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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Predetermined Change Control Plans for Medical Devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a draft guidance describing its proposed approach to reviewing and authorizing a predetermined change control plan (PCCP) in a marketing submission for a device...more

Hogan Lovells

FDA promotes pre-approval for changes to devices, LDTs via PCCPs

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published new draft guidance on “Predetermined Change Control Plans for Medical Devices,” which describes the process by which device sponsors may seek FDA approval for...more

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Q2/2024 Life Science Law Update – Key developments for pharma & device companies in EU

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The Q2/24 Life Science and Health Care Law Update covers key trends in the EU and Big Five (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK) in life sciences regulatory, corporate, compliance, competition, and privacy....more

Epstein Becker & Green

FDA Issues Long-Anticipated Draft Guidance on Diversity Action Plans

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The Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022 (“FDORA” or the “Act”), signed into law on December 29, 2022, required, in part, drug and device manufacturers to submit Diversity Action Plans to the U.S. Food and Drug...more

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Panelists discuss European pharmaceutical trends and how to stay ahead of the game - Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons event...

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We were pleased to welcome industry leaders to our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons event in Zurich, where co-head of Hogan Lovells Life Sciences and Health Care sector Jane Summerfield, and partners Melissa K. Bianchi,...more

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FDA Signals to Industry to Prepare for Compliance with the LDT Final Rule Despite Looming Legal Challenge

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reaffirming its plans to actively regulate certain laboratory developed tests (LDTs) that the FDA has historically treated with enforcement discretion. On June 25, 2024, the FDA...more

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FDA summarizes LDT rule requirements in new compliance guide

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday a “Small Entity Compliance Guide” (SECG) for Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs), aiming to assist small entities in complying with FDA’s LDT final rule, which...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Fixx: FDA Clarifies Distinctions Between Medical Device Servicing and Remanufacturing

The 1980s British rock band, The Fixx, comes to mind when one reads the Food and Drug Administration’s recently issued “Guidance for Industry, Entities That Perform Servicing or Remanufacturing, and Food and Drug...more

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FDA finalizes guidance on “Remanufacturing” vs “Servicing”

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized its guidance on “Remanufacturing of Medical Devices,” clarifying the point when manipulation or repair of a medical device becomes “remanufacturing” as opposed to...more

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[Ongoing Program] SESSION 3: Privacy Policy Pop Quiz – Are You Ready? - August 8th, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm CT

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Are you responsible for privacy compliance at your company? Sharpen your pencils and grab your highlighters for this three-part series on critical privacy laws, DPOs and privacy officers (and when you should appoint one), and...more

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[Ongoing Program] SESSION 2: Do I Really Need A Privacy Officer, DPO or CISO? - July 18th, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm CT

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Are you responsible for privacy compliance at your company? Sharpen your pencils and grab your highlighters for this three-part series on critical privacy laws, DPOs and privacy officers (and when you should appoint one), and...more

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[Ongoing Program] SESSION 1: 10 Things You Should Know About Privacy, Consent, and HIPAA - June 13th, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm CT

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Are you responsible for privacy compliance at your company? Sharpen your pencils and grab your highlighters for this three-part series on critical privacy laws, DPOs and privacy officers (and when you should appoint one), and...more

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FDA Clarifies Distinction Between Device Remanufacturing and Servicing in Final Guidance

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While the US Food and Drug Administration’s recently issued Final Guidance on Remanufacturing of Medical Devices provides clarity and attempts to reign in certain activities, the agency continues to defer enforcement for...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Unpacking Averages: Assessing the Products Included in FDA's Voluntary Malfunction Summary Reporting Program

At the end of 2022, FDA published a draft guidance on Voluntary Malfunction Summary Reporting (VMSR) Program for Manufacturers. The draft guidance explains several aspects of the VMSR Program, including FDA’s approach to...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Love Is Like Oxygen (Unless FDA Thinks You Get Too Much, You Get Too High): FDA Issues a Warning Letter to a Medical Device...

One of the catchiest songs written by the 1970s British glam rock band, Sweet, is “Love Is Like Oxygen,” released in 1978. The chorus includes the lyrics, “Love is like oxygen; you get too much, you get too high.” Apparently,...more

Troutman Pepper

New FDA Guidance on AI and Medical Products

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n March 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a paper titled “Artificial Intelligence and Medical Products: How CBER, CDER, CDRH, and OCP are Working Together.” This paper describes the FDA’s strategy for...more

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FDA's Final Device Manufacturing Rule—Not Quite Harmonious With Status Quo

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Amending prior requirements, medical device manufacturers and importers have two years to comply with FDA's Quality Management System Regulation final rule, a similar approach to prior good manufacturing practices but with...more

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Antitrust Lawsuit Brought Against Drug Manufacturer Based on Its Allegedly Improper Listing of Device Patents in the FDA’s Orange...

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As we recently discussed, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent warning letters to certain drug manufacturers regarding their purportedly improper listing of device patents in the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”)...more

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340B Developments in 2024 – Litigation and Legislation

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Although we are only two and a half months in, 2024 has already seen its fair share of impactful 340B developments on both the litigation and legislative fronts....more

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FDA (Finally) Harmonizes Medical Device Manufacturing Requirements With ISO

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On February 2, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a much-awaited final rule: the Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR). By issuing this rule, FDA amended the medical device current good...more

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Proceed With Caution: Federal Courts of Appeal Uphold Criminal Convictions for Misbranding Violations Under FDCA

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Voluntary compliance may be the backbone of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), but when the US government believes that a company is unwilling or unable to achieve compliance, it will seek to enforce the FDCA...more

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Device makers must verify third-party lab data, FDA warns

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter warning medical device manufacturers and sponsors of device studies to carefully evaluate the third parties that they engage to conduct performance...more

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FDA on Board With Continuing Remote Inspections

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The Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") recently issued revised draft guidance on remote regulatory assessments ("RRAs")—voluntary or mandatory examinations of food, drug, device, and tobacco establishments and/or their...more

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FDA Releases Final Quality Management System Regulation Amendments

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule on Jan. 31, 2024, to amend the medical device current good manufacturing practice requirements of the quality system regulation under 21 CFR 820....more

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FDA Aligns Quality Systems Regulation With International Standards

After publishing the proposed regulation nearly two years ago, the FDA has issued its final rule that will make its regulatory framework more closely aligned with the international framework used by many other regulatory...more

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