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  1. 76 FR 30175 - Draft Guidance for Clinical Investigators, Industry, and FDA Staff: Financial Disclosure by...

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    2011-05-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-1999-D-0792] (Formerly FDA-1999-D-0792) Draft Guidance for Clinical Investigators, Industry, and FDA Staff: Financial.... SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance...

  2. 78 FR 19492 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Formal Meetings Between FDA and Biosimilar Biological Product...

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    2013-04-01

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0286] Draft Guidance for Industry on Formal Meetings Between FDA and Biosimilar Biological Product Sponsors or... Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled...

  3. A review of the FDA draft guidance document for software validation: guidance for industry.

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    Keatley, K L

    1999-01-01

    A Draft Guidance Document (Version 1.1) was issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to address the software validation requirement of the Quality System Regulation, 21 CFR Part 820, effective June 1, 1997. The guidance document outlines validation considerations that the FDA regards as applicable to both medical device software and software used to "design, develop or manufacture" medical devices. The Draft Guidance is available at the FDA web site http:@www.fda.gov/cdrh/comps/swareval++ +.html. Presented here is a review of the main features of the FDA document for Quality System Regulation (QSR), and some guidance for its implementation in industry.

  4. Regulatory Forum Opinion Piece: Review of FDA Draft Guidance Testicular Toxicity-Evaluation during Drug Development Guidance for Industry.

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    Hukkanen, Renee R; Halpern, Wendy G; Vidal, Justin D

    2016-10-01

    In July 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a new draft guidance entitled "Testicular Toxicity: Evaluation during Drug Development Guidance for Industry," with a 90-day public comment period. As the nonclinical assessment of testicular toxicity often relies on the expert interpretation of pathology affecting the male reproductive tract, this draft guidance is considered directly relevant to the toxicologic pathology community. Therefore, a working group was formed through the Scientific and Regulatory Policy Committee of the Society of Toxicologic Pathologists (STPs) to provide a detailed review of the draft guidance. Specific comments on the guidance were submitted to the FDA by the STP. The draft guidance and all comments received are currently under review with the FDA. This commentary provides a summary of the components of the draft guidance and the comments submitted by the STP with acknowledgment of different perspectives reflected in comments from other respondents. © The Author(s) 2016.

  5. New FDA draft guidance on immunogenicity.

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    Parenky, Ashwin; Myler, Heather; Amaravadi, Lakshmi; Bechtold-Peters, Karoline; Rosenberg, Amy; Kirshner, Susan; Quarmby, Valerie

    2014-05-01

    A "Late Breaking" session was held on May 20 at the 2013 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists-National Biotech Conference (AAPS-NBC) to discuss the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 2013 draft guidance on Immunogenicity Assessment for Therapeutic Protein Products. The session was initiated by a presentation from the FDA which highlighted several key aspects of the 2013 draft guidance pertaining to immunogenicity risk, the potential impact on patient safety and product efficacy, and risk mitigation. This was followed by an open discussion on the draft guidance which enabled delegates from biopharmaceutical companies to engage the FDA on topics that had emerged from their review of the draft guidance. The multidisciplinary audience fostered an environment that was conducive to scientific discussion on a broad range of topics such as clinical impact, immune mitigation strategies, immune prediction and the role of formulation, excipients, aggregates, and degradation products in immunogenicity. This meeting report highlights several key aspects of the 2013 draft guidance together with related dialog from the session.

  6. 75 FR 32952 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; “‘Harmful and Potentially...

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    2010-06-10

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0281] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; ```Harmful and Potentially Harmful... Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.'' This draft guidance provides written guidance to industry and FDA staff...

  7. 77 FR 14401 - Draft Guidance on Drug Safety Information-FDA's Communication to the Public; Availability

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    2012-03-09

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2005-D-0339] Draft Guidance on Drug Safety Information--FDA's Communication to the Public; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is...

  8. 78 FR 36194 - Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Investigational New Drug Applications for Minimally...

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    2013-06-17

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2009-D-0490] Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Investigational New Drug Applications for Minimally... Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the...

  9. 8th GCC: consolidated feedback to US FDA on the 2013 draft FDA guidance on bioanalytical method validation.

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    Bower, Joseph; Fast, Douglas; Garofolo, Fabio; Gouty, Dominique; Hayes, Roger; Lowes, Steve; Nicholson, Robert; LeLacheur, Richard; Bravo, Jennifer; Shoup, Ronald; Dumont, Isabelle; Carbone, Mary; Zimmer, Jennifer; Ortuno, Jordi; Caturla, Maria Cruz; Datin, Jim; Lansing, Tim; Fatmi, Saadya; Struwe, Petra; Sheldon, Curtis; Islam, Rafiqul; Yu, Mathilde; Hulse, Jim; Kamerud, John; Lin, John; Doughty, John; Kurylak, Kai; Tang, Daniel; Buonarati, Mike; Blanchette, Alexandre; Levesque, Ann; Gagnon-Carignan, Sofi; Lin, Jenny; Ray, Gene; Liu, Yanseng; Khan, Masood; Xu, Allan; El-Sulayman, Gibran; DiMarco, Chantal; Bouhajib, Mohammed; Tacey, Dick; Jenkins, Rand; der Strate, Barry van; Briscoe, Chad; Karnik, Shane; Rhyne, Paul; Garofolo, Wei; Schultz, Gary; Roberts, Andrew; Redrup, Mike; DuBey, Ira; Conliffe, Phyllis; Pekol, Teri; Hantash, Jamil; Cojocaru, Laura; Allen, Mike; Reuschel, Scott; Watson, Andrea; Farrell, Colin; Groeber, Elizabeth; Malone, Michele; Nowatzke, William; Fang, Xinping

    2014-01-01

    The 8th GCC Closed Forum for Bioanalysis was held in Baltimore, MD, USA on 5 December 2013, immediately following the 2013 AAPS Workshop (Crystal City V): Quantitative Bioanalytical Methods Validation and Implementation--The 2013 Revised FDA Guidance. This GCC meeting was organized to discuss the contents of the draft revised FDA Guidance on bioanalytical method validation that was published in September 2013 and consolidate the feedback of the GCC members. In attendance were 63 senior-level participants, from seven countries, representing 46 bioanalytical CRO companies/sites. This event represented a unique opportunity for CRO bioanalytical experts to share their opinions and concerns regarding the draft FDA Guidance, and to build unified comments to be provided to the FDA.

  10. 76 FR 31615 - Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Commercially Distributed In Vitro Diagnostic Products...

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    2011-06-01

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0305] Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Commercially Distributed In Vitro Diagnostic Products Labeled...: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is...

  11. 77 FR 11553 - Draft Guidance on Food and Drug Administration Oversight of Positron Emission Tomography Drug...

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    2012-02-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0080... Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``FDA... that address nearly all aspects of the FDA approval and surveillance processes, including application...

  12. 76 FR 32367 - Draft Guidance for Clinical Investigators, Industry, and FDA Staff: Financial Disclosure by...

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    2011-06-06

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-1999-D-0742 (formerly Docket No. 1999D-4396)] Draft Guidance for Clinical Investigators, Industry, and FDA Staff...: Notice; correction. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared...

  13. 76 FR 41506 - Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff on In Vitro Companion Diagnostic Devices; Availability

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    2011-07-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0215] Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff on In Vitro Companion Diagnostic Devices; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is...

  14. 76 FR 76166 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; the Content of...

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    2011-12-06

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance document entitled ``Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: The Content of Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) and Premarket Approval (PMA) Applications for Artificial Pancreas Device Systems.'' This draft guidance document provides industry and the Agency staff with guidelines for developing premarket submissions for artificial pancreas device systems, in particular, the Control-to-Range (CTR) and Control-to-Target (CTT) device systems. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.

  15. 75 FR 59268 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Acidified Foods; Availability

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    2010-09-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0434] Draft Guidance for Industry: Acidified Foods; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft...

  16. 75 FR 36421 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Postapproval Manufacturing...

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    2010-06-25

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0283] Draft Guidance for Industry on Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Postapproval Manufacturing Changes... guidance describes chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) postapproval manufacturing changes that FDA...

  17. 78 FR 66743 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Iron Sucrose; Availability

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    2013-11-06

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0369] Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Iron Sucrose; Availability AGENCY... guidance, FDA recommended an in vivo fasting BE study with pharmacokinetic endpoints and in vitro studies...

  18. 76 FR 24494 - Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Processing/Reprocessing Medical Devices in Health Care...

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    2011-05-02

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Processing/ Reprocessing Medical Devices in Health Care... Devices in Health Care Settings: Validation Methods and Labeling.'' The recommendations in this guidance... Staff: Processing/Reprocessing Medical Devices in Health Care Settings: Validation Methods and Labeling...

  19. 77 FR 14402 - Draft Guidance on Classifying Significant Postmarket Drug Safety Issues; Availability

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    2012-03-09

    ....'' This draft guidance describes FDA's current approach to classifying a significant postmarket drug... elevating some priority TSIs to an ``emergency'' status. The draft guidance was developed in connection with... guidance describes CDER's current approach to determining whether a significant postmarket drug safety...

  20. 77 FR 58999 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Abbreviated New Drug Applications: Stability Testing of Drug...

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    2012-09-25

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0938] Draft Guidance for Industry on Abbreviated New Drug Applications: Stability Testing of Drug Substances... their complexity, the FDA is considering standardizing stability testing policies by adopting...

  1. 77 FR 24722 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products; Availability

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    2012-04-25

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry: Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products; Availability AGENCY: Food and... Cosmetic Products.'' The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent FDA's current thinking on the safety assessment of nanomaterials in cosmetic products. This guidance is intended to assist industry in...

  2. 77 FR 34958 - Draft Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors...

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    2012-06-12

    ... the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of... the regulated entities under FDA's and OHRP's jurisdiction. The Agencies wish to stress, however, that... other entities involved in the study oversight transfer process. FDA and OHRP will continue to work...

  3. 78 FR 52931 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Abbreviated New Drug Applications: Stability Testing of Drug...

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    2013-08-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0938] Draft Guidance for Industry on Abbreviated New Drug Applications: Stability Testing of Drug Substances... Products, Questions and Answers.'' Because of increases in the number and complexity of ANDAs and FDA's...

  4. 78 FR 27115 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs for Treatment Use...

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    2013-05-09

    ... a more transparent process by increasing awareness and knowledge of expanded access programs and the... regulations. Consistent with the goal of making expanded access processes more transparent, FDA is providing... (IRB) review and approval required for individual patient expanded access?'' In the draft guidance, FDA...

  5. 75 FR 54347 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Bar Code Label Requirements-Questions and Answers (Question 12...

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    2010-09-07

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry: Bar Code Label Requirements-- Questions and Answers (Question 12 Update... Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft document entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Bar... guidance provides you, manufacturers of a licensed vaccine, with advice concerning compliance with the bar...

  6. 78 FR 18273 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Purchasing Reef Fish Species Associated With the Hazard of...

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    2013-03-26

    .... FDA-2013-D-0269] Draft Guidance for Industry on Purchasing Reef Fish Species Associated With the Hazard of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION... availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Purchasing Reef Fish Species Associated With...

  7. 77 FR 69631 - Draft Guidance for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: IRB Responsibilities for Reviewing...

