As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, Congress gave the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to establish a Breakthrough Devices Program intended to expedite the development and prioritize the review of...more
Right-to-try laws and the future of access to investigational treatments - The treatment of patients with unapproved therapies is often referred to as “compassionate use” or “expanded access”. Under right-to-try laws,...more
The FDA recently published two draft guidance documents to clarify which types of medical software, based on their functionality, are no longer considered medical devices as a result of the changes imposed under section 3060...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released draft guidance on the new "Breakthrough Devices Program," which was established by the 21st Century Cures Act. This new program supersedes and combines features of...more
On September 1, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) released a final guidance document discussing the procedures for Medical Device Advisory Committee meetings (or, panel meetings). The document,...more
It looks like the FDA is moving forward—and swiftly—with the digital health plan articulated in FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb's June blog post, previously outlined in this post. Closely tracking the commissioner’s post, the...more
On July 25, 2017, FDA issued a guidance document describing under what circumstances IRBs may now approve consent procedures that waive or alter some or all of the elements of informed consent as set forth in FDA’s informed...more
In follow up to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) late July announcement of the Digital Health Innovation Action Plan and the pilot Software Precertification (Pre-Cert) program, the Agency held an August 1, 2017,...more
The 21st Century Cures Act (“Cures Act”), signed into law by former President Obama on December 13, 2016, sets out a bold agenda for the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Among other things, the Cures Act strives to...more
Just under a century ago, a team of Canadian scientists made the breakthrough that led to widely available insulin as an effective treatment for diabetes, which then was a deadly disease. The researchers, who won the Nobel...more
The 21st Century Cures Act ushers in significant changes to the regulatory review of drug/biologic/device combination products. The regulation of combination products has been somewhat unpredictable and muddled over the last...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
On December 30, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a final guidance document entitled Medical Device Accessories – Describing Accessories and Classification Pathways for New Accessory Types....more
Here are our picks for the top-five most significant legal developments in the world of biosimilars in 2016: ..Congress passed and President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act. Among other things, the Act modifies...more
With the last-minute passage of a Continuing Resolution (CR) to stave off a government shutdown, the 114th Congress has come to an end. When Congress returns in January, it will be faced with a number of immediate challenges,...more
After more than four years of halting progress, Congress approved and the President signed the 21st Century Cures Act. The legislation, which passed the Senate 94 to 5 and the House 392-26, authorizes $6.3 billion in...more
As we noted in our December 9th post, the 21st Century Cures Act (the “Cures Act”) requires FDA to develop a framework and guidance for evaluating real world evidence (“RWE”) in the context of drug regulation to support...more
The 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law by President Obama on December 13, encourages biomedical research investment and facilitates innovation review and approval processes. Through National Institutes of Health (NIH)...more
In a health policy landscape fraught with partisan rancor, congressional members from both sides of the aisle came together to pass the 21st Century Cures Act. Championed over the past three years by bill sponsor and House...more
The 21st Century Cures Act encourages biomedical research investment and facilitates innovation review and approval processes, but also serves as a vehicle for a wide variety of other health-related measures, including...more
The 21st Century Cures Act contains significant new mandates for both the FDA and NIH that affect the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and are intended to advance drug research, discovery, approval, and promotion...more
On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34) into law. The act's 312 pages contain a variety of provisions, including nearly $5 billion in funding for scientific research, $1 billion in...more
The Cures Act aims to increase the speed by which new drugs are brought to market by streamlining clinical trials, allowing the use of patient data in the regulatory review process, and modernizing U.S. Food and Drug...more
The 21st Century Cures Act, a bill that includes major Food and Drug Administration reform, was passed by the Senate last week and was signed by President Obama on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. While the new law addresses a...more