Commission Directive 2005/28/EC of 8 April 2005 laying down principles and detailed guidelines for good clinical practice as regards investigational medicinal products for human use, as well as the requirements for authorisation of the manufacturing or importation of such products (Text with EEA relevance)

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SECTION 4U.K.INVESTIGATOR’S BROCHURE
Article 8U.K.
1.The information in the investigator’s brochure, referred to in Article 2(g) of Directive 2001/20/EC, shall be presented in a concise, simple, objective, balanced and non-promotional form that enables a clinician or potential investigator to understand it and make an unbiased risk-benefit assessment of the appropriateness of the proposed clinical trial.
The first subparagraph shall apply also to any update of the investigator’s brochure.
2.If the investigational medicinal product has a marketing authorisation, the Summary of Product Characteristics may be used instead of the investigator’s brochure.
3.The investigator’s brochure shall be validated and updated by the sponsor at least once a year.
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