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    2012-11-20

    ...://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/RunningClinicalTrials/ProposedRegulationsandDraftGuidances...] Draft Guidance for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: IRB Responsibilities for Reviewing the... IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: IRB Responsibilities for Reviewing the Qualifications of...

  8. 77 FR 9945 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Providing Submissions in Electronic Format-Standardized Study Data...

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    2012-02-21

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Providing Submissions in Electronic Format--Standardized Study Data... Submissions in Electronic Format--Standardized Study Data.'' This draft guidance establishes FDA's recommendation that sponsors and applicants submit nonclinical and clinical study data in a standardized...

  9. 78 FR 20116 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Glass Syringes for Delivering...

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    2013-04-03

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Glass Syringes for Delivering Drug... and FDA staff entitled ``Glass Syringes for Delivering Drug and Biological Products: Technical... supplemental data are necessary for FDA to ensure the safe and effective use of glass syringes that comply with...

  10. 78 FR 55261 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012: Questions and Answers...

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    2013-09-10

    ... public and reduce costs to industry. GDUFA enables FDA to assess user fees to support critical and... assess user fees to support critical and measurable enhancements to FDA's generic drugs program. GDUFA...). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the Agency's current thinking on ``Generic Drug...

  11. 76 FR 9027 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff on Best Practices for...

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    2011-02-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0057] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff on Best Practices for Conducting and...: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is...

  12. 77 FR 7585 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Rifaximin Tablets; Availability

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    2012-02-13

    ... (rifaximin-550). The recommendations provide specific guidance on the design of bioequivalence (BE) studies... studies to support ANDAs for rifaximin-200 (Draft Rifaximin-200 BE Recommendations). FDA is now issuing a...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Rifaximin Tablets; Availability AGENCY...

  13. 77 FR 74852 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Certification of Designated Medical Gases; Availability

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    2012-12-18

    ... the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Certification Process for Designated Medical Gases.'' This draft guidance describes the new certification process created by the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) for certain medical gases and explains how FDA plans to...

  14. Turning point or tipping point: new FDA draft guidances and the future of DTC advertising.

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    Pitts, Peter J

    2004-01-01

    According to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) research, direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug ads are not as empowering as they were even three years ago. How will the FDA's new draft guidances reverse this trend and affect the future of DTC advertising? Will they be a turning point, resulting in pharmaceutical companies' embracing an educational public health imperative, or a tipping point with politicians and the public zeroing in on aggressively targeted DTC ads as the postimportation pharmaceutical bête noire? The FDA believes that its new guidances strengthen the strategic argument that a better-informed consumer lays the groundwork for a better potential customer.

  15. 76 FR 80948 - Draft Guidance for Industry, Clinical Investigators, Institutional Review Boards, and Food and...

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    2011-12-27

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period for the notice that appeared in the Federal Register of Thursday, November, 10, 2011 (76 FR 70151). In the notice, FDA requested comments on the draft guidance that has been developed to promote the initiation of clinical investigations to evaluate the medical devices under FDA's Investigational Device Exemptions (IDE) regulations. The Agency is taking this action to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments.

  16. 76 FR 50483 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Factors to Consider When...

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    2011-08-15

    ... availability of the draft guidance document entitled ``Factors to Consider When Making Benefit-Risk... versus its probable risk. This draft guidance sets out the factors FDA considers when making this... factors to consider when making benefit-risk determinations in medical device premarket review. It does...

  17. 77 FR 10753 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Food and Drug Administration Records Access Authority Under the...

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    2012-02-23

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry: Food and Drug Administration Records Access Authority Under the Federal... industry entitled ``FDA Records Access Authority Under Sections 414 and 704 of the Federal Food, Drug...). This updated draft guidance is intended to provide individuals in the human and animal food industries...

  18. 75 FR 69449 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff on Dear Health Care Provider...

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    2010-11-12

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff on Dear Health Care Provider Letters... a draft guidance for industry and FDA staff entitled ``Dear Health Care Provider Letters: Improving Communication of Important Safety Information.'' Dear Health Care Provider (DHCP) Letters are correspondence...

  19. 76 FR 55923 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Submission of Warning Plans for Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco...

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    2011-09-09

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry: Submission of Warning Plans for Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Products... the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Submission of Warning Plans for... submitting warning plans to FDA under the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act, as amended by...

  20. 75 FR 21632 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Total Product Life Cycle...

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    2010-04-26

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Total Product Life Cycle: Infusion... the draft guidance document entitled ``Total Product Life Cycle: Infusion Pump--Premarket Notification... this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing a public meeting regarding external infusion...

  1. 77 FR 27461 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Pediatric Information for X...

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    2012-05-10

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Pediatric Information for X-Ray... guidance entitled ``Pediatric Information for X-ray Imaging Device Premarket Notifications.'' This draft... premarket notifications for x-ray imaging devices with indications for use in pediatric populations. FDA...

  2. 76 FR 36542 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: The Content of...

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    2011-06-22

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance document entitled ``Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: The Content of Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) and Premarket Approval (PMA) Applications for Low Glucose Suspend (LGS) Device Systems.'' This draft guidance document provides industry and Agency staff with recommendations that are intended to improve the safety and effectiveness of LGS Device Systems. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.

  3. An Assessment of Concerns Regarding New Regulatory Guidance for Combination Products: A Review of the Submissions Made to the FDA Regarding Their Proposed Draft New Guidance on Human Factors Studies for a Combination Product in an Abbreviated New Drug Application.

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    Lance, Philip T; Greenaway, Ruth V; Edwards, Brian

    2018-01-01

    The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put out a call for comments on new draft guidance for industry "Comparative Analyses and Related Comparative Use Human Factors Studies for a Drug-Device Combination Product Submitted in an ANDA." This call for comments elicited 7 submissions from various organizations in the field of health care products. This article reports on a review conducted on these 7 submissions. The purpose of this review was to identify any commonalities across the different submissions and determine if there was consensus on any point or aspect of the draft guidance. To identify any commonalities, a heat map plotting the lines of the draft guidance that had raised a comment/suggestion was produced. Also, a thematic analysis was conducted on the comments/suggestions. In total the 7 submissions produced 137 suggestions. The heat map revealed that these suggestions did not focus on any single part of the guidance but were spread throughout the guidance. The thematic analysis conducted on the suggestions found a number of distinct trends. These trends were grouped into 10 primary themes, each with a number of subthemes. It was concluded that guidance from the FDA on this matter is warranted and would be appreciated. However, it was also concluded that based on the distinct trends identified in the suggestions, there are issues that the FDA may wish to consider before publishing their final guidance.

  4. 76 FR 55390 - Guidance on Exculpatory Language in Informed Consent, Draft

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    2011-09-07

    ...://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/RunningClinicalTrials/default.htm , is intended to assist... , http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/newsroom/rfc/index.html , or http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/RunningClinicalTrials/default.htm . III. Request for Comments OHRP and FDA are making their joint draft...

  5. 77 FR 41413 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Medical Devices: The Pre...

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    2012-07-13

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0530... Program and Meetings With FDA Staff; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft...

  6. 76 FR 41157 - Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding the Final Rule, Prevention of Salmonella...

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    2011-07-13

    ..., Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation... Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation'' (the draft guidance). The draft guidance provides guidance to egg producers and other persons who are covered by FDA's final rule entitled ``Prevention of...

  7. 76 FR 22903 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Establishing That a Tobacco...

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    2011-04-25

    ... things, dated copies of advertisements, dated catalog pages, and dated promotional material. II. Significance of Guidance This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices... manufacturer provide evidence that may include, among other things, dated copies of advertisements, dated...

  8. 75 FR 73106 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Establishing the Performance...

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    2010-11-29

    ... document describes FDA's recommendations concerning 510(k) submissions for various types of in vitro.... SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background This draft guidance includes recommendations concerning 510(k...

  9. 76 FR 52958 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Neglected Tropical Diseases of the Developing World: Developing...

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    2011-08-24

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Neglected Tropical Diseases of the Developing World: Developing Drugs for Treatment or Prevention.'' The purpose of this guidance is to assist sponsors in the clinical development of drugs for the treatment or prevention of neglected diseases of the developing world. Specifically, this guidance addresses FDA's current thinking regarding the overall drug development program for the treatment or prevention of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including clinical trial designs and internal review standards to support approval of drugs.

  10. 78 FR 66940 - Regulatory Requirements for Hearing Aid Devices and Personal Sound Amplification Products; Draft...

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    2013-11-07

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-1295] Regulatory Requirements for Hearing Aid Devices and Personal Sound Amplification Products; Draft Guidance for... draft guidance entitled ``Regulatory Requirements for Hearing Aid Devices and Personal Sound...

  11. 78 FR 69693 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions for...

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    2013-11-20

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions for Nucleic... ``Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions for Nucleic Acid... submitters and FDA reviewers in preparing and reviewing 510(k) submissions for nucleic acid-based HLA test...

  12. 78 FR 49271 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Frequently Asked Questions About Medical Foods; Second Edition...

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    2013-08-13

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0880] Draft Guidance for Industry on Frequently Asked Questions About Medical Foods; Second Edition... guidance for industry entitled ``Frequently Asked Questions About Medical Foods; Second Edition.'' This...

  13. 75 FR 44267 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Medical Devices; Neurological...

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    2010-07-28

    ... Physical Medicine Device Guidance Document; Reopening of Comment Period AGENCY: Food and Drug... for 11 neurological and physical medicine devices. FDA is reopening the comment period to allow... announcing the availability of draft special controls guidance documents for 11 neurological and physical...

  14. 76 FR 55068 - Mobile Medical Applications Draft Guidance; Public Workshop; Correction

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    2011-09-06

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0530] Mobile Medical Applications Draft Guidance; Public Workshop; Correction AGENCY: Food and Drug... announced a public workshop entitled ``Mobile [[Page 55069

  15. 75 FR 53316 - Draft Guidance for Food and Drug Administration Staff and Tobacco Retailers on Civil Money...

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    2010-08-31

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0431] Draft Guidance for Food and Drug Administration Staff and Tobacco Retailers on Civil Money Penalties and... guidance entitled ``Civil Money Penalties and No-Tobacco-Sale Orders for Tobacco Retailers.'' This guidance...

  16. 77 FR 71194 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Preclinical Assessment of Investigational Cellular and Gene Therapy...

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    2012-11-29

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-1038.... DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that... guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The...

  17. 78 FR 57394 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Patient Counseling Information Section of Labeling for Human...

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    2013-09-18

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Patient Counseling Information Section of Labeling for Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products--Content and Format.'' The recommendations in the draft guidance are intended to help ensure that the labeling is clear, useful, informative, and to the extent possible, consistent in content and format.

  18. 78 FR 66366 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Use of Donor Screening Tests To Test Donors of Human Cells, Tissues...

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    2013-11-05

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft document entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Use of Donor Screening Tests to Test Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps) for Infection with Treponema pallidum (Syphilis),'' dated October 2013. The draft guidance document provides establishments that make donor eligibility determinations for donors of HCT/Ps (HCT/P Establishments), with updated recommendations concerning donor testing for evidence of Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum) infection, the etiologic agent of syphilis. HCT/P Establishments must, as required under Federal regulations, test a donor specimen for evidence of T. pallidum infection using appropriate FDA-licensed, approved, or cleared donor screening tests, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, unless an exception to this requirement applies. The draft guidance clarifies that FDA does not consider diagnostic tests or pre-amendment devices (which have not been licensed, approved, or cleared) to be adequate for use in donor testing for T. pallidum infection under the criteria specified in Federal regulations. The recommendations in this guidance, when finalized, will supersede those recommendations for testing HCT/P donors for evidence of T. pallidum infection contained in the document entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Eligibility Determination for Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps),'' dated August 2007.

