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Shaman MLR

Authoring designed for MLR.

Compliance built into every stage — before, during and after authoring. The result: cleaner submissions and reviews in days, not weeks.

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What you achieve

Fewer loops, faster approvals,
lower cost.

75%less review time
85%fewer resubmissions
60%cost savings

Beyond the numbers

  • Higher first-time approval rates — fix issues before they reach review.
  • Increased content reuse — approved elements, used again and again.
  • Reduced cost per asset — less rework, less external spend.
  • Systemic issues identified — see root causes across content, not one-offs.
  • Lighter reviewer workload — reviewers focus on judgement, not error-chasing.

Pre-authoring

Start compliant.

Approved templates, a governed brand design system and locked components mean content is on-brand and review-ready before a word is written.

  • Approved, locked templates
  • Brand design system
  • Reusable content cards and components
Brand design system — approved templates, locked components and reusable content

During authoring

Stay compliant as you build.

Author with approved elements and modular content, while Shaman manages references, annotations and versioning in sync with Veeva — so nothing falls out of compliance as you work.

  • Add approved Legal & Regulatory elements and modular content
  • See Veeva reviewer comments at resubmission
  • Versioning fully in sync with the Veeva lifecycle
  • Approval numbers added automatically
MLR guardrails running inline as content is authored

References

References that manage themselves.

The Reference Manager keeps each document’s reference block accurate and audit-ready — every citation sourced from Veeva and PubMed, never hand-typed.

  • Manage the reference block in place — add and organise references as you author, right inside the document.
  • Link to Veeva, verify with PubMed — select the reference document in Veeva, and the official cite text is retrieved from PubMed automatically.
  • No manual cite text — cite text comes from the validated source and can’t be edited by hand, so reviewers can trust every citation.
  • Auto-renumber — add or remove a reference and every citation updates and renumbers itself.
  • Nothing missed — unused or missing references are detected automatically.
  • Veeva annotations, built for you — link-document annotations are created on the MLR document in Veeva automatically, ready for review.
Reference Manager linking citations to Veeva reference documents and PubMed cite text

Pre MLR checks

Get it right before review.

Shaman compliance assistants help content creators optimise for first-time approval, before content goes into MLR review.

  • Quality check — replaces manual QC: checks your email against your checklist — mandatory items, links, correct tokens, layout elements, brand consistency and more.
  • Proofread — catches spelling, grammar and punctuation, checks brand inverse triangle and copyright, and ensures text consistency and clarity.
  • MLR Compare — checks content against everything already approved in the market or brand, surfacing partial matches such as wording differences and changed or approved references used.
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Pre-MLR checks: Compliance Assistants and MLR Compare against approved content

MLR X-Ray

MLR review, X-rayed.

A reviewer to-do list and a detailed analysis of every Medical, Legal and Regulatory statement — checked against your local authority guidelines, so reviewers see exactly what needs attention and why.

Coming soon
MLR X-Ray analysis — coming soon

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

How does Shaman speed up MLR review?

Compliance is built into authoring: approved templates, auto-managed references and Veeva Vault PromoMats-synced versioning mean reviewers see what is genuinely new versus already approved, so review cycles drop from weeks to days.

Does Shaman replace Veeva Vault PromoMats for MLR?

No. Veeva Vault PromoMats stays the system of record for review and approval. Shaman prepares review-ready content and keeps versioning in sync with Veeva.

What is an MLR precheck?

An automated check that compares draft content against approved material and quality rules before formal MLR review, so fewer issues reach reviewers and approval loops shrink.

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