Sponsors are under increasing pressure to reach the clinic faster, often with constrained budgets and complex global requirements. But speed cannot come at the expense of patient safety, regulatory confidence or scientific rigor. 

This IQVIA Insights Guide explores how a disciplined, question-based approach to regulatory efficiency can help teams evaluate whether each study is truly necessary, decision-driving and phase appropriate. It outlines how sponsors can use regulatory intelligence, prior knowledge, modeling and simulation, and early regulator engagement to right-size evidence packages and avoid unnecessary work.