  19. 78 FR 9396 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Alzheimer's Disease: Developing Drugs for the Treatment of Early...

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    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Alzheimer's Disease: Developing Drugs for the Treatment of Early Stage Disease; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and... ``Alzheimer's Disease: Developing Drugs for the Treatment of Early Stage Disease.'' This guidance outlines FDA...

  20. 78 FR 9396 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Civil Money Penalties for...

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    2013-02-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-1083] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Civil Money Penalties for Tobacco... guidance for industry entitled ``Civil Money Penalties for Tobacco Retailers: Responses to Frequently Asked...

  1. 78 FR 74154 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Size, Shape, and Other Physical Attributes of Generic Tablets and...

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    2013-12-10

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Size, Shape, and Other Physical Attributes of Generic Tablets and... ``Size, Shape, and Other Physical Attributes of Generic Tablets and Capsules.'' This guidance discusses FDA recommendations for the size, shape, and other physical attributes of generic tablets intended to...

  2. 75 FR 17143 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Medical Devices; Neurological...

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    2010-04-05

    ... Physical Medicine Device Guidance Documents; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION... controls guidance documents for 11 neurological and physical medicine devices. FDA has developed a draft... stimulator device achieves ``aesthetic effects through physical change to the structure of the body'' as well...

  3. 78 FR 42387 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Circumstances That Constitute Delaying, Denying, Limiting, or...

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    2013-07-15

    ... Guidance for Industry on Circumstances That Constitute Delaying, Denying, Limiting, or Refusing a Drug... Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled... Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) added a new provision to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C...

  4. 75 FR 59726 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls...

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    2010-09-28

    ... method comparison section and the sample selection inclusion and exclusion criteria section. The... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0428] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance...

  5. 76 FR 61103 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; De Novo Classification...

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    2011-10-03

    ... all CDRH guidance documents is available at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationand...),'' from CDRH you may either send an e-mail request to [email protected] to receive an electronic copy of... guidance describes how FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and Center for Biologics...

  6. 78 FR 35940 - Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices; Draft...

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    2013-06-14

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices.'' This guidance identifies cybersecurity issues that manufacturers should consider in preparing premarket submissions for medical devices in order to maintain information confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.

  7. 78 FR 20926 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Providing Postmarket Periodic Safety Reports in the International...

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    2013-04-08

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Providing Postmarket Periodic Safety Reports in the ICH E2C(R2) Format (Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Report).'' This guidance is intended to inform applicants of the conditions under which FDA will exercise its waiver authority to permit applicants to submit an International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) E2C(R2) Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Report (PBRER) in place of the ICH E2C(R1) Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR), U.S. periodic adverse drug experience report (PADER), or U.S. periodic adverse experience report (PAER), to satisfy the periodic safety reporting requirements in FDA regulations. The guidance describes the steps applicants can take to submit the PBRER, and discusses the format, content, submission deadline, and frequency of reporting for the PBRER.

  8. 76 FR 34715 - Draft Guidance for Industry; Considering Whether an FDA-Regulated Product Involves the...

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    2011-06-14

    ... Nanotechnology; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and... ``Considering Whether an FDA-Regulated Product Involves the Application of Nanotechnology''. This guidance is... nanomaterials or otherwise involve the application of nanotechnology. The points to consider are intended to be...

  9. 76 FR 38187 - International Conference on Harmonisation; Draft Guidance on Q11 Development and Manufacture of...

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    2011-06-29

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Q11 Development and Manufacture of Drug Substances.'' The draft guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The draft guidance describes approaches to developing process and drug substance understanding and provides guidance on what information should be provided in certain sections of the Common Technical Document (CTD). The draft guidance is intended to harmonize the scientific and technical principles relating to the description and justification of the development and manufacturing process of drug substances (both chemical entities and biotechnological/biological entities) to enable a consistent approach for providing and evaluating this information across the three regions.

  10. 76 FR 16425 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Testing for Salmonella

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    2011-03-23

    ... draft guidance does not apply to egg producers and other persons who are covered by FDA's final rule ``Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation.'' The... eggs) and direct-human-contact animal foods, and the interpretation of test results, when the presence...

  11. 77 FR 8262 - Draft Guidance on Investigational New Drug Applications for Positron Emission Tomography Drugs...

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    2012-02-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0081] Draft Guidance on Investigational New Drug Applications for Positron Emission Tomography Drugs; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug...

  12. 77 FR 57094 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Self-Identification of Generic Drug Facilities, Sites, and...

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    2012-09-17

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0881] Draft Guidance for Industry on Self-Identification of Generic Drug Facilities, Sites, and Organizations... ``Self-Identification of Generic Drug Facilities, Sites, and Organizations.'' The document was published...

  13. 76 FR 70151 - Draft Guidance for Industry, Clinical Investigators, Institutional Review Boards, and Food and...

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    2011-11-10

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0790] Draft Guidance for Industry, Clinical Investigators, Institutional Review Boards, and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Food and Drug Administration Decisions for Investigational Device Exemption Clinical...

  14. 78 FR 21128 - Molecular Diagnostic Instruments With Combined Functions; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food...

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    2013-04-09

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0258] Molecular Diagnostic Instruments With Combined Functions; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food...

  15. 75 FR 47603 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Recommendations for Premarket...

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    2010-08-06

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0395] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Recommendations for Premarket Notifications for Lamotrigine and Zonisamide Assays; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS...

  16. 76 FR 50740 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Procedures for Handling...

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    2011-08-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0514] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Procedures for Handling Section 522 Postmarket Surveillance Studies; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice...

  17. 78 FR 31943 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Contract Manufacturing Arrangements for Drugs: Quality Agreements...

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    2013-05-28

    ... documenting the responsibilities of all parties involved in drug manufacturing, testing, or other support... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0558] Draft Guidance for Industry on Contract Manufacturing Arrangements for Drugs: Quality Agreements...

  18. 77 FR 63837 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; eCopy Program for Medical...

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    2012-10-17

    ... Radiological Health (CDRH), Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 4613, Silver... request, or fax your request to CDRH at 301-847-8149. The draft guidance may also be obtained by mail by... using the Internet. A search capability for all CDRH guidance documents is available at http://www.fda...

  19. 77 FR 66621 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendation for Lenalidomide Capsules; Availability

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    2012-11-06

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0433; (formerly Docket No. 2007D-0169)] Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendation for...) Acceptable fasting and fed bioequivalence studies on the 25 mg strength, (2) proportional similarity of the...

  20. 77 FR 48990 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Necessity of the Use of Food Categories in Food Facility...

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    2012-08-15

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0585] Draft Guidance for Industry: Necessity of the Use of Food Categories in Food Facility Registrations and Updates to Food Categories; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice...

  1. 77 FR 60124 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Initial Completeness Assessments for Type II Active Pharmaceutical...

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    2012-10-02

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-1010] Draft Guidance for Industry on Initial Completeness Assessments for Type II Active Pharmaceutical... certain drug master files, namely, Type II active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) drug master files (DMFs...

  2. 76 FR 55927 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Demonstrating the Substantial...

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    2011-09-09

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0147] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Demonstrating the Substantial Equivalence of a New Tobacco Product: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions; Availability AGENCY: Food and...

  3. 76 FR 72422 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Evaluating the Effectiveness of Anticoccidial Drugs in Food...

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    2011-11-23

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0784] Draft Guidance for Industry on Evaluating the Effectiveness of Anticoccidial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and...

  4. 76 FR 20686 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Safety Labeling Changes; Implementation of the Federal Food, Drug...

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    2011-04-13

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0164] Draft Guidance for Industry on Safety Labeling Changes; Implementation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and...

  5. 78 FR 38994 - Implanted Blood Access Devices for Hemodialysis; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug...

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    2013-06-28

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0749] Implanted Blood Access Devices for Hemodialysis; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food...

  6. 76 FR 77542 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff on Humanitarian Use Device...

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    2011-12-13

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0847] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff on Humanitarian Use Device Designations; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and...

  7. 78 FR 41069 - Medical Device Reporting for Manufacturers; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug...

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    2013-07-09

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0743] Medical Device Reporting for Manufacturers; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and...

  8. 76 FR 51993 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff on In Vitro Companion...

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    2011-08-19

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0215] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff on In Vitro Companion Diagnostic Devices; Extension of Comment Period AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice; extension...

  9. 78 FR 11204 - Accreditation and Reaccreditation Process for Firms Under the Third Party Review Program: Part I...

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    2013-02-15

    ...] Accreditation and Reaccreditation Process for Firms Under the Third Party Review Program: Part I; Draft Guidance... announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Accreditation and Reaccreditation Process for... Act), as amended by the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), requires FDA...

  10. 76 FR 36543 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Applying Human Factors and...

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    2011-06-22

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0469] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Applying Human Factors and Usability Engineering To Optimize Medical Device Design; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION...

  11. 78 FR 14305 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Types of Communication During...

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    2013-03-05

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0147] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Types of Communication During the Review of Medical Device Submissions; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION...

  12. 75 FR 50771 - Draft Revised Guidance for Industry on Residual Solvents in New Veterinary Medicinal Products...

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    2010-08-17

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-1999-D-2955] (formerly Docket No. 1999D-4071) Draft Revised Guidance for Industry on Residual Solvents in New Veterinary...) entitled ``Residual Solvents in New Veterinary Medicinal Products, Active Substances and Excipients...

  13. 78 FR 53151 - The Applicability of Good Laboratory Practice in Premarket Device Submissions: Questions and...

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    2013-08-28

    ... research and marketing applications for medical devices. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in... FDA-regulated products (21 CFR 58.1). The draft guidance provides clarification on GLP terminology, the types of medical device research or marketing applications that are subject to the GLP regulation...

  14. 77 FR 19672 - Draft Guidances Relating to the Development of Biosimilar Products; Public Hearing; Request for...

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    2012-04-02

    ... Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 6340, Silver Spring, MD... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0618] Draft Guidances Relating to the Development of Biosimilar Products; Public Hearing; Request for Comments...

  15. 78 FR 74154 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Recommendations for Preparation and Submission of Animal Food...

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    2013-12-10

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0928] Draft Guidance for Industry on Recommendations for Preparation and Submission of Animal Food Additive... Preparation and Submission of Animal Food Additive Petitions.'' DATES: Submit either electronic or written...

  16. 76 FR 71044 - International Conference on Harmonisation; E2B(R3) Electronic Transmission of Individual Case...

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    2011-11-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0720...; Draft Guidance on Implementation; Data Elements and Message Specification; Appendix on Backwards and...): Implementation Guide--Data Elements and Message Specification'' (the draft E2B(R3) implementation guidance) and...

  17. 75 FR 63189 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Investigational New Drug Applications-Determining Whether Human...

