The staff with abundant experience in the field of CMC takes charge of preparation and submission for J-DMF and application for AFM(Accreditation of Foreign Manufacture). RPM had experiences for submission and application of a lot of J-DMFs and AFMs. Moreover high quality documents are prepared with the thorough and accurate checking by staff before the submission and/or the application. During examination by PMDA, the staff takes charge of inquiries for the content of J-DMF and GMP compliance inspection. After approval, the staff supports change control (Partial change application or Minor change notification) if exists.
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Procedure
1) AFM
Client prepares the following documents to send them to RPM.
■ Medical certificate or self-declaration of the responsible person in plant
■ Personal history of the responsible person in plant
■ Simple site map & Site master plan of plant
■ Floor plans
■ Equipments for manufacturing
■ Testing facilities used
■ others
→RPM submits the above documents to PMDA.
If no fault exists, PMDA will issue the Accreditation Certificate.
2) J-DMF
■ Client sends CTD module 3 (restricted part) to RPM
■ The staff prepares J-DMF based on CTD module 3 while communicating with client
■ Client has CEO sign in the cover letter which RPM sends to client, to return the original copy to RPM
■ After submission, PMDA sends inquiries to RPM while RPM translates them into English to send them to client
■ Client returns the answers to RPM while RPM translates them into Japanese to send them to PMDA
■ After approval, the staff supports change control of plant (if exists)