ICH M4 Common Technical Document
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ICH M4 Common Technical Document is an internationally harmonized format and set of guidelines for organizing and submitting regulatory information on the quality, safety, and efficacy of pharmaceuticals to health authorities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ICH M4 Common Technical Document canonical | 2 |
| eCTD | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1151209 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ICH M4 Common Technical Document Context triple: [International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use, notableWork, ICH M4 Common Technical Document]
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A.
ISO 14971
ISO 14971 is an international standard that specifies a systematic process for risk management of medical devices throughout their life cycle.
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B.
International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
The International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) is a global body that develops and promotes unified scientific and technical standards to ensure the safety, quality, and efficacy of medicines worldwide.
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C.
ISO 26324
ISO 26324 is the international standard that defines the structure, syntax, and functional framework of the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) system for uniquely identifying digital content.
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D.
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
The World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations is a United Nations working party that develops and updates international technical standards to ensure the safety, environmental performance, and interoperability of motor vehicles and their equipment.
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E.
IMT Charter
The IMT Charter is the foundational legal document that established the principles, jurisdiction, and procedures of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal after World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ICH M4 Common Technical Document Target entity description: ICH M4 Common Technical Document is an internationally harmonized format and set of guidelines for organizing and submitting regulatory information on the quality, safety, and efficacy of pharmaceuticals to health authorities.
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A.
ISO 14971
ISO 14971 is an international standard that specifies a systematic process for risk management of medical devices throughout their life cycle.
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B.
International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
The International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) is a global body that develops and promotes unified scientific and technical standards to ensure the safety, quality, and efficacy of medicines worldwide.
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C.
ISO 26324
ISO 26324 is the international standard that defines the structure, syntax, and functional framework of the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) system for uniquely identifying digital content.
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D.
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
The World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations is a United Nations working party that develops and updates international technical standards to ensure the safety, environmental performance, and interoperability of motor vehicles and their equipment.
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E.
IMT Charter
The IMT Charter is the foundational legal document that established the principles, jurisdiction, and procedures of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal after World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ICH guideline
ⓘ
regulatory guideline ⓘ technical document format ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ICH ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
European Medicines Agency
ⓘ
Health Canada ⓘ Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency of Japan
Swissmedic ⓘ Food and Drug Administration ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
many other national regulatory authorities ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Common Technical Document
ⓘ
ICH CTD ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
biologic license applications
ⓘ
generic drug applications ⓘ marketing authorization applications ⓘ new drug applications ⓘ post-approval submissions ⓘ |
| developedBy | International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use ⓘ |
| goal |
to improve efficiency of regulatory review
ⓘ
to promote global development of medicines ⓘ |
| governedBy | ICH Management Committee ⓘ |
| guidelineNumber | M4 ⓘ |
| hasScope |
administrative and prescribing information
ⓘ
efficacy ⓘ quality ⓘ safety ⓘ |
| hasSubGuideline |
M4E
ⓘ
M4Q ⓘ M4S ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| M4EScope | clinical overview and clinical summaries ⓘ |
| M4QScope | quality overall summary and quality module ⓘ |
| M4SScope | nonclinical overview and nonclinical summaries ⓘ |
| module1Content | regional administrative information ⓘ |
| module2Content | summaries and overviews ⓘ |
| module3Content | quality information ⓘ |
| module4Content | nonclinical study reports ⓘ |
| module5Content | clinical study reports ⓘ |
| purpose |
to facilitate simultaneous submission to multiple regulatory authorities
ⓘ
to harmonize the format of regulatory submissions for pharmaceuticals ⓘ to reduce duplication of effort in preparing regulatory dossiers ⓘ |
| region |
European Union
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
other ICH member regions ⓘ |
| regulates | pharmaceuticals for human use ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
ICH M4 Common Technical Document
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
eCTD
|
| structureIncludes |
Module 1
ⓘ
Module 2 ⓘ Module 3 ⓘ Module 4 ⓘ Module 5 ⓘ |
| supports | electronic Common Technical Document ⓘ |
| usedBy |
biotechnology companies
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pharmaceutical companies ⓘ regulatory affairs professionals ⓘ regulatory authorities in ICH regions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ICH M4 Common Technical Document Description of subject: ICH M4 Common Technical Document is an internationally harmonized format and set of guidelines for organizing and submitting regulatory information on the quality, safety, and efficacy of pharmaceuticals to health authorities.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
→
notableWork
→
ICH M4 Common Technical Document
ⓘ
ICH M4 Common Technical Document
→
relatedStandard
→
ICH M4 Common Technical Document
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
eCTD