Regulatory affair is a profession developed from the desire of governments to protect public health by controlling the safety and efficacy of products in areas including pharmaceuticals, veterinary medicines, medical devices, pesticides, agrochemicals, cosmetics and complementary medicines, and by the companies responsible for the discovery, testing, manufacture, and marketing of these products wanting to ensure that they supply products that are safe and make a worthwhile contribution to public health and welfare
Regulatory Affairs (RA) professionals play critical roles in the pharmaceutical industry because it is concern about the healthcare product lifecycle, it provides strategic, tactical, and operational direction and support for working within regulations to expedite the development and delivery of safe and effective healthcare products to individuals around the world. The role of regulatory affairs is to develop and execute a regulatory strategy to ensure that the collective efforts of the drug development team result in a product that is approvable by global regulators but is also differentiated from the competition in some way and also is to ensure that the company’s activities, from non-clinical research through to advertising and promotion, are conducted in accordance with the regulations and guidelines established by regulatory authorities.