The Clinical Trial Unit within the CHUV Pharmacy required a system to efficiently track information on its growing portfolio of clinical studies. To address this, a custom Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS) developed at the CRC Lausanne was implemented. The software, built in Microsoft Access, enables simple data entry via a graphical user interface, activity tracking, and reporting.

Clinical Trial Supply is a complex topic, owing to its unpredictable demand, regulatory and compliance requirements, as well as product complexity.

In the landscape of clinical trials, different sub-classes of software are available for sponsors, investigators and CROs:

When implementing any software in a regulated environment (such as pharmaceutical GxP requirements) one should follow a defined set of regulatory documents and guidelines to ensure transparency and the proposed solutions.