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Laboratories in the United States are facing a major regulatory landscape shift. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a new rule ending its historical blanket enforcement discretion over laboratory...more
Over the last several weeks, the Biden administration has released numerous final regulations in order to “beat the clock” before it ticks down to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) deadline. The CRA authorizes Congress to...more
On May 6, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final rule for laboratory developed tests (LDTs). The final rule cemented the agency’s forecasted decision to increase the FDA’s regulatory oversight of...more
As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a Letter to Industry warning medical device manufacturers and device study sponsors (“device firms”) of a source of “fraudulent and unreliable laboratory testing...more
Before filing a lawsuit against FDA, I often get asked by clients whether FDA will retaliate by, for example, delaying review times or more closely scrutinizing applications. My response to this question is always the same –...more
On September 29, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule that would end its long-standing policy of enforcement discretion with respect to regulation of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) (the...more
In a last minute push before an anticipated government shutdown, FDA put down its marker for moving forward toward regulation of lab developed tests (“LDTs”). Unlike past proposals from FDA and Capitol Hill, FDA has taken a...more
Of particular interest to clinical laboratories and medical device manufacturers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) released a controversial proposed rule on September 29 that would dramatically alter...more
As the United States’ primary public health and consumer protection agency, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates at least one quarter of the nation’s economy and exerts significant influence over global...more
The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) recently published an Advisory Opinion in which it concluded that the provision of free genetic testing and counseling services by a...more
On Monday, November 15, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) repealed a policy established by the Trump administration that directed the FDA not to...more
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 spurred rapid medical and technological innovation, leading to new medicines and devices designed in response to the virus. Under the traditional U.S. Food and Drug Administration...more
IN THIS ISSUE Home medical tests and health monitors are trendy now. How useful are they? As the saying goes: Let the buyer beware - Shaking up hidebound medicine could be a plus. But will key safeguards also stay?...more
In late 2019, Gustav Eyler, the Director of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Consumer Protection Branch (“CPB”), cited fraudulent data in clinical research trials for new drugs and medical devices as a topic of “major...more
Medical device companies should be prepared for an increase in FDA enforcement activity with the incoming Biden administration, in addition to changes in agency leadership and repeals of regulatory reform....more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized their guidance related to medical devices that contain nitinol, the draft of which was published on April 19, 2019. The guidance recommends that companies clarify the...more
Our FDA Compliance & Enforcement Team reviews how the Food and Drug Administration’s first guidance on nitrosamine impurities shows what the FDA has learned about the sources of such impurities and what manufacturers can do...more
Florida has been contemplating ways to increase patient access to care, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the anticipated increase in cases. Recognizing the accessibility of pharmacies, Florida is now...more
Health care fraud continues to be a top enforcement priority for U.S. prosecutors, and nowhere is this more true than for the medical technology sector. From 2014-2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) brought enforcement...more
Late last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it approved the use of spun synthetic swabs similar to Q-tips for use in testing for COVID-19....more
INTRODUCTION - The COVID-19 outbreak has placed an unprecedented burden on the global health care community and caused significant disruption to numerous aspects of operations, including ongoing clinical research programs....more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for commercially distributed COVID-19 diagnostic tests at the end of last week. The first authorization was issued to Roche Molecular...more
The US Food and Drug Administration is working to facilitate emergency use authorization for coronavirus (COVID-19) medical devices, including diagnostic tests and respirators, while also working with the Federal Trade...more
Personalized medicine selects the best therapy or course of treatment for each patient based on diagnostic testing. In one aspect, personalized medicine uses pharmacogenetic testing to provide information regarding: 1) how an...more