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FDA Grants Three Natural Food Additive Petitions

On May 9, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted three color additive petitions, approving two new colorings and expanding one existing approval. These approvals come after the agency’s announcement last...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance Describing When a Confirmatory Trial of a Drug Seeking Accelerated Approval Is “Underway”

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In recent years, Congress and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) have sought to reform the accelerated approval process, an expedited development and approval pathway for drugs that provide meaningful therapeutic...more

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FDA's Final Guidance Provides Practical Approach for AI-Enabled Devices Implementing Post-Market Modifications

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As a streamlined method for obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") authorization of post-market functionality, FDA issued final guidance recommending the information to include in a Predetermined Change Control...more

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Year in Review: Top Regulatory Developments of 2023

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​​​​​​​As we kick off 2024, we reflect on regulatory developments in the biologics and biosimilars space in 2023. Below are some of the top regulatory developments from 2023....more

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Navigating the FDA’s SIUU Guidance: Key Insights for Pharma and MedTech

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On Oct. 23, the FDA issued draft guidance titled “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses [SIUU] of Approved/Cleared Medical Products: Questions and Answers,”...more

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Contradictory Court Opinions Leave the Approval of Abortion Medication in Question

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On April 7, 2023, two federal judges in Texas and Washington State issued dueling opinions about the abortion medication Mifepristone, just hours apart. These two decisions come in the midst of growing tension about abortion...more

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Biosimilars 2021 Year in Review

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2021 saw several important milestones in the biosimilars space, including the much anticipated first interchangeable designations by FDA and the approval of the first ophthalmology biosimilar. The biosimilar market also...more

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HHS Again Requires FDA Premarket Review for COVID-19 Tests

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

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Recent FDA Guidance on the Distribution, Use, and Importation of Disposable Filtration Masks and Face Shields

As the COVID-19 outbreak expands, supply chains have been stressed for general use face masks, surgical masks, and similar disposable devices for filtering airborne particulates, as well as medical face shields. To help...more

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FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization Process for COVID-19 Tests May Alleviate Shortage

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As the nation battles shortages of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing kits, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has engaged its emergency use authorizations (EUA) process for unapproved products and uses to...more

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COVID-19: Transforming Your Manufacturing Operations to Supply Critical-Need Medical Devices

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The White House is reportedly in discussions with US auto companies to aid in the coronavirus (COVID-19) relief effort by producing ventilators, and some US distilleries have already switched manufacturing operations to make...more

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Recent FDA Medical Device Developments in Response to COVID-19

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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

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OIG Permits Manufacturer of Personalized Medicine Drug to Cover Patients’ Travel, Lodging, and Other Expenses

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On January 21, 2020, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) published Advisory Opinion 20-02, approving an arrangement under which a pharmaceutical manufacturer provides...more

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Rx IP Update - February 2019

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Orders of prohibition relating to polymorphic form patent for PRISTIQ upheld on appeal - As previously reported, the Federal Court, in a pair of decisions, granted orders prohibiting Apotex and Teva from marketing their...more

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Pro Te: Solutio – Vol. 11, No. 2

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In this issue of Pro Te (Volume 11, No.2), we examine three important topics with practical implications. In many jurisdictions, the medical judgment of physicians is almost sacrosanct – at least insofar as it is...more

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China FDA Issues Guidance on 3D Printed Medical Devices

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More than two and a half years after the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) formally approved its first three-dimensional (3D) printed medical device for mass production, a hip implant co-developed by Peking...more

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FDA Finalizes Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Guidance & Approves “AquAdvantage Salmon”

Last week will undoubtedly be marked in the annals of Food and Drug Administration history as an important milestone for the Agency. On November 19, 2015, FDA approved the first genetically engineered (GE) animal intended for...more

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Dueling Records: Are Statements in Your 510(k) Putting Your Patents at Risk?

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Laboratory developed test (LDT) providers, previously exempt from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight, under a new FDA proposal, must now consider if their LDTs constitute moderate-risk (Class II) or high-risk...more

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