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    2010-10-14

    ... obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they... information before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, FDA is... VIII of the draft guidance, ``Process for Addressing Inquiries Concerning the Application of the IND...

  18. 76 FR 36133 - Draft Guidances for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Classification of Products...

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    2011-06-21

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0429] Draft Guidances for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Classification of Products as Drugs... Action'' in the Definition of Device Under Section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act...

  19. 77 FR 11550 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Notification to Food and Drug Administration of Issues That May...

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    2012-02-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0140] Draft Guidance for Industry on Notification to Food and Drug Administration of Issues That May Result in a Prescription Drug Shortage; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice...

  20. 77 FR 75174 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Providing Submissions in Electronic Format-Summary Level Clinical...

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    2012-12-19

    ... inspection by FDA during the review of marketing applications. This draft guidance describes a recommended... associated with marketing applications. The summary level clinical site dataset: Contains data from all... represent the Agency's current thinking on this topic. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any...

  1. 76 FR 81511 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Center for Devices and...

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    2011-12-28

    ... ``Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Appeals Processes.'' This document describes the processes available to outside stakeholders to request additional review of decisions and actions by CDRH... submit related requests to CDRH and FDA. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this...

  2. 78 FR 48172 - Minimizing Risk for Children's Toy Laser Products; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug...

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    2013-08-07

    ... Health's (CDRH) proposed approach on the safety of toy laser products. This draft guidance is not final... products, FDA headquarters and field personnel, and the public of CDRH's proposed approach on the safety of... limits. While this rulemaking process is ongoing, CDRH encourages manufacturers to keep children's toy...

  3. 78 FR 22269 - International Conference on Harmonisation; Draft Guidance on M7 Assessment and Control of DNA...

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    2013-04-15

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``M7 Assessment and Control of DNA Reactive (Mutagenic) Impurities in Pharmaceuticals to Limit Potential Carcinogenic Risk.'' The draft guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The draft guidance emphasizes considerations of both safety and quality risk management in establishing levels of mutagenic impurities that are expected to pose negligible carcinogenic risk. It outlines recommendations for assessment and control of mutagenic impurities that reside or are reasonably expected to reside in a final drug substance or product, taking into consideration the intended conditions of human use. The draft guidance is intended to provide guidance for new drug substances and new drug products during their clinical development and subsequent applications for marketing.

  4. 76 FR 44013 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Implementation of Acceptable Full-Length and Abbreviated Donor...

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    2011-07-22

    ... and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0487... dated December 2010, as an acceptable mechanism that is consistent with FDA's requirements and...

  5. 76 FR 60055 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Applications for Premarket Review of New Tobacco Products...

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    2011-09-28

    ... Tobacco Control Act amends the FD&C Act and grants FDA authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing... (PMTA) under section 910(b) of the FD&C Act and receive a marketing authorization order under section 910(c)(1)(A)(i) of the FD&C Act prior to marketing the product. The draft guidance is intended to...

  6. The Brief Pain Inventory and its "pain at its worst in the last 24 hours" item: clinical trial endpoint considerations.

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    Atkinson, Thomas M; Mendoza, Tito R; Sit, Laura; Passik, Steven; Scher, Howard I; Cleeland, Charles; Basch, Ethan

    2010-03-01

    In 2006, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft Guidance for Industry on the use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) Measures in Medical Product Development to Support Labeling Claims. This draft guidance outlines psychometric aspects that should be considered when designing a PRO measure, including conceptual framework, content validity, construct validity, reliability, and the ability to detect clinically meaningful score changes. When finalized, it may provide a blueprint for evaluations of PRO measures that can be considered by sponsors and investigators involved in PRO research and drug registration trials. In this review we examine the short form of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and particularly the "pain at its worst in the last 24 hours" item in the context of the FDA draft guidance, to assess its utility in clinical trials that include pain as a PRO endpoint. After a systematic evaluation of the psychometric aspects of the BPI, we conclude that the BPI and its "pain at its worst in the last 24 hours" item generically satisfy most key recommendations outlined in the draft guidance for assessing a pain-reduction treatment effect. Nonetheless, when the BPI is being considered for assessment of pain endpoints in a registration trial, sponsors and investigators should consult with the appropriate FDA division early during research design to discuss whether there is sufficient precedent to use the instrument in the population of interest or whether additional evaluations of measurement properties are advisable.

  7. 77 FR 34949 - Draft Guidance on Considerations in Transferring a Previously-Approved Research Project to a New...

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    2012-06-12

    ... jurisdiction. The agencies wish to stress, however, that our intent was to provide harmonized guidance to IRBs.... FDA and OHRP will continue to work closely in the development of final guidance and appreciate...

  8. 76 FR 66311 - Draft Documents To Support Submission of an Electronic Common Technical Document; Availability

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    2011-10-26

    .../DevelopmentApprovalProcess/FormsSubmissionRequirements/ElectronicSubmissions/ucm253101.htm , http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm , or http...

  9. 77 FR 40068 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for Donor Questioning, Deferral, Reentry, and...

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    2012-07-06

    ... scientific workshop. In addition, FDA is aware that dengue viruses are endemic in Quintana Roo and Jalisco. FDA is currently evaluating the risk of dengue virus infections in U.S. blood donors that are acquired...

  10. 75 FR 29352 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Data Elements for Submission of Veterinary Adverse Event Reports...

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    2010-05-25

    ... filling out form FDA 1932, ``Veterinary Adverse Drug Reaction, Lack of Effectiveness, Product Defect... Drug Reaction, Lack of Effectiveness, Product Defect Report.'' II. Significance of Guidance This level...

  11. 76 FR 68767 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; De Novo Classification...

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    2011-11-07

    ... and Radiological Health (CDRH) guidance documents is available at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices... ``De Novo Classification Process (Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation)'' from CDRH you may...

  12. 78 FR 36196 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Biologics License Applications for Minimally Manipulated, Unrelated...

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    2013-06-17

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2006-D-0157... Patients With Disorders Affecting the Hematopoietic System; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the...

  13. 78 FR 16676 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Draft Guidance...

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    2013-03-18

    ... Industry and FDA Staff; Total Product Life Cycle: Infusion Pump--Premarket Notification [510(k... for Industry and FDA Staff; Total Product Life Cycle: Infusion Pump--Premarket Notification [510(k... Staff; Total Product Life Cycle: Infusion Pump--Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions--0910-NEW...

  14. 78 FR 5185 - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Humanitarian Use Device (HUD...

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    2013-01-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0847] Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) Designations... public comment ``Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff on Humanitarian Use...

  15. 77 FR 74195 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Design Considerations for...

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    2012-12-13

    ... for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave... INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the guidance as it relates to devices regulated by CDRH: Mary... Internet. A search capability for all CDRH guidance documents is available at http://www.fda.gov/Medical...

  16. 76 FR 69274 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; 510(k) Device Modifications...

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    2011-11-08

    ... for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) guidance documents is available at http://www.fda.gov...'' from CDRH, you may either send an email request to [email protected] to receive an electronic copy of...

  17. Point-Counterpoint: The FDA Has a Role in Regulation of Laboratory-Developed Tests.

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    Caliendo, Angela M; Hanson, Kimberly E

    2016-04-01

    Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its draft guidance on the regulation of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) in October 2014, there has been a flurry of responses from commercial and hospital-based laboratory directors, clinicians, professional organizations, and diagnostic companies. The FDA defines an LDT as an "in vitrodiagnostic device that is intended for clinical use and is designed, manufactured, and used within a single laboratory." The draft guidance outlines a risk-based approach, with oversight of high-risk and moderate-risk tests being phased in over 9 years. High-risk tests would be regulated first and require premarket approval. Subsequently, moderate-risk tests would require a 510(k) premarket submission to the FDA and low-risk tests would need only to be registered. Oversight discretion would be exercised for LDTs focused on rare diseases (defined as fewer than 4,000 tests, not cases, per year nationally) and unmet clinical needs (defined as those tests for which there is no alternative FDA-cleared or -approved test). There was an open comment period followed by a public hearing in early January of 2015, and we are currently awaiting the final decision regarding the regulation of LDTs. Given that LDTs have been developed by many laboratories and are essential for the diagnosis and monitoring of an array of infectious diseases, changes in their regulation will have far-reaching implications for clinical microbiology laboratories. In this Point-Counterpoint, Angela Caliendo discusses the potential benefits of the FDA guidance for LDTs whereas Kim Hanson discusses the concerns associated with implementing the guidance and why these regulations may not improve clinical care. Copyright © 2016, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

  18. 75 FR 28257 - Draft Guidance for Industry, Third Parties and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Medical Device...

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    ... Radiological Health (CDRH) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) are implementing this... search capability for all CDRH guidance documents is available at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/guidance.html... CDRH and CBER are implementing this provision of the law and providing public notice as required. The...

  19. 76 FR 65199 - International Conference on Harmonisation; E2B(R3) Electronic Transmission of Individual Case...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0720... Forwards Compatibility; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance entitled...

  20. 75 FR 13562 - Revised Draft Guidance for Industry on Pharmacokinetics in Patients With Impaired Renal Function...

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    ... Design, Data Analysis, and Impact on Dosing and Labeling; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0133...

  1. 75 FR 65495 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Qualification Process for Drug Development Tools; Availability

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0529...: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is... framework for interactions between the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and DDT sponsors to...

  2. 76 FR 75551 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Regulatory Classification of Pharmaceutical Co-Crystals; Availability

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0800... AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA... Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, rm. 2201, Silver Spring, MD...

  3. 75 FR 73108 - Guidance for Industry on Abbreviated New Drug Applications: Impurities in Drug Products...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0584... Products.'' This guidance updates recommendations regarding degradation products and updates the draft... information on listing of degradation products, setting acceptance criteria, and qualifying degradation...

  4. 78 FR 66745 - Draft and Revised Draft Guidances for Industry Describing Product-Specific Bioequivalence...

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    ... Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 2201, Silver Spring, MD...], Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-600), Food and Drug Administration, 7520 Standish Pl... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0369...

  5. 78 FR 37230 - Draft and Revised Draft Guidances for Industry Describing Product-Specific Bioequivalence...

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    ... Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 2201, Silver Spring, MD...], Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-600), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0369...

  6. 77 FR 10536 - Draft and Revised Draft Guidances for Industry Describing Product-Specific Bioequivalence...

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    ... Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 2201, Silver..., Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-600), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0369...

  7. 77 FR 74669 - Draft and Revised Draft Guidances for Industry Describing Product-Specific Bioequivalence...

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    ... Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 2201, Silver Spring, MD...], Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-600), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0369...

  8. 77 FR 51814 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012: Questions and Answers...

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    ... costs to industry. GDUFA enables FDA to assess user fees to support critical and measurable enhancements... critical and measurable enhancements to FDA's generic drugs program. GDUFA establishes fees for abbreviated... current thinking on generic drug user fee amendments of 2012. It does not create or confer any rights for...

  9. [International trend of guidance for nanomaterial risk assessment].

