On August 14, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published its long-anticipated Final Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials (“Final Rule”), marking a significant development in the regulation of online...more
9/12/2024
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Testimonial Statements
As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. ...more
7/2/2024
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Medical Devices ,
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Pediatrics ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
PHI ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Legislation
In newly released Draft Guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) entitled, Platform Technology Designation Program for Drug Development, the FDA addresses its new designation program for platform...more
As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more
4/1/2024
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NIST ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
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UK
On February 16, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a significant and controversial ruling that gave personhood status to unimplanted human embryos—a decision with considerable implications for in vitro fertilization...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a draft guidance, “Master Protocols for Drug and Biological Product Development”, that echoes and builds on principles that the Agency previously set forth in...more
As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more
1/4/2024
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Marketing ,
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Medicare ,
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UK
On October 23, 2023, FDA announced the availability of a revised draft guidance titled “Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical...more
As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to expand and grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving...more
10/2/2023
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Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Life Sciences ,
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Marketing ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ,
PDUFA ,
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Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Consultations ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK
Last week, FDA released a draft guidance, “Labeling for Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products” that—when finalized—will revise and replace its July 2018 final guidance, “Labeling for Biosimilar Products.” FDA...more
On May 2, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published draft guidance titled “Decentralized Clinical Trials for Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices” (the “Draft Guidance”). ...more
In early 2023, the Biden administration announced and set into motion its plans to wind down a number of pandemic-related programs and allow the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration, which has been in effect...more
The US Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — which overturned Roe v. Wade and nearly 50 years of a federal constitutional right to abortion — has had a tectonic impact. Less than...more
4/12/2023
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Health Care Providers ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Judicial Intervention ,
Patient Access ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
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Regulatory Standards ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Stays
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has issued more than 80 guidance documents describing flexibilities that would be available to manufacturers of medical...more
Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a long-awaited draft guidance, Human Gene Therapy Products Incorporating Human Genome Editing, that addresses key considerations for the development of gene therapy...more
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued hundreds of Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) and numerous enforcement policies to facilitate the availability of...more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, decentralized clinical trials and remote patient monitoring and data acquisition became a necessity, accelerating the use of digital health technologies in clinical trials. Acknowledging that...more
Last week the FDA issued another draft guidance in its series of recent guidance documents setting forth the agency’s views regarding the generation and use of Real-World Data (RWD) and Real-World Evidence (RWE) for...more
Showing no signs of food coma, the FDA issued draft guidance on the Monday following the Thanksgiving holiday weekend that outlines considerations for sponsors proposing to design a registry or use an existing registry to...more
Last week, Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI) introduced in the House highly anticipated bill language for “Cures 2.0”, a follow-up to the transformational 21st Century Cures Act enacted in 2016... The 21st Century...more
11/22/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Biotechnology ,
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Clinical Trials ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
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Public Health ,
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Research and Development