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On Friday, August 4th, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced the availability of a final guidance document, titled “Waivers, Exceptions, and Exemptions From the Requirements of Section 582 of the Federal Food,...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has issued the final guidance document, “Informed Consent: Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors” (Final Guidance). The...more
On March 16, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released final guidance regarding definitions of "suspect product" and "illegitimate product" as part of a continued effort to prepare trading partners for 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
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued the final guidance, “Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of Medical Devices: Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff,” which details the...more
In 1969, The Beatles told Jo Jo and Loretta to “get back to where you once belonged.” In 2021, we could view a documentary series by the same name about the recording sessions behind the classic Let It Be album. FDA officials...more
While it may feel like FDA’s attention has been focused on COVID-19 for nearly two years, as we have written about in a previous blog post, FDA is looking to the future, and particularly, one that signals exciting prospects...more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated a final guidance and a companion draft guidance (the “first draft guidance”) providing answers to questions related to the agency’s regulation of biosimilar products and its...more
On June 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a series of four documents (two final guidance documents and two draft documents) to provide trading partners guidance on its interpretation of certain...more
On September 28, 2020, the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under the Food and Drugs Act (Sale of a New Drug for Emergency Treatment) (Regulations) came into force. Health Canada subsequently published a Notice,...more
U.S. prescription drugs can broadly be divided into two categories: 1) small molecule drugs and 2) biologics. Small molecule drugs tend to be chemically synthesized and often have molecular weights under 1,000 Daltons....more
The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA) was passed as part of health reform signed into law by President Obama in March 2010. This year, the BPCIA turns 10. While the U.S. Biosimilars Pathway has...more
USJMF and Wilson Sonsini Host Successful Japan Trade Mission and Roadshow for U.S. Medtech Companies - On November 5-11, 2019, U.S.-Japan Medtech Frontiers (USJMF) and Wilson Sonsini led a group of representatives from 22...more
Drug and medical device manufacturers seeking to export a product from the United States may need to obtain from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a Certificate to Foreign Government (CFG) in order to satisfy the...more
On 30 August 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) issued a final guidance document entitled "Consideration of Uncertainty in Making Benefit-Risk Determinations in Medical Device Premarket Approvals,...more
On Friday, FDA published the final guidance, “Considerations in Demonstrating Interchangeability With a Reference Product,” which is intended to assist sponsors in demonstrating that a biosimilar product is interchangeable...more
On Thursday, FDA published the final guidance document, “Determining Whether to Submit an ANDA or a 505(b)(2) Application” that contains minor revisions to the October 2017 draft guidance. ...more
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Least Burdensome Provisions: Concept and Principles: Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff, February 5, 2019, states that “medical device regulation should...more
On 17 December 2018 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final guidance document intended to help manufacturers determine the appropriate premarket approval (PMA) application supplement reporting pathway for...more
A Summary of Final Guidances for Communications That Are Consistent with FDA-Required Labeling and Communications with Payors - On June 12, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) finalized two draft...more
On May 17, HHS’s Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) and FDA issued a joint, final guidance on written procedures for institutional review boards (IRBs). ...more
This week, the FDA published final guidance outlining the agency’s current thinking with respect to the classification of products as drugs or devices, respectively. The final guidance summarizes the agency’s position with...more
FDA final guidance will have significant impact on marketing of biologics, biosimilars and related products. This month, FDA issued its final guidance on Nonproprietary Naming of Biological Products (Naming Guidance)....more
Agency establishes a risk-based framework for assessment of postmarket cybersecurity risks for medical devices. On December 28, 2016, FDA issued a final guidance titled “Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical...more