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    Hirose, Akihiko

    2013-01-01

    In the past few years, several kinds of opinions or recommendations on the nanomaterial safety assessment have been published from international or national bodies. Among the reports, the first practical guidance of risk assessment from the regulatory body was published from the European Food Safety Authorities in May 2011, which included the determination of exposure scenario and toxicity testing strategy. In October 2011, European Commission (EC) adopted the definition of "nanomaterial" for regulation. And more recently, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety of EC released guidance for assessment of nanomaterials in cosmetics in June 2012. A series of activities in EU marks an important step towards realistic safety assessment of nanomaterials. On the other hand, the US FDA announced a draft guidance for industry in June 2011, and then published draft guidance documents for both "Cosmetic Products" and "Food Ingredients and Food Contact Substances" in April 2012. These draft documents do not restrictedly define the physical properties of nanomaterials, but when manufacturing changes alter the dimensions, properties, or effects of an FDA-regulated product, the products are treated as new products. Such international movements indicate that most of nanomaterials with any new properties would be assessed or regulated as new products by most of national authorities in near future, although the approaches are still case by case basis. We will introduce such current international activities and consideration points for regulatory risk assessment.

  10. 77 FR 51811 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Self-Identification of Generic Drug Facilities, Sites, and...

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    ... as it prepares to meet the self- identification requirement. It explains who is required to self... describing how FDA will implement the self- identification requirement contained in GDUFA. As required by... industry as it prepares to meet the self-identification requirement. The guidance explains who is required...

  11. 76 FR 60847 - Draft Guidance on Media Fills for Validation of Aseptic Preparations for Positron Emission...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0691... Drugs; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and... manufacturing practice regulations for PET drugs. DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time...

  12. Current good manufacturing practice regulation and investigational new drugs. Direct final rule.

    PubMed

    2006-01-17

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations for human drugs, including biological products, to exempt most investigational "Phase 1" drugs from complying with the requirements in FDA's regulations. FDA will instead exercise oversight of production of these drugs under the agency's general statutory CGMP authority and investigational new drug application (IND) authority. In addition, FDA is making available simultaneously with the publication of this direct final rule, a guidance document setting forth recommendations on approaches to CGMP compliance for the exempted Phase 1 drugs. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is publishing a companion proposed rule, under FDA's usual procedure for notice-and-comment rulemaking, to provide a procedural framework to finalize the rule in the event the agency receives any significant adverse comments and withdraws this direct final rule. The companion proposed rule and direct final rule are substantively identical. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "INDs--Approaches to Complying With CGMP During Phase 1" to provide further guidance on the subject.

  13. 77 FR 55480 - Draft Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 690.150 on Labeling and Marketing of Nutritional Products...

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    ... for Use To Diagnose, Cure, Mitigate, Treat, or Prevent Disease in Dogs and Cats; Availability AGENCY..., Treat, or Prevent Disease in Dogs and Cats.'' This draft CPG is intended to provide guidance to FDA... marketing of dog and cat food products that are labeled and/or marketed as intending to diagnose, cure...

  14. 75 FR 3238 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Heart Valves...

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    ...-847-8149 to receive a hard copy. Please use the document number (1607). CDRH maintains an entry on the... personal computer with Internet access. Updated on a regular basis, the CDRH home page includes device... capability for all CDRH guidance documents is available at http://www.fda.gov/medicaldevices...

  15. 76 FR 81510 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; the 510(k) Program...

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    ... Memorandum titled ``Guidance on the CDRH Premarket Notification Review Program, 510(k) Memorandum K86-3,'' a... achieves its intended goals. In September 2009, FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH... regarding the strengths and challenges associated with the 510(k) program. In August 2010, CDRH published...

  16. 76 FR 50231 - Mobile Medical Applications Draft Guidance; Public Workshop

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    ... p.m. on September 9, 2011. For those without Internet access, please call the contact person to... will be posted, as it becomes available, on the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/News...

  17. US Food and Drug Administration draft recommendations on radioactive contamination of food

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    Thompson, D.L.

    Recommendations on accidental radioactive contamination of human food were issued in 1982 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recommendations provided guidance to State and local government officials in the exercise of their respective authorities, and were applicable to emergency response planning and to the conduct of radiation protection activities associated with the production, processing, distribution, and use of human food accidentally contaminated with radioactive material. Review of the 1982 FDA recommendations, stimulated by the events following the 1986 accident at Chernobyl, indicated that it would be appropriate to update the recommendations to incorporate newer scientific information and radiationmore » protection philosophy, to include experience gained since 1982, and to take into account international advances. This paper presents a brief outline of the FDA`s approach to its draft revision. the most recent draft was circulated for interagency review in November 1994. Modification made in response to the comments received are included in this paper. 20 refs., 6 tabs.« less

  18. Examining the FDA's oversight of direct-to-consumer advertising.

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    Gahart, Martin T; Duhamel, Louise M; Dievler, Anne; Price, Roseanne

    2003-01-01

    Our analysis examined the effects of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) 1997 draft guidance regarding advertisements for prescription drugs broadcast directly to consumers. We found that although direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising spending by pharmaceutical companies has increased, more than 80 percent of their promotional spending is directed to physicians. DTC advertising appears to increase the use of prescription drugs among consumers. The FDA's oversight has not prevented companies from making misleading claims in subsequent advertisements, and a recent policy change has lengthened the FDA's review process, raising the possibility that some misleading campaigns could run their course before review.

  19. 75 FR 2145 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Tobacco Health Document Submission; Availability; Correction

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    2010-01-14

    ... section. This document corrects that error. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: May Nelson, Center for...-1717, May.Nelson@fda.hhs.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. E9-30657, appearing on page 68629...

  20. 78 FR 63476 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Use of Nucleic Acid Tests To Reduce the Risk of Transmission of West...

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    2013-10-24

    ... Virus From Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products; Availability AGENCY... to Reduce the Risk of Transmission of West Nile Virus From Donors of Human Cells, Tissues, and... testing for West Nile Virus (WNV) using an FDA-licensed donor screening test. The guidance recommends the...

  1. 77 FR 44256 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Safety Considerations for 510...

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    2012-07-27

    ... effect at this time. DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5... departments, and manufacturers of enteral feeding tubes regarding luer lock misconnections. FDA advised... for Enteral Applications,'' you may either send an email request to [email protected] to receive an...

  2. 77 FR 7584 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Heparin for Drug and Medical Device Use; Monitoring Crude Heparin...

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    2012-02-13

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0083... Quality; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and... contamination. DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)), to ensure...

  3. Drug interactions evaluation: An integrated part of risk assessment of therapeutics

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    Zhang, Lei; Reynolds, Kellie S.; Zhao, Ping

    2010-03-01

    Pharmacokinetic drug interactions can lead to serious adverse events or decreased drug efficacy. The evaluation of a new molecular entity's (NME's) drug-drug interaction potential is an integral part of risk assessment during drug development and regulatory review. Alteration of activities of enzymes or transporters involved in the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of a new molecular entity by concomitant drugs may alter drug exposure, which can impact response (safety or efficacy). The recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft drug interaction guidance ( (http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/ucm072101.pdf)) highlights the methodologies and criteria that may be used to guide drug interaction evaluation by industrymore » and regulatory agencies and to construct informative labeling for health practitioner and patients. In addition, the Food and Drug Administration established a 'Drug Development and Drug Interactions' website to provide up-to-date information regarding evaluation of drug interactions ( (http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/DevelopmentResources/DrugInteractionsLabeling/ucm080499.htm)). This review summarizes key elements in the FDA drug interaction guidance and new scientific developments that can guide the evaluation of drug-drug interactions during the drug development process.« less

  4. 75 FR 22601 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; User Fees for 513(g...

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    2010-04-29

    ... request, or fax your request to CDRH to 301-847-8149. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for... capability for all CDRH guidance documents is available at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Device... Responses Response Total hours CDRH 3601 110 1 110 2 220 CBER 3601 4 1 4 2 8 Total Hours 228 \\1\\ There are...

  5. 76 FR 57060 - International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of...

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    2011-09-15

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0588] International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products; Draft Guidance for Industry on Pharmacovigilance of Veterinary Medicinal Products: Electronic...

  6. 77 FR 76049 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Electronic Source Data in Clinical Investigations; Correction

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    ..., Office of Planning & Informatics, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0643...: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice; correction. [[Page 76050

  7. 78 FR 35937 - Food and Drug Administration Decisions for Investigational Device Exemption Clinical...

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    2013-06-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0790] Food and Drug Administration Decisions for Investigational Device Exemption Clinical Investigations; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug...

  8. 77 FR 8884 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Quality Considerations in Demonstrating Biosimilarity to a...

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    2012-02-15

    ... information (e.g., characterization, adventitious agent safety, process controls, and specifications) for the... Manufacturing Process Assessment of Physiochemical Properties Functional Activities Receptor Binding and... 351(k) application. FDA will also seek OMB approval for this information collection. In addition, this...

  9. 77 FR 8883 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Scientific Considerations in Demonstrating Biosimilarity to a...

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    2012-02-15

    ... reference product for the purpose of submitting a marketing application through an abbreviated licensure... submitting a marketing application through the abbreviated licensure pathway under section 351(k) of the... FDA will use to review applications for biosimilar products; and General scientific principles in...

  10. 76 FR 14024 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Non-Penicillin Beta-Lactam Risk Assessment: A CGMP Framework...

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    2011-03-15

    ... appropriate steps during the manufacturing process to prevent cross-contamination of finished pharmaceuticals... implementing appropriate steps during the manufacturing process to prevent cross-contamination of finished... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0104...

  11. 78 FR 310 - Draft Revision of Guidance for Industry on Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format...

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    2013-01-03

    ...ApprovalProcess/FormsSubmissionRequirements/ElectronicSubmissions/ucm253101.htm , http://www.regulations.../Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/FormsSubmissionRequirements/ElectronicSubmissions/ucm253101.htm , http...), in a format that FDA can process, review, and archive. Currently, the Agency can process, review, and...

  12. 76 FR 63303 - Guidance for Industry on Warnings and Precautions, Contraindications, and Boxed Warning Sections...

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    2011-10-12

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Warnings and Precautions, Contraindications, and Boxed Warning Sections of Labeling for Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products--Content and Format.'' This guidance is intended to assist applicants and reviewers in drafting the ``Warnings and Precautions, Contraindications, and Boxed Warning'' sections of labeling for human prescription drug and biological products. The recommendations in this guidance will help ensure that the labeling is clear, useful, informative, and to the extent possible, consistent in content and format.

  13. 78 FR 7784 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Enrichment Strategies for Clinical Trials To Support Approval of...

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    2013-02-04

    ... FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Temple, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug... Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-1145...

  14. 76 FR 53683 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Oversight of Clinical Investigations: A Risk-Based Approach to...

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    2011-08-29

    ... risk-based approach to the oversight of clinical investigations. It does not create or confer any... a range of approaches to monitoring. FDA currently has OMB approval for the information collection... Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES) either electronic or...

  15. 76 FR 9583 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Clinical Pharmacogenomics: Premarketing Evaluation in Early Phase...

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    2011-02-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0082... effectiveness and adverse effects). Genetic variations can also influence the exposure- response (E/R... overall benefit-risk relationship of the drug and to provide an adequate basis for physician labeling...

  16. 78 FR 4417 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Submissions for Postapproval...

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    2013-01-22

    ... intends to provide the underlying principles to determine the type of marketing submission that may be... industry and FDA staff on the underlying principles to determine the type of marketing submission that may... Modifications to a Combination Product Approved Under Certain Marketing Applications; Availability AGENCY: Food...

