The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its long-awaited draft guidance, “Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies,” which outlines the...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the establishment of the “Center for Drug Evaluation (CDER) Center for Clinical Trial Innovation” (C3TI). C3TI is intended to be a “central hub” within CDER aimed at...more
As part of its broader efforts to improve the informed consent process for prospective study participants, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) in the Department of...more
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft guidance on the use of data monitoring committees (DMCs) in clinical trials entitled “Use of Data Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials.” In the...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues its efforts to include diverse participants in clinical research with a newly-published revision to its draft guidance document entitled, “Collection of Race and Ethnicity...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a final rule on “Institutional Review Board Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent for Minimal Risk Clinical Investigations,” which permits an exception from the...more
On November 29 and 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative, hosted a public workshop on ways to increase the enrollment of historically...more
Nine years after the draft version was published, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized its guidance on informed consent for sponsors, institutions, IRBs, and investigators. The final guidance supersedes FDA’s...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published new draft guidance on “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical Products” (SIUU...more
On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or "agency") announced the opportunity for a limited number of sponsors to participate in a new pilot program called Support for clinical Trials Advancing Rare...more
Continuing the trend over the past few years to promote diversity in clinical trials, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published new draft guidance on “Postmarketing Approaches to Obtain Data on Populations...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized its 2018 draft guidance on “Presenting Quantitative Efficacy and Risk Information in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Promotional Labeling and Advertisements,” which offers...more
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on Good Clinical Practice (GCP), adopting the International Council for Harmonisation’s (ICH) “E6(R3)” guidelines. Below we summarize how the draft...more
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the proposed rule “Medication Guides: Patient Medication Information,” which would significantly change the agency’s prescription drug product labeling...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just published a highly-anticipated draft guidance on the implementation of decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) for drugs, biologics, and medical devices. In the draft...more
U.S. President Biden recently enacted the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023,” a $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill that contains the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act (FDORA). Below we analyze how Section 3612 of FDORA,...more
Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the final guidance “Homeopathic Drug Products,” which describes the agency’s approach toward prioritizing regulatory actions against homeopathic products that it...more
On December 29, 2022, U.S. President Biden signed into law the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023," which includes the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MOCRA). MOCRA reflects the most significant...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued the Federal Register notice “Safety and Effectiveness of Certain Naloxone Hydrochloride Drug Products for Nonprescription Use,” which aims to help facilitate the...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently finalized the guidance “Multiple Endpoints in Clinical Trials,” which advises drug sponsors on how to separate analyses of primary endpoints – which are critical to showing...more
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two proposed rules that aim to clarify inconsistencies between FDA’s human subject protection regulations and the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human...more
FDA has announced the Advancing Real-World Evidence (RWE) Program, which aims to improve the quality and acceptability of RWE-based approaches that can meet regulatory requirements in support of labeling for effectiveness...more
On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the revised draft guidance, “Charging for Investigational Drugs Under an IND: Questions and Answers,” which responds to FAQs about FDA’s policies for charging...more
On June 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the long-awaited proposed rule “Nonprescription Drug Product with an Additional Condition for Nonprescription Use” (ACNU), which would could expand the...more
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the draft guidance, “Formal Meetings Between FDA and Sponsors or Requestors of Over-the-Counter Monograph Drugs,” regarding formal meetings between FDA and meeting...more