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PSMF and Pharmacovigilance System Governance Findings: EU Inspection Knowledge Assessment

Test your understanding of the concepts covered by PSMF and Pharmacovigilance System Governance Findings: What EU Inspectors Test.

Question 1 of 10Pass mark: 80%

Question 1 of 10 A major safety database migration occurs shortly after the annual PSMF review. What is the most appropriate control response?

Wait until the next annual review because the document was recently approved Assess the migration's effect on the pharmacovigilance system and determine through change control whether the PSMF requires updating Update the PSMF automatically without assessing the operational impact Delete technical system information from the PSMF to avoid future discrepancies

Question 2 of 10 Which statement best distinguishes completeness from accuracy in a PSMF?

A PSMF is accurate whenever it contains all expected headings Completeness concerns the presence of expected content, whereas accuracy concerns whether that content reflects the current system Accuracy is relevant only to product lists, while completeness applies only to procedures A complete PSMF cannot be inaccurate

Question 3 of 10 An affiliate's PSMF-described responsibility for local literature monitoring is being tested. Which traceability path is most appropriate?

PSMF statement to local procedure, responsible person, training record and operational evidence PSMF statement to product sales data and corporate communications PSMF statement to the affiliate's marketing authorisation application only PSMF statement to the QPPV's personal calendar

Question 4 of 10 What is the most appropriate interpretation when personnel perform safety-critical activities differently from the responsibilities described in the PSMF and procedures?

The difference is acceptable if the personnel have long experience It may indicate a broader change-management, communication, training or governance weakness It proves that the PSMF should contain every local work instruction It is relevant only if the personnel are located outside the EU

Question 5 of 10 Which statement best describes the relationship between PSMF ownership and cross-functional involvement?

Only the document owner should identify changes affecting PSMF content Relevant functions should help identify changes affecting the system description, while pharmacovigilance retains clear ownership of the system description Each function should maintain an independent version of the PSMF Cross-functional involvement is unnecessary because the PSMF concerns pharmacovigilance only

Question 6 of 10 Which approach best demonstrates effective QPPV oversight of PSMF accuracy?

The QPPV personally edits every section of the PSMF The QPPV signs the PSMF once and takes no further action The QPPV receives relevant information about changes and deficiencies and can influence decisions and escalation The QPPV delegates all oversight permanently to the document administrator

Question 7 of 10 What is the best first response when an inspector identifies a discrepancy between the PSMF and current operations?

Immediately revise the affected paragraph and close the issue Establish the scope, timing, affected products and responsibilities, and assess the underlying control failure before determining the response Argue that the PSMF is only descriptive and therefore cannot be relevant Suspend all pharmacovigilance activities until the PSMF is reissued

Question 8 of 10 Which situation most clearly represents a PSMF-to-operational inconsistency?

The PSMF uses a different font from a related procedure The PSMF identifies an affiliate as performing case triage, but current records show that a central provider performs the activity The PSMF contains a table with more rows than expected The PSMF is stored in an electronic document management system

Question 9 of 10 Which evidence would be most persuasive in demonstrating that outsourced case-processing activities are controlled?

A supplier brochure and an organisational chart A contract, safety data exchange agreement, oversight metrics, relevant procedures and issue-escalation records A statement from the vendor that it follows good practice The PSMF paragraph describing the vendor, without supporting records

Question 10 of 10 A vendor transition was completed, but no PSMF impact assessment was performed because the change-control procedure did not mention the PSMF. What is the most appropriate root cause focus?

The document author failed to proofread the PSMF The organisation lacked a defined governance mechanism and ownership for assessing PSMF impact during relevant changes The vendor should independently have rewritten the MAH's PSMF The annual PSMF review was conducted too early in the calendar year

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