The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published the revised draft guidance “Circumstances that Constitute Delaying, Denying, Limiting, or Refusing a Drug or Device Inspection,” which, if finalized, would expand...more
On December 16, 2022, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA” or “Agency”) published an important and noteworthy draft guidance document entitled “Circumstances that Constitute Delaying, Denying, Limiting, or Refusing a...more
Key Takeaways: The draft guidance represents the first-ever specific expectation by FDA that sponsors develop a diversity plan for trials. FDA’s recommendations come as part of increasing interest in ensuring clinical...more
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 25, 2020. In addition to the $2 trillion made available for medical countermeasure development,...more
President Trump Announces Nomination for Next FDA Commissioner – The president nominated Dr. Stephen Hahn, chief medical executive at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, for the position of commissioner of the...more
It’s hard to believe a decade has passed since we delivered our first edition of Pro Te: Solutio to your door. Those years have brought enormous changes in the world and in our industry. Innovation has driven everything we...more
On January 29, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice entitled, Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs: Announcement of the Extension of Temporary Moratoria on...more
• Nearly a month after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, roughly 80 percent of the U.S. territory is still without electrical power. • The island is home to multiple drug manufacturing facilities that are directly...more
On August 18, 2017, President Trump signed into law the FDA Reauthorization Act (FDARA). FDARA reauthorizes user fees paid to FDA to support regulatory review of innovator drugs and biologics, medical devices, generic drugs,...more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to flesh out its ideas for regulation of digital health. Last week, the agency published a notice in the Federal Register, announcing a pilot program to evaluate a “new...more
In recognition that the traditional regulatory approach toward moderate to high risk medical devices is not well-suited for current digital health software products, the US Food and Drug Administration published a Digital...more
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) recently issued a draft guidance on the 510(k) Third Party (TP) Review Program. The TP Review Program (formerly known as the Accredited Persons Program) allows FDA to...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
The Draft Guidance may not significantly increase the number of 510(k)s filed, but likely would increase manufacturers’ procedural and documentation burdens. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued...more
On August 31, 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration published “Requirements for Foreign and Domestic Establishment Registration and Listing for Human Drugs, Including Drugs That Are Regulated Under a Biologics License...more
FDA released two new draft guidances on Monday, August 8 in an attempt to help device manufacturers determine when a modification triggers the obligation to file a new 510(k) under 21 C.F.R. § 807.81(a)(3). The first draft...more
The Food and Drug Administration Safety Innovation Act of 2012 (“FDASIA”) required a collaborative effort by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), Federal Communications Commission and Office of the National Coordinator...more
On September 25, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule entitled “Medicare Program: Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Payment System”. This proposed rule would...more
This Week: 21st Century Cures Legislation Passes House in Bipartisan Vote... CMS Releases Proposed CY 2016 Home Health Prospective Pay Rule... CMS Releases Final CY 2016 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)...more
In recent months, the FDA has been pushing forward in its efforts to require that more information from regulated industry be submitted electronically. The move to electronic submissions should create a more efficient and...more
Between January 20 and February 9, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued four guidances related to its policies toward low risk devices. These guidances were largely developed as an outgrowth from FDA’s...more
On October 14, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or “the Agency”) held a webinar for industry to explain the guidance document, Custom Device Exemption: Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration...more
On August 14, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance titled “De Novo Classification Process (Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation).” The draft provides guidance on a streamlined process for...more
The FDA will hold a public workshop on May 13-15, 2014 to discuss the long-awaited report (the “Report”) issued on April 3, 2014 by the three federal agencies charged with regulating health information technology (“health...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC, together with FDA and ONC, the...more