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Pacira Streamlines Promotional Material Submissions with Veeva's IoT Solution

Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Applicable Industries

Electronics
Life Sciences

Applicable Functions

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Leasing Finance Automation
Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Services

System Integration

About The Customer

Pacira is a pharmaceutical company that is committed to driving innovations to provide better ways to safely and effectively manage pain. The company is focused on the development and commercialization of novel products that address important unmet medical needs in acute care settings. Pacira's regulatory department is responsible for ensuring that the company's products meet all necessary regulatory standards and requirements. The department was looking for a solution that could streamline their promotional material submissions process and provide a secure, part 11 compliant system for collaborative authoring and submissions.

The Challenge

Pacira, a pharmaceutical company, was facing challenges in streamlining its promotional material submissions process. The company was using inefficient paper- and email-based approaches that were not only time-consuming but also lacked the necessary speed and efficiency. The situation was further exacerbated during the pandemic when remote workers did not have access to high-speed printers. Additionally, as Pacira's regulatory department grew, they needed to replace SharePoint with a secure, part 11 compliant system for collaborative authoring and submissions. The company was also looking for a solution that could manage promotional submissions together with their other regulatory submissions on the same platform.

The Solution

Pacira implemented Veeva's Vault PromoMats four years ago to help medical, legal, and regulatory teams review and approve content faster. The digital process provided by Vault PromoMats was a significant improvement over the previous paper- and email-based approaches. The solution was instrumental in Pacira's transition to a streamlined, all-inclusive electronic OPDP submission process, a full year ahead of the FDA’s June 2021 deadline. To further enhance their regulatory processes, Pacira replaced SharePoint with Vault Submissions, Vault Submissions Publishing, and Vault Submissions Archive. These solutions provided a secure, part 11 compliant system for collaborative authoring and submissions. The Vault RIM Suite was particularly appealing as it shared Vault PromoMats’ familiar interface and used the same process for uploading documents.

Operational Impact

The implementation of Veeva's solutions has significantly improved Pacira's promotional material submissions process. The transition to a fully electronic system has not only made the process faster and more efficient but has also made it more accessible for remote workers. The replacement of SharePoint with Vault Submissions, Vault Submissions Publishing, and Vault Submissions Archive has provided a secure, part 11 compliant system for collaborative authoring and submissions. This has enhanced the company's regulatory processes and has unified their systems, leading to a seamless, end-to-end process. Looking ahead, Pacira sees more opportunities to streamline its processes and further improve efficiency.

Quantitative Benefit

Streamlined and expedited the promotional material submissions process, transitioning to a fully electronic system a year ahead of the FDA’s June 2021 deadline.
Enabled the management of promotional submissions together with other regulatory submissions on the same platform.
Anticipated to further streamline more than 650 annual OPDP submissions.