  17. 76 FR 50484 - Draft Guidance for Industry, Clinical Investigators, and Food and Drug Administration Staff...

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    2011-08-15

    ... medical device for its intended use. Evidence from one or more pivotal clinical studies generally serves... some cases, a PMA may include multiple studies designed to answer different scientific questions. The... studies intended to support premarket submissions for medical devices and for FDA staff who review those...

  18. 77 FR 20030 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Reporting Harmful and Potentially Harmful Constituents in Tobacco...

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    2012-04-03

    ... products for consumer use--cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco--and not with respect...: Cigarette smoke, smokeless tobacco products, and roll-your- own tobacco and cigarette filler. To facilitate... for cigarette smoke and filler, smokeless tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco. FDA has created forms to...

  19. 77 FR 37059 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Active Controls in Studies To Demonstrate Effectiveness of a New...

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    2012-06-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0419... who conduct studies using active controls and have a basic understanding of statistical principles... clinical investigators who conduct studies using active controls and have a basic understanding of...

  20. 78 FR 44572 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Pre-Launch Activities Importation Requests; Availability

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    ..., Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51..., Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0836...

  1. 78 FR 78366 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Naming of Drug Products Containing Salt Drug Substances; Availability

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    2013-12-26

    ... Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 2201, Silver... for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-1566...

  2. E2C(R2) Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Report and E2C(R2) Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Report--Questions and Answers; International Council for Harmonisation; Guidances for Industry; Availability. Notice.

    PubMed

    2016-07-19

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of guidances for industry entitled ``E2C(R2) Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation'' (E2C(R2) guidance) and ``E2C(R2) Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Report--Questions and Answers'' (E2C(R2) Q&A guidance). These guidances were prepared under the auspices of the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH), formerly the International Conference on Harmonisation. The E2C(R2) draft guidance, issued April 11, 2012, updated and combined two ICH guidances, ``E2C Clinical Safety Data Management: Periodic Safety Update Reports for Marketed Drugs'' (E2C guidance) and ``Addendum to E2C Clinical Safety Data Management: Periodic Safety Update Reports for Marketed Drugs'' (addendum to the E2C guidance). The E2C(R2) guidance is intended to describe the format, content, and timing of a Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Report (PBRER) for an approved drug or biologic, and it finalizes the draft guidance. The E2C(R2) Q&A guidance is a supplementary guidance that is intended to clarify key issues in the E2C(R2) guidance.

  3. 75 FR 13766 - Guidance for Industry on the Content and Format of the Dosage and Administration Section of...

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    2010-03-23

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Dosage and Administration Section of Labeling for Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products--Content and Format.'' This guidance is one of a series of guidance documents intended to assist applicants in drafting prescription drug labeling in which prescribing information is clear and accessible and in complying with the requirements in the final rule on the content and format of labeling for prescription drug and biological products. This guidance is intended to help applicants select information for inclusion in the ``Dosage and Administration'' section of labeling and to help them organize that information.

  4. 77 FR 74670 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Enrichment Strategies for Clinical Trials to Support Approval of...

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    2012-12-17

    ... intended to support effectiveness and safety claims in new drug applications (NDAs) and biologics license... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-1145... strategies that can be used in clinical trials intended to support effectiveness and safety claims in new...

  5. 78 FR 2676 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Abuse-Deterrent Opioids-Evaluation and Labeling; Availability

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    2013-01-14

    ... Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, rm. 2201, Silver... Evaluation and Research (HFD-170), Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, rm. 3160... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0045...

  6. 78 FR 54899 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Specification of the Unique Facility Identifier System for Drug...

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    2013-09-06

    ... 1995 (the PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of... collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, FDA is publishing this notice of the... submission process functions most efficiently and effectively when the information is provided in a...

  7. Rethinking the Food and Drug Administration's 2013 guidance on developing drugs for early-stage Alzheimer's disease.

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    Schneider, Lon S

    2014-03-01

    The February 2013 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance for developing drugs for early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) creates certain challenges as they guide toward the use of one cognitive outcome to gain accelerated marketing approval for preclinical AD drugs, and a composite clinical scale - the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale in particular - for the primary outcome for prodromal AD clinical trials. In light of the developing knowledge regarding early stage diagnoses and clinical trials outcomes, we recommend that FDA describe its requirements for validating preclinical AD diagnoses for drug development purposes, maintain the principle for requiring coprimary outcomes, and encourage the advancement of outcomes for early stage AD trials. The principles for drug development for early stage AD should not differ from those for clinical AD, especially as the diagnoses of prodromal and early AD impinge on each other. The FDA should not recommend that a composite scale be used as a sole primary efficacy outcome to support a marketing claim unless it requires that the cognitive and functional components of such a scale are demonstrated to be individually meaningful. The current draft guidelines may inadvertently constrain efforts to better assess the clinical effects of new drugs and inhibit innovation in an area where evidence-based clinical research practices are still evolving. Copyright © 2014 The Alzheimer's Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  8. Problems caused by regulatory delays and lack of regulation

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Reamer, Lynne A.

    1994-12-01

    An FDA perspective on some of the problems encountered during the device review process is described. Emphasis is placed on the need for communication and teamwork among all parties to make the system work. Manufacturers are encouraged to `Do it right the first time.' Pertinent questions are asked of the manufacturers and proposed solutions are presented. Day to day reality at FDA is described and document workload is revealed. Lack of regulation, or more appropriately, when less regulation is appropriate is discussed. FDA has distributed to manufacturers a new draft guidance document to help in the decisionmaking process and when to submit a 510(k) when modifications are made to a device. This and other mechanisms are in place at the FDA to streamline the review process. Manufacturers are cautioned about their decisions and to seek advice from qualified persons. FDA emphasizes that help is available and that when in doubt, call.

  9. 77 FR 31858 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Pathologic Complete Response in Neoadjuvant Treatment of High-Risk...

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  10. A review of FDA warning letters and notices of violation issued for patient-reported outcomes promotional claims between 2006 and 2012.

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    Symonds, Tara; Hackford, Claire; Abraham, Lucy

    2014-06-01

    To ascertain the frequency and types of patient-reported outcome (PRO) violations made in US pharmaceutical promotional materials between 2006 and 2012 and determine whether there were increases in violation warnings after issuance of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft and final PRO Guidance. All warning letters (WLs) or notices of violation (NOVs) issued by the FDA's Office of Prescription Drug Promotion were reviewed for PRO violations (n = 213). Each letter containing a PRO violation was reviewed to determine the type of violation: 1) PRO measure not fit for purpose, 2) study design/interpretation of results, 3) statistical analysis, and 4) no treatment benefit. Forty-one (19%) letters contained information about PRO infringements. Noticeable spikes in letters were shown in 2007 (37%) and 2010 (31%) after the issuance of the draft and final PRO Guidance, respectively. The most common violation was PRO measure not fit for purpose (54%), specifically: use of individual items (45%), insufficient evidence of content validity (36%), and broadening of the claim beyond what the PRO measures (27%). Issues with study design/interpretation of results were also high (49%), particularly broadening of claim beyond what was measured in the trial (55%) and no PRO measure used (50%). A fifth of the letters issued to companies contained PRO violations, with most related to poor selection of the PRO measure used or trying to broaden the claim. More guidance from the Office of Prescription Drug Promotion about what is considered "substantial evidence" in this area could help reduce the number of letters issued. Copyright © 2014 International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  11. Perspective for the development of companion diagnostics and regulatory landscape to encourage personalized medicine in Japan.

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    Tazawa, Yoshiaki

    2016-01-01

    On July 1st, 2013, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued an official notification regarding the co-development of companion diagnostics (CDx) with a drug which requires any exclusive diagnostic test or medical device to predict efficacy or adverse reactions to the drug. The main frame and contents in the MHLW's notification are quite similar to the summaries in the final guidance issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 6th, 2014 Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff (In Vitro Companion Diagnostic Devices, [2014] ), and these recommend industries to develop, study and submit CDx and the corresponding drug contemporaneously as much as possible. Following the MHLW's notification, the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Agency (PMDA) notified on December 26th, 2013, "the technical guidance for co-development of CDx and the drug" that mentioned the regulatory requirements for clinical trial of the drug and CDx as well as analytical validity of CDx required for the trials. These official notifications from the Ministry and the Agency may be useful for pharmaceutical and diagnostics makers to understand how they should co-develop and validate CDx for clinical trials and regulatory submission. However, since the most anticipated technologies such as the next generation sequencer (NGS) are more complex and its medical risks could be high level, the existing regulatory system focusing on only diagnostics reagents and devices that are developed and manufactured by in vitro diagnostics (IVD) makers may be no longer suitable for the characteristics of CDx for the future.As an increase of clinical needs for multiple biomarkers assay by DNA sequencer, on November 19th, 2013, the FDA cleared 510 K for NGS and its universal kit. On October 3rd, 2014, moreover, the agency notified two drafts of guidance (Anticipated Details of the Draft Guidance for Industry, Food and Drug Administration Staff, and Clinical Laboratory in Framework for Regulatory Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs), [2014]; Anticipated Details of the Draft Guidance for Industry, Food and Drug Administration Staff, and Clinical Laboratory in FDA Notification and Medical Device Reporting for Laboratory Developed Tests (LDT), [2014]) for oversight of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) with medium or high medical risks. These FDA's strategic decisions and new regulatory frameworks may allow the clinical laboratories to develop and perform more easily NGS-based CDx under the certification of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). However, neither law nor regulated quality management system similar to the CLIA exists in Japan. To effectively validate LDTs and NGS for medical practice, Japan should learn more the current regulatory changes and initiatives in the US, as well as to reform the regulatory frameworks and create any regulated quality management system for clinical laboratory testing to be reimbursed.

  12. Current Assessment and Classification of Suicidal Phenomena using the FDA 2012 Draft Guidance Document on Suicide Assessment: A Critical Review.

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    Sheehan, David V; Giddens, Jennifer M; Sheehan, Kathy Harnett

    2014-09-01

    Standard international classification criteria require that classification categories be comprehensive to avoid type II error. Categories should be mutually exclusive and definitions should be clear and unambiguous (to avoid type I and type II errors). In addition, the classification system should be robust enough to last over time and provide comparability between data collections. This article was designed to evaluate the extent to which the classification system contained in the United States Food and Drug Administration 2012 Draft Guidance for the prospective assessment and classification of suicidal ideation and behavior in clinical trials meets these criteria. A critical review is used to assess the extent to which the proposed categories contained in the Food and Drug Administration 2012 Draft Guidance are comprehensive, unambiguous, and robust. Assumptions that underlie the classification system are also explored. The Food and Drug Administration classification system contained in the 2012 Draft Guidance does not capture the full range of suicidal ideation and behavior (type II error). Definitions, moreover, are frequently ambiguous (susceptible to multiple interpretations), and the potential for misclassification (type I and type II errors) is compounded by frequent mismatches in category titles and definitions. These issues have the potential to compromise data comparability within clinical trial sites, across sites, and over time. These problems need to be remedied because of the potential for flawed data output and consequent threats to public health, to research on the safety of medications, and to the search for effective medication treatments for suicidality.

