper on the need for a guideline on the development of new medicinal products intended for the management and treatment of cystic fibrosis - First version
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