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FDA Issues Revised Draft Guidance on “Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses Communications”

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On October 23, 2023, FDA published a draft guidance document to provide detailed recommendations to industry regarding the communication of unapproved uses of approved or cleared drugs and medical devices to health care...more

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Drug Use-Related Software Back in the Spotlight at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

In late September 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance on “Regulatory Considerations for Prescription Drug Use-Related Software.” This guidance expands on (and was developed in response...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Software Contained in Medical Devices

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On November 3, 2021 the FDA issued draft guidance titled “Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions.” The final version will eventually replace the FDA’s “Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions...more

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Five highlights from FDA’s new AI device regulation Action Plan

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On January 12, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Digital Health Center of Excellence released its new five-part “Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based...more

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Recent Digital Health-Related FDA Announcements

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is showing its dedication to the advancement of digital health technology with two recent announcements: a new Digital Health Center of Excellence and an update on its Software...more

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Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons - 2020

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We are pleased to provide you with the third annual installment of our Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons guide. For each of these guides, we have asked our industry thought leaders throughout the world to write about...more

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EHR vendor Practice Fusion agrees to $145 million settlement to resolve criminal and civil kickback violations

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On January 27, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $145 million settlement with electronic health record (EHR) vendor Practice Fusion to resolve civil and criminal allegations that it violated the Anti-Kickback...more

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FDA Issues a Second Draft Guidance on Clinical Decision Support Software

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On September 27, 2019, FDA issued a new draft guidance on Clinical Decision Support Software, supplanting its 2017 draft guidance, Clinical and Patient Decision Support Software. ...more

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Clarifying Clinical Decision Support: FDA Overhauls Guidance To Focus On Risk

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On 27 September 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) released the draft guidance entitled "Clinical Decision Support Software" (CDS guidance), which updates the framework for FDA's oversight of CDS...more

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Digital Health Report - Summer 2019

Avoid Potential Pitfalls When Incorporating Third-Party Software into Wearable Products - The global market for wearable devices continues to expand rapidly. Digital health companies that manufacture and sell their own...more

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The European Commission releases an updated Borderline Manual for medical devices

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The European Commission has updated the Manual on borderline and classification in the community regulatory framework for medical devices (Borderline Manual). The Borderline Manual is intended to assist manufacturers in...more

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FDA Proposes Pathway for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Software

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Last week, the FDA published a discussion paper outlining a proposed regulatory framework for artificial intelligence/machine learning software as a medical device (AI/ML SaMD)....more

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Paving the way for product authorization: FDA proposes rule to reclassify medical image analyzers

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On June 4, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a proposed order to reclassify certain software that analyzes medical imaging from class III (premarket approval) devices to class II (subject...more

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Malpractice by a Computerized Decision-Support Tool?

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Mrs. Skounakis died of a coronary artery occlusion after being prescribed an unusual combination of drugs (phendimetrazine and liothyronine) by Dr. Sotillo for weight loss. Her husband sued Dr. Sotillo for malpractice. What...more

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FDA Issues Long-Awaited Final Guidance on When a Device Modification Requires a New 510(k)

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Six years after its first attempt to update its now 20-year-old guidelines for when modifications to a 510(k)-cleared device require the submission of a new 510(k) notice, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the...more

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