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Common FDA Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) Violations: Updates from FY 2023 to Now

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The Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) Program, operated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), conducts on-site inspections and data audits in order to effectively monitor the compliance of all FDA-regulated research....more

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Common FDA Bioresearch Monitoring Violations: Updates from FY 2022 to Now

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The Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) Program, operated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), conducts on-site inspections and data audits in order to effectively monitor the compliance of all FDA-regulated research....more

King & Spalding

Not Quite the Titanic: The Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act Rescues Some FDA Policy Initiatives

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The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “Agency”) user fee negotiations may have hit an iceberg, but it did not sink all the legislative riders that accompanied this summer’s House and Senate bills. Buried within the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA Expands Inspection Guidance to Apply to Device Manufacturers

On December 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance, titled “Circumstances that Constitute Delaying, Denying, Limiting, or Refusing a Drug or Device Inspection” (the “Inspection Draft...more

King & Spalding

FDA Warns Drug & Device Firms Against Delaying & Limiting Facility Inspections in New Draft Guidance

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On December 16, 2022, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA” or “Agency”) published an important and noteworthy draft guidance document entitled “Circumstances that Constitute Delaying, Denying, Limiting, or Refusing a...more

Gardner Law

Are you Ready for Inspection? Best Practices to “Survive” FDA Inspections

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Companies often come to Gardner Law when they feel anxious or unprepared for a visit from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Even experienced companies with strong quality systems sometimes need assistance to be fully...more

Alston & Bird

Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (PDUFA VII)

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Our FDA and Health Care Policy teams discuss how sponsors and manufacturers can prepare for legislative and regulatory changes that could come from the final Food and Drug Amendments (PDUFA VII) and what companies can do...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Unpacking Averages: Device Inspection Citations That Frequently Precede Warning Letters

Overview - In this month’s post, in the medical device realm I explore what kinds of inspection citations most often precede a warning letter. In this exercise, I do not try to prove causation. I am simply exploring...more

MoFo Life Sciences

Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) – Harmonizing The Quality System Regulation (QSR) With ISO 13485:2016

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the much-anticipated proposed rule “Medical Devices: Quality System Regulation Amendments,” which will harmonize the current Quality System Regulation (QSR; 21 CFR Part 820)...more

King & Spalding

The Wait is Over: FDA Releases Proposed Rule to Align the U.S. Medical Device Quality Regulation with International Standards

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On February 23, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register, 87 Fed. Reg. 10119, the long-awaited proposed rule, Medical Devices; Quality System Regulation Amendments (Docket No....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FDA Inspection Readiness During the Pandemic

Manufacturing sites should prepare now for inspections before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resumes routine on-site inspections. Since 2020, FDA has delayed many routine inspections due to the pandemic. In...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Unpacking Averages: Likelihood of FDA Medical Device Inspections

It is common for FDA and others to show a map of the United States with the states color-coded by intensity to showcase the total number of inspections done in that state. Indeed, FDA includes such a map in its newly...more

Alston & Bird

FDA Issues New Guidance on Remote Interactive Evaluations for Oversight of Drug Facilities

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Our FDA Compliance & Enforcement Team examines the Food and Drug Administration’s first guidance on remote interactive evaluations, a tool in response to the agency’s COVID-19 inspection postponements....more

Morgan Lewis

FDA Suspends Routine Domestic Drug and Device Inspections Due to COVID-19

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For-cause inspections will proceed if deemed “mission critical.” The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had previously announced on March 10 that routine foreign inspections were suspended. FDA suggests that it may attempt...more

Morgan Lewis

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

Hogan Lovells

CFDA Continues to Expand Oversea Inspection

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On Feb 27th, China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) published their inspection reports for eight international medical device manufacturers located in U.S., Europe, Japan, and Australia under its Medical Device Good...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A Client's Guide to FDA Inspections

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspector has just knocked on your door and announced that he or she will now inspect your facility. What happens before, during and after this inspection, and what should your firm do to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FDA Implements a New “Concept of Operations” for Drug Inspections

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced implementation of a new “concept of operations” that seeks to improve FDA’s oversight over pharmaceutical manufacturers. The concept of operations complements FDA’s program...more

Hogan Lovells

Foreign device manufacturers should anticipate greater chance of FDA inspection under new FDA leadership

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Under the Trump administration, foreign device manufacturers may see new compliance pressures and increased inspections by the FDA. In this video, Michael Heyl discusses this growing trend and shares insights on how foreign...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Four Things Compliance Practitioner Should Know About the Eurasian Economic Union

Four Things Compliance Practitioner Should Know About the Eurasian Economic Union - An effective Compliance risk management at emerging markets for any business significantly depends on timeous observation of changes in...more

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