(a) Financial records of clinical investigators to be retained. An applicant who has submitted a marketing application containing covered clinical studies shall keep on file certain information pertaining to the financial interests of clinical investigators who conducted studies on which the application relies and who are not full or part-time employees of the applicant, as follows:
(1) Complete records showing any financial interest or arrangement as described in Sec. 54.4(a)(3)(i) paid to such clinical investigators by the sponsor of the covered study.
(2) Complete records showing significant payments of other sorts, as described in Sec. 54.4(a)(3)(ii), made by the sponsor of the covered clinical study to the clinical investigator.
(3) Complete records showing any financial interests held by clinical investigators as set forth in Sec. 54.4(a)(3)(iii) and (a)(3)(iv).
(b) Requirements for maintenance of clinical investigators' financial records. (1) For any application submitted for a covered product, an applicant shall retain records as described in paragraph (a) of this section for 2 years after the date of approval of the application.
(1) For any application submitted for a covered product, an applicant shall retain records as described in paragraph (a) of this section for 2 years after the date of approval of the application.
(2) The person maintaining these records shall, upon request from any properly authorized officer or employee of FDA, at reasonable times, permit such officer or employee to have access to and copy and verify these records.