PDCO
E130567
PDCO is the European Medicines Agency’s Paediatric Committee, responsible for assessing and promoting the development and safe use of medicines for children in the European Union.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PDCO canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1143431 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PDCO Context triple: [Paediatric Committee, hasAbbreviation, PDCO]
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A.
PCD
PCD is a U.S. Army facility in Colorado that stored and oversaw the destruction of chemical weapons as part of the nation’s chemical demilitarization program.
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B.
EUCO
EUCO is the commonly used abbreviation for the European Council, the institution that defines the European Union’s overall political direction and priorities.
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C.
CPC
CPC is the abbreviation for the Permanent Consultation Committee of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, a key body that supports coordination and decision-making among its member states.
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D.
CPC
CPC is the commonly used English abbreviation for the Chinese Communist Party, the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China.
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E.
DDC
DDC is a widely used library classification system that organizes books and other materials into numbered subject categories for easy retrieval.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PDCO Target entity description: PDCO is the European Medicines Agency’s Paediatric Committee, responsible for assessing and promoting the development and safe use of medicines for children in the European Union.
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A.
PCD
PCD is a U.S. Army facility in Colorado that stored and oversaw the destruction of chemical weapons as part of the nation’s chemical demilitarization program.
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B.
EUCO
EUCO is the commonly used abbreviation for the European Council, the institution that defines the European Union’s overall political direction and priorities.
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C.
CPC
CPC is the abbreviation for the Permanent Consultation Committee of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, a key body that supports coordination and decision-making among its member states.
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D.
CPC
CPC is the commonly used English abbreviation for the Chinese Communist Party, the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China.
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E.
DDC
DDC is a widely used library classification system that organizes books and other materials into numbered subject categories for easy retrieval.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union body
ⓘ
Paediatric Committee of the European Medicines Agency ⓘ regulatory committee ⓘ |
| acronym | PDCO ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolicy | EU paediatric medicines regulation ⓘ |
| composition |
members nominated by EEA-EFTA states
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members nominated by EU Member States ⓘ members representing healthcare professionals ⓘ members representing patient organisations ⓘ |
| country | European Union ⓘ |
| ensuresComplianceWith | requirements for paediatric data in marketing authorisation applications ⓘ |
| field |
paediatric medicines regulation
ⓘ
pharmacovigilance for paediatric use ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| formedAs | scientific committee within EMA ⓘ |
| fullName | Paediatric Committee ⓘ |
| goal |
avoid unnecessary paediatric clinical trials
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ensure medicines for children are subject to high-quality research ⓘ improve health of children in the European Union ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam
|
| jurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 on medicinal products for paediatric use
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linked to:
Paediatric Regulation
Regulation (EC) No 1902/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | EMA headquarters ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | European Medicines Agency ⓘ |
| responsibility |
advising on quality, safety and efficacy of paediatric medicines
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assessing deferrals for paediatric studies ⓘ assessing paediatric investigation plans ⓘ assessing waivers for paediatric studies ⓘ contributing to EU paediatric medicines strategy ⓘ promoting development of medicines for children ⓘ promoting safe use of medicines for children ⓘ providing opinions on paediatric investigation plans ⓘ supporting availability of age-appropriate formulations ⓘ |
| scopeOfWork | medicinal products for human use ⓘ |
| supervisesProcess | evaluation of paediatric investigation plans for medicines seeking EU marketing authorisation ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
adolescents
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children ⓘ |
| topic |
paediatric clinical trials
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paediatric investigation plan ⓘ paediatric use marketing authorisation ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | scientific advisory committee ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/committees/paediatric-committee-pdco ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
ⓘ
Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: PDCO Description of subject: PDCO is the European Medicines Agency’s Paediatric Committee, responsible for assessing and promoting the development and safe use of medicines for children in the European Union.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.