Most people would agree that the Core Data Sheet (CDS) contains some of the most critical information for pharma companies. At the same time, crucial information is also created from the CDS. Knowing how important the CDS is, why are most pharma companies using a Word document to create, store,
There are many reasons why a component structured content management (SCM) system is superior to using a Microsoft Word document for managing your Company Core Data Sheet (CDS or CCDS). We touched upon some of the reasons in our previous blog post, The CDS is Dead! Long Live the CDS!
The Company Core Data Sheet (CDS or CCDS) is one of the most important documents a pharmaceutical company creates. The CDS is a working document that contains information about the pharmaceutical product. It includes information from multiple sources, such as clinical trial data systems, clinical report documents, CMC data systems,
“We cannot change the authoring experience.” This, more than anything else, is the message we used to be told (and still hear often) when we suggest a component-based structured authoring environment for medical writers at pharmaceutical companies. The authoring experience using Microsoft Word reigns supreme. Any changes to this interface
The pharma industry is no stranger to standards. Pharmaceutical companies have entire teams devoted to ensuring that all data and content is collected, created, managed, retained, and retired according to regulatory requirements.
Using component-based structured content authoring and having a robust reuse strategy is the only way to produce pharma content at scale. It’s how you produce accurate content efficiently across the enterprise. It’s how you deliver the right content to the right place at the right time, such as when you
In this webinar, we describe what content standards are and why they are important. We introduce the Five Dimensions of Content Standardization™. We show how our content standardization framework makes content FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable). Finally, we suggest some next steps that you can take to prepare your