I.-As part of the research referred to in Article L. 1121-1, the clinical investigations referred to in Article L. 1125-1 and the performance studies referred to in Article L. 1126-1, the internal-use pharmacy may dispense the products required for these to investigators in the research sites where the research is authorised. In the context of the same research, the pharmacy for internal use may distribute the medicinal products and devices referred to respectively in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 to other pharmacies of healthcare institutions in the European Union participating in the research, clinical investigation or performance study or to natural or legal persons who are entitled to carry out research, clinical investigation or performance study outside the national territory within the European Union, and who participate in it.
The pharmacist managing an in-house pharmacy is informed in advance by the sponsors of research involving the human person as referred to in Article L. 1121-1, clinical investigations as referred to in Article L. 1125-1 or performance studies as referred to in Article L. 1126-1 involving medicinal products, products and articles as referred to in Article L. 4211-1 or devices as referred to in Article 1 of the aforementioned sterile regulations (EU) or hospital preparations. These are held and dispensed by one of the establishment’s pharmacists.
Internal use pharmacies are authorised to make the preparations made necessary by this research involving the human person.
II.-As part of the research referred to in article L. 1121-1, the clinical investigations referred to in article L. 1125-1 or the performance studies referred to in article L. 1126-1, the armed forces health service medical supply establishments may supply the products required for these to investigators working for the armed forces health service at research, clinical investigation or performance study sites where the research, clinical investigation or performance study is authorised.