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New FDA Guidance on AI and Medical Products

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n March 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a paper titled “Artificial Intelligence and Medical Products: How CBER, CDER, CDRH, and OCP are Working Together.” This paper describes the FDA’s strategy for...more

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FDA Announces Guidance for DSCSA Process to Request a Waiver, Exception, or Exemption

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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

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Cybersecurity in Medical Devices

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new guidance to the medical device industry on the importance of cybersecurity measures in product development. ...more

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FDA Releases Guidance on Submissions for AI/ML-Enabled Devices

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On April 3, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register an announcement of availability for the draft guidance, Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined Change Control Plan...more

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FDA Medical Device Updates to Emergency Use Authorizations and Enforcement Discretion Issued During the COVID-19 Public Health...

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On March 24, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized two transition plan guidance documents for medical devices that either 1) were issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs), or 2) received enforcement...more

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FDA’s Draft Computer Software Assurance Guidance Changes the Game for Quality System and Production Software Validation

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On September 13, 2022 the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) jointly released a new draft guidance document titled “Computer Software Assurance for...more

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Rulings, FDA Guidance May Help Food Cos. In Protein Suits

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Originally published by Law360, Claudia Vetesi, Nicole Ozeran, and Lena Gankin authored an article discussing a wave of protein-labeling lawsuits hitting food manufacturers, alleging that their products’ front-label protein...more

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FDA Releases Guidances on Transition Plan for Devices Distributed Under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or Enforcement Policies...

On December 22, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance documents for manufacturers of devices that were issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) or were subject to relaxed enforcement policies...more

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Tracking Back to Track and Trace: Additional Guidance on Compliance with the DSCSA

Earlier in the summer, the FDA issued a quartet of guidance documents setting forth the Agency’s plan for implementing requirements under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA). The DSCSA directs FDA to build an...more

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Are You a Medical Device Servicer or Remanufacturer? FDA’s New Guidance May Help…Or Not

On June 24, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the long-awaited Remanufacturing of Medical Devices Draft Guidance (Draft Remanufacturing Guidance), which describes the agency’s current thinking on activities...more

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CPSC Issues COVID-19 Consumer Products Guidance, Further Muddying the Regulatory Waters and Increasing Scrutiny of COVID-19...

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and with an incoming Biden administration that is expected to step up efforts to control the spread of the virus, use of personal protective equipment (“PPE”) and cleaning/disinfectant...more

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FDA Issues New Guidance to Developers of COVID-19 Vaccines

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On June 30, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new guidance to provide recommendations for sponsors to facilitate development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines to prevent COVID-19. The guidance highlights key...more

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FDA Issues Guidance On What To Do if Employees Test Positive for COVID-19

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The FDA has just issued a Guidance on what it considers to be appropriate Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMPs) for Responding to COVID-19 infections in employees in drug and biological manufacturing facilities. ...more

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FDA Gives Guidance on Reporting Medical Device Shortages

Last week, FDA released guidance for life sciences manufacturers that produce medical devices and components “critical to public health,” including materials that support or sustain life, or are used in emergency care or...more

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Recent FDA Guidance on the Distribution, Use, and Importation of Disposable Filtration Masks and Face Shields

As the COVID-19 outbreak expands, supply chains have been stressed for general use face masks, surgical masks, and similar disposable devices for filtering airborne particulates, as well as medical face shields. To help...more

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FDA, TTB Announce Emergency Policies to Increase the Domestic Supply of Hand Sanitizer

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has led to a dramatic increase in the demand for, and a shortage of, hand sanitizer in the US. In response, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Treasury Department’s...more

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FDA And TTB Issue Guidance To Increase Hand Sanitizer Production During COVID-19 Outbreak

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The Food and Drug Administration and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) have both recently issued guidance documents to allow for the increased production of alcohol-based hand sanitizer during the COVID-19...more

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COVID-19: Transforming Your Manufacturing Operations to Supply Critical-Need Medical Devices

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The White House is reportedly in discussions with US auto companies to aid in the coronavirus (COVID-19) relief effort by producing ventilators, and some US distilleries have already switched manufacturing operations to make...more

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OIG Permits Manufacturer of Personalized Medicine Drug to Cover Patients’ Travel, Lodging, and Other Expenses

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On January 21, 2020, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) published Advisory Opinion 20-02, approving an arrangement under which a pharmaceutical manufacturer provides...more

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FDA Commissioner Speaks Out on Compliance and Enforcement

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On Dec. 12, 2018, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced tougher compliance and enforcement policies for drug manufacturers, dietary supplement manufacturers, stem cell clinics and...more

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Manufacturers of Instruments Routinely Used in In Vitro Diagnostics Should Carefully Consider FDA's Recent Cybersecurity Guidance

High throughput sequencers, including next generation, or NGS, sequencers; polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, machines; flow cytometers; and other instruments are routinely used in conducting in vitro diagnostic assays. Many...more

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FDA Guidance on DSCSA Product Identifier Requirements

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Members of the pharmaceutical supply chain, including drug wholesalers and manufacturers, are grappling with fast-approaching deadlines for compliance with new federal regulatory requirements. The Drug Quality and Security...more

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FDA Guidance on HCEI and Communications to Payors of Unapproved Products and Uses

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On June 12, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released draft guidance entitled "Drug and Device Manufacturer Communications With Payors, Formulary Committees, and Similar Entities - Questions and Answers"...more

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FDA finalizes 3D printing guidance

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On December 5, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) finalized its “leapfrog guidance” entitled, “Technical Considerations for Additive Manufactured Devices”. ...more

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FDA Provides Guidance on 3D-Printed Medical Device Products

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released finalized guidance regarding 3D printing in medical devices. The guidance document, which issued on December 5, 2017, is based on the FDA’s review of more than 100 devices...more

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