  13. Estimating the incremental net health benefit of requirements for cardiovascular risk evaluation for diabetes therapies

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    Chawla, Anita J; Mytelka, Daniel S; McBride, Stephan D; Nellesen, Dave; Elkins, Benjamin R; Ball, Daniel E; Kalsekar, Anupama; Towse, Adrian; Garrison, Louis P

    2014-01-01

    Purpose To evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of pre-approval requirements for safety data to detect cardiovascular (CV) risk contained in the December 2008 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance for developing type 2 diabetes drugs compared with the February 2008 FDA draft guidance from the perspective of diabetes population health. Methods We applied the incremental net health benefit (INHB) framework to quantify the benefits and risks of investigational diabetes drugs using a common survival metric (life-years [LYs]). We constructed a decision analytic model for clinical program development consistent with the requirements of each guidance and simulated diabetes drugs, some of which had elevated CV risk. Assuming constant research budgets, we estimate the impact of increased trial size on drugs investigated. We aggregate treatment benefit and CV risks for each approved drug over a 35-year horizon under each guidance. Results The quantitative analysis suggests that the December 2008 guidance adversely impacts diabetes population health. INHB was −1.80 million LYs, attributable to delayed access to diabetes therapies (−0.18 million LYs) and fewer drugs (−1.64 million LYs), but partially offset by reduced CV risk exposure (0.02 million LYs). Results were robust in sensitivity analyses. Conclusion The health outcomes impact of all potential benefits and risks should be evaluated in a common survival measure, including health gain from avoided adverse events, lost health benefits from delayed or forgone efficacious products, and impact of alternative policy approaches. Quantitative analysis of the December 2008 FDA guidance for diabetes therapies indicates that negative impact on patient health will result. © 2014 The Authors. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. PMID:24892175

  14. Estimating the incremental net health benefit of requirements for cardiovascular risk evaluation for diabetes therapies.

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    Chawla, Anita J; Mytelka, Daniel S; McBride, Stephan D; Nellesen, Dave; Elkins, Benjamin R; Ball, Daniel E; Kalsekar, Anupama; Towse, Adrian; Garrison, Louis P

    2014-03-01

    To evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of pre-approval requirements for safety data to detect cardiovascular (CV) risk contained in the December 2008 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance for developing type 2 diabetes drugs compared with the February 2008 FDA draft guidance from the perspective of diabetes population health. We applied the incremental net health benefit (INHB) framework to quantify the benefits and risks of investigational diabetes drugs using a common survival metric (life-years [LYs]). We constructed a decision analytic model for clinical program development consistent with the requirements of each guidance and simulated diabetes drugs, some of which had elevated CV risk. Assuming constant research budgets, we estimate the impact of increased trial size on drugs investigated. We aggregate treatment benefit and CV risks for each approved drug over a 35-year horizon under each guidance. The quantitative analysis suggests that the December 2008 guidance adversely impacts diabetes population health. INHB was -1.80 million LYs, attributable to delayed access to diabetes therapies (-0 .18 million LYs) and fewer drugs (-1.64 million LYs), but partially offset by reduced CV risk exposure (0.02 million LYs). Results were robust in sensitivity analyses. The health outcomes impact of all potential benefits and risks should be evaluated in a common survival measure, including health gain from avoided adverse events, lost health benefits from delayed or for gone efficacious products, and impact of alternative policy approaches. Quantitative analysis of the December 2008 FDA guidance for diabetes therapies indicates that negative impact on patient health will result. Copyright © 2014 The Authors. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

  15. Guidance for industry: patient-reported outcome measures: use in medical product development to support labeling claims: draft guidance.

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    2006-10-11

    This guidance describes how the FDA evaluates patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments used as effectiveness endpoints in clinical trials. It also describes our current thinking on how sponsors can develop and use study results measured by PRO instruments to support claims in approved product labeling (see appendix point 1). It does not address the use of PRO instruments for purposes beyond evaluation of claims made about a drug or medical product in its labeling. By explicitly addressing the review issues identified in this guidance, sponsors can increase the efficiency of their endpoint discussions with the FDA during the product development process, streamline the FDA's review of PRO endpoint adequacy, and provide optimal information about the patient's perspective of treatment benefit at the time of product approval. A PRO is a measurement of any aspect of a patient's health status that comes directly from the patient (i.e., without the interpretation of the patient's responses by a physician or anyone else). In clinical trials, a PRO instrument can be used to measure the impact of an intervention on one or more aspects of patients' health status, hereafter referred to as PRO concepts, ranging from the purely symptomatic (response of a headache) to more complex concepts (e.g., ability to carry out activities of daily living), to extremely complex concepts such as quality of life, which is widely understood to be a multidomain concept with physical, psychological, and social components. Data generated by a PRO instrument can provide evidence of a treatment benefit from the patient perspective. For this data to be meaningful, however, there should be evidence that the PRO instrument effectively measures the particular concept that is studied. Generally, findings measured by PRO instruments may be used to support claims in approved product labeling if the claims are derived from adequate and well-controlled investigations that use PRO instruments that reliably and validly measure the specific concepts at issue. The glossary defines many of the terms used in this guidance. In particular, the term instrument refers to the actual questions or items contained in a questionnaire or interview schedule along with all the additional information and documentation that supports the use of these items in producing a PRO measure (e.g., interviewer training and instructions, scoring and interpretation manual). The term conceptual framework refers to how items are grouped according to subconcepts or domains (e.g., the item walking without help may be grouped with another item, walking with difficulty, within the domain of ambulation, and ambulation may be further grouped into the concept of physical ability). FDA's guidance documents, including this guidance, do not establish legally enforceable responsibilities. Instead, guidance documents describe the Agency's current thinking on a topic and should be viewed only as recommendations, unless specific regulatory or statutory requirements are cited. The use of the word should in Agency guidance documents means that something is suggested or recommended but not required. First publication of the Draft Guidance by the Food and Drug Administration--February 2006.

  16. Guidance for industry: patient-reported outcome measures: use in medical product development to support labeling claims: draft guidance

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    2006-01-01

    This guidance describes how the FDA evaluates patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments used as effectiveness endpoints in clinical trials. It also describes our current thinking on how sponsors can develop and use study results measured by PRO instruments to support claims in approved product labeling (see appendix point 1). It does not address the use of PRO instruments for purposes beyond evaluation of claims made about a drug or medical product in its labeling. By explicitly addressing the review issues identified in this guidance, sponsors can increase the efficiency of their endpoint discussions with the FDA during the product development process, streamline the FDA's review of PRO endpoint adequacy, and provide optimal information about the patient's perspective of treatment benefit at the time of product approval. A PRO is a measurement of any aspect of a patient's health status that comes directly from the patient (i.e., without the interpretation of the patient's responses by a physician or anyone else). In clinical trials, a PRO instrument can be used to measure the impact of an intervention on one or more aspects of patients' health status, hereafter referred to as PRO concepts, ranging from the purely symptomatic (response of a headache) to more complex concepts (e.g., ability to carry out activities of daily living), to extremely complex concepts such as quality of life, which is widely understood to be a multidomain concept with physical, psychological, and social components. Data generated by a PRO instrument can provide evidence of a treatment benefit from the patient perspective. For this data to be meaningful, however, there should be evidence that the PRO instrument effectively measures the particular concept that is studied. Generally, findings measured by PRO instruments may be used to support claims in approved product labeling if the claims are derived from adequate and well-controlled investigations that use PRO instruments that reliably and validly measure the specific concepts at issue. The glossary defines many of the terms used in this guidance. In particular, the term instrument refers to the actual questions or items contained in a questionnaire or interview schedule along with all the additional information and documentation that supports the use of these items in producing a PRO measure (e.g., interviewer training and instructions, scoring and interpretation manual). The term conceptual framework refers to how items are grouped according to subconcepts or domains (e.g., the item walking without help may be grouped with another item, walking with difficulty, within the domain of ambulation, and ambulation may be further grouped into the concept of physical ability). FDA's guidance documents, including this guidance, do not establish legally enforceable responsibilities. Instead, guidance documents describe the Agency's current thinking on a topic and should be viewed only as recommendations, unless specific regulatory or statutory requirements are cited. The use of the word should in Agency guidance documents means that something is suggested or recommended but not required. First publication of the Draft Guidance by the Food and Drug Administration- February 2006. PMID:17034633

  17. Workshop Report: Crystal City VI-Bioanalytical Method Validation for Biomarkers.

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    Arnold, Mark E; Booth, Brian; King, Lindsay; Ray, Chad

    2016-11-01

    With the growing focus on translational research and the use of biomarkers to drive drug development and approvals, biomarkers have become a significant area of research within the pharmaceutical industry. However, until the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 2013 draft guidance on bioanalytical method validation included consideration of biomarker assays using LC-MS and LBA, those assays were created, validated, and used without standards of performance. This lack of expectations resulted in the FDA receiving data from assays of varying quality in support of efficacy and safety claims. The AAPS Crystal City VI (CC VI) Workshop in 2015 was held as the first forum for industry-FDA discussion around the general issues of biomarker measurements (e.g., endogenous levels) and specific technology strengths and weaknesses. The 2-day workshop served to develop a common understanding among the industrial scientific community of the issues around biomarkers, informed the FDA of the current state of the science, and will serve as a basis for further dialogue as experience with biomarkers expands with both groups.

  18. A roundtable discussion: home healthcare-not a hospital in the home.

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    Logan, Mary K; Parker, Chuck; Gardner-Bonneau, Daryle; Treu, Denny; Keller, James; Winstel, Lisa; Weick-Brady, Mary; Kramer, Nancy; Cyrus, Reginald; Thiel, Scott; Lewis, Vicki R; Rogers, Wendy

    2013-01-01

    Home healthcare is vital for a large percentage of the population. According to data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 7 million people in the United States receive home healthcare annually. The use of medical devices in the home and other nonclinical environments is increasing dramatically. By the year 2050, an estimated 27 million people will need continuing care in the home or in the community and not in a controlled clinical environment. 1 The FDA recently announced its Home Use Devices Initiative and issued the document, "Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff-Design Considerations for Devices Intended for Home Use" on Dec. 12, 2012. 2 The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) regulates medical devices, but that regulatory authority alone is not enough to ensure safe and effective use of devices in the home. To address these and other issues, AAMI and FDA will co-host a summit on healthcare technology in nonclinical settings Oct. 9-10, 2013.

  19. 77 FR 22247 - Veterinary Feed Directive; Draft Text for Proposed Regulation

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  20. 75 FR 28622 - FDA Transparency Initiative: Draft Proposals for Public Comment Regarding Disclosure Policies of...

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  1. 77 FR 14404 - Guidance for the Public, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee Members, and FDA...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2002-D-0094; (formerly Docket No. 02D-0049)] Guidance for the Public, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory... Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for the public, FDA...

  2. 78 FR 78063 - Appendix 4 to Draft Qualitative Risk Assessment of Risk of Activity/Food Combinations for...

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    ...ScienceResearch/UCM334110.pdf . 2. FDA, ``Appendix 4 to Draft Qualitative Risk Assessment of Risk of....regulations.gov and at http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/FoodScienceResearch/RiskSafetyAssessment/UCM377408... on a Farm,'' 2013. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/FoodScienceResearch/RiskSafety...

  3. 75 FR 48973 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Prevention of Salmonella

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    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry: Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production... entitled ``Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation'' (the draft guidance). The draft guidance, when finalized, will provide guidance to egg producers...

