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Table 4 Tactic table for the indifferent drug regulators

From: Anticipating and strategizing to address potential bottlenecks during clinical research projects in sub-Saharan Africa: a case for adapting approaches and tools used in the entrepreneurial and development sectors

Expected outcome: Approval for the conduct of the chemoPAD study and use of study results to guide the registration of chemotherapy drugs in the country

Major current issue occupying stakeholder attention: The regulatory authority does not have the tools and capabilities to screen for the quality of anticancer drugs before authorizing their use in the market or tools to check for the circulation of SF drugs in the market

Tactic

Response

Deploy capabilities to solve indifferent problems in order to their secure support

• Train regulators on screening for the quality of anticancer drugs

• Arranged for the laboratory arm of the regulatory agency to go for an exchange visit to a drug testing laboratory in the USA for capacity building

Deploy resources to galvanize support from indifferent

• The study team does not have such resources

Leverage allies or ally’s allies in our network to mobilize indifferents

• Organize a meeting between the lead oncologist and regulators so that the oncologist can share their experiences with the regulators