  4. A new paradigm for obtaining marketing approval for pediatric-sized prosthetic heart valves.

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    Yoganathan, Ajit P; Fogel, Mark; Gamble, Susan; Morton, Michael; Schmidt, Paul; Secunda, Jeff; Vidmar, Sara; Del Nido, Pedro

    2013-10-01

    Congenital heart valve disease is one of the most common abnormalities in children. There are limited technological solutions available for treating children with congenital heart valve diseases. The aim of this study is to provide the details of the consensus reached in terms of pediatric definitions, design approach, in vitro testing, and clinical trials, which may be used as guidance for developing prosthetic heart valves for the pediatric indication. In stark contrast to the various designs of adult-sized replacement valves available in the market, there are no Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prosthetic heart valves available for use in the pediatric population. There is a pressing need for FDA-approved pediatric valve devices in the United States. The pediatric patient population has been typically excluded from replacement heart valve trials for several reasons. In January 2010, heart valve manufacturers and pediatric clinicians collaborated with academicians and FDA staff in a workshop to suggest ways to successfully evaluate pediatric prosthetic valves and conduct pediatric clinical trials to provide acceptable heart valve replacement options for this patient population. Recommendations, derived from ISO 5840:2005 and the 2010 FDA Draft Replacement Heart Valve Guidance, are provided for hydrodynamic, durability, and fatigue testing. The article specifically addresses in vitro and premarket and postmarket approval clinical studies that should be considered by a heart valve manufacturer for obtaining regulatory approval of pediatric sizes of prosthetic heart valve designs that are already approved for adult clinical use. Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

  5. Re-evaluating ethical concerns in planned emergency research involving critically ill patients: an interpretation of the guidance document from the United States Food and Drug Administration.

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    Smischney, Nathan J; Onigkeit, James A; Hinds, Richard F; Nicholson, Wayne T

    2015-01-01

    U.S. federal regulations require that certain ethical elements be followed to protect human research subjects. The location and clinical circumstances of a proposed research study can differ substantially and can have significant implications for these ethical considerations. Both the location and clinical circumstances are particularly relevant for research in intensive care units (ICUs), where patients are often unable to provide informed consent to participate in a proposed research intervention. Our goal is to elaborate on the updated 2013 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance document regarding an exemption from the requirement of obtaining informed consent from patients or their surrogates and to address certain elements within that document, thereby assisting clinicians in developing a framework for emergency research in accordance with the regulatory bodies at their own institutions and in the United States. Review of the 2011 and updated FDA guidance document on exemption from informed consent. The current process of obtaining informed consent within ICUs needs to be revisited, especially for research in which timely informed consent is not likely. In particular, the process of obtaining informed consent may not be appropriate or even ethical for critically ill patients in extremis who require an intervention for which there is no current acceptable standard of care and clinical equipoise exists. We provide clinicians with a viewpoint that further elaborates on the FDA guidance document. The viewpoints provided herein are those of the authors and are therefore inherently limited by the personal views of a selected few. Other clinicians or researchers may not interpret the FDA guidelines in a similar manner. Moreover, the discussion of a guideline document is a limitation in and of itself. The guidelines set forth by the FDA are precisely that-guidelines. Therefore, they may not be followed as outlined in the guidance document within one's own institution. Our goal is that, by elaborating on the guidelines for planned research involving human subjects in the ICU, institutional regulatory bodies may gain a better understanding in drafting their own document when faced with a clinician or a researcher who wishes to conduct planned research in an ICU. We believe that the interpretations provided will allow clinicians to safely undertake planned research in ICUs without endangering the main tenets of ethical research involving human participants. This research is needed for the advancement of care in the critically ill. Copyright 2015 The Journal of Clinical Ethics. All rights reserved.

  6. 78 FR 29141 - Center for Devices and Radiological Health Appeals Processes; Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0893] Center for Devices and Radiological Health Appeals Processes; Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff... Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled ``Center for Devices and...

  7. 75 FR 63188 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Early Clinical Trials With Live Biotherapeutic Products: Chemistry...

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    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry: Early Clinical Trials With Live Biotherapeutic Products: Chemistry...: Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control Information'' dated September 2010. The draft guidance provides... Products: Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control Information'' dated September 2010. The draft guidance...

  8. 76 FR 62073 - Guidance for Industry on Implementation of the Fee Provisions of the FDA Food Safety...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0721] Guidance for Industry on Implementation of the Fee Provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act... Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Implementation of the...

  9. A Science and Risk-Based Pragmatic Methodology for Blend and Content Uniformity Assessment.

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    Sayeed-Desta, Naheed; Pazhayattil, Ajay Babu; Collins, Jordan; Doshi, Chetan

    2018-04-01

    This paper describes a pragmatic approach that can be applied in assessing powder blend and unit dosage uniformity of solid dose products at Process Design, Process Performance Qualification, and Continued/Ongoing Process Verification stages of the Process Validation lifecycle. The statistically based sampling, testing, and assessment plan was developed due to the withdrawal of the FDA draft guidance for industry "Powder Blends and Finished Dosage Units-Stratified In-Process Dosage Unit Sampling and Assessment." This paper compares the proposed Grouped Area Variance Estimate (GAVE) method with an alternate approach outlining the practicality and statistical rationalization using traditional sampling and analytical methods. The approach is designed to fit solid dose processes assuring high statistical confidence in both powder blend uniformity and dosage unit uniformity during all three stages of the lifecycle complying with ASTM standards as recommended by the US FDA.

  10. 78 FR 56718 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioanalytical Method Validation; Availability

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    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioanalytical Method Validation; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug... availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Bioanalytical Method Validation.'' The draft guidance is intended to provide recommendations regarding analytical method development and validation for the...

  11. 75 FR 45130 - Draft Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 690.800 Salmonella

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0378] Draft Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 690.800 Salmonella in Animal Feed; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the...

  12. 77 FR 69632 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Electronic Source Data in Clinical Investigations; Availability

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    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Electronic Source Data in Clinical Investigations; Availability AGENCY... announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Electronic Source Data in Clinical... in Clinical Investigations.'' This revised draft document provides guidance to sponsors, contract...

  13. 76 FR 10908 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Medication Guides-Distribution Requirements and Inclusion of...

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    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Medication Guides--Distribution Requirements and Inclusion of Medication... a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Medication Guides--Distribution Requirements and Inclusion... Inclusion of Medication Guides in Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS).'' This draft guidance is...

  14. 76 FR 58018 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Self-Selection Studies for Nonprescription Drug Products...

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    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Self-Selection Studies for Nonprescription Drug Products; Availability...) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Self-Selection Studies for Nonprescription Drug Products.'' The draft guidance is intended to provide recommendations to industry on the...

  15. FDA Issues Final Guidance Clarifying FDA and EPA Jurisdiction over Mosquito-Related Products

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    FDA finalized guidance to provide information on FDA and EPA jurisdiction over the regulation of mosquito-related products intended to function as pesticides, including those products intended to function as pesticides

  16. 75 FR 76992 - Guidance for the Public, FDA Advisory Committee Members, and FDA Staff: The Open Public Hearing...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2005-D-0072] (formerly Docket No. 2005D-0042) Guidance for the Public, FDA Advisory Committee Members, and FDA Staff: The Open Public Hearing at FDA Advisory Committee Meetings; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug...

  17. Working draft of the FDA GMP final rule (Part I).

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    Donawa, M E

    1995-10-01

    On 24 July 1995, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice of availability of a working draft of a final rule for new good manufacturing practice (GMP) regulations for medical devices. The new regulations could be in force by late 1996. This is the first of a two-part series of articles discussing key provisions of the working draft and their importance to companies marketing or planning to market devices in the US.

  18. 78 FR 13069 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for Screening, Testing, and, Management of Blood...

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    ... components, including Source Plasma. The guidance announced in this notice replaces the draft guidance... before it begins work on the final version of the guidance, submit either electronic or written comments... the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic access to the draft guidance document. Submit...

  19. 77 FR 37058 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls...

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    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance... availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Implanted Blood... blood access devices may comply with the requirement of special controls for class II devices. This...

  20. 78 FR 52777 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Risperidone Injection...

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    ...] (Formerly Docket No. 2007D-0168) Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for... industry entitled ``Draft Guidance on Risperidone.'' The guidance provides specific recommendations on the design of bioequivalence (BE) studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for...

  1. 78 FR 72899 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Registration for Human Drug Compounding Outsourcing Facilities...

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    ... facilities. The draft guidance discusses the process for registration of outsourcing facilities. The draft... outsourcing facilities that will participate in the process. Estimated reporting burden until September 30...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Registration for Human Drug Compounding Outsourcing Facilities Under...

  2. Working draft of the FDA GMP final rule (Part II).

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    Donawa, M E

    1995-11-01

    Part I of this two-part series provided information on the proposed design control provisions of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) working draft of the final rule for new good manufacturing practice regulations for medical devices. The final rule could be published in April or May 1996. It would be in force 180 days after the date of publication. Design control requirements may become effective some months later. This article describes recommended modifications of three provisions that have been intensely discussed during recent FDA-sponsored public meetings.

  3. 78 FR 66744 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Developing Drugs for Treatment; Availability

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    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Developing Drugs for Treatment; Availability...) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Pulmonary Tuberculosis... of antimycobacterial drugs for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. This guidance applies to the...

  4. Regulatory concerns in the development of biologic-biomaterial combinations. United States Food and Drug Administration.

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    Chapekar, M S

    1996-01-01

    Several biologic-biomaterial combinations are currently under development in an attempt to modulate tissue or organ function in patients. The FDA regulations on combination products and the intercenter agreements among the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), and the Center for Drugs Evaluation and Research (CDER) provide further guidance on center jurisdiction of combination products and other products where there are jurisdictional concerns. The biological component of biologic-biomaterial combinations raises a number of issues that relate to the safety and bioactivity of the final product. For example, transmission of adventitious agents to patients via somatic cells, tissue, or cell-derived products is a major safety concern as are in vivo inflammatory responses elicited by the biomaterial component. CBER has drafted a number of "Points to Consider" documents to provide further guidance in the development of biological products. The intent of this article is to provide the highlights of the FDA regulations for combination products and the intercenter agreement between CBER and CDRH delineating the responsibilities of each center for medical device activities. In addition, the article focuses on the CBER's concerns related to the development of somatic cell-biomaterial combinations for therapeutic use.

  5. 78 FR 11654 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Providing Information About...

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    2013-02-19

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Providing Information About... Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Providing Information About Pediatric Uses of...ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/default.htm . To receive ``Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug...

  6. Dose Matters: FDA's Guidance on Children's X-rays

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    ... Consumers Home For Consumers Consumer Updates Dose Matters: FDA's Guidance on Children's X-rays Share Tweet Linkedin ... extra care to “child size” the radiation dose. FDA’s Role The FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological ...

  7. 77 FR 71803 - Guidance on Food and Drug Administration Oversight of Positron Emission Tomography Drug Products...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0080... and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance entitled ``FDA Oversight of... nearly all aspects of the FDA approval and surveillance processes, including application submission...

  8. 76 FR 69040 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls...

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    2011-11-07

    ...: In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for Yersinia Species Detection; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug... availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for Yersinia Species Detection.'' This draft guidance document describes a means by which in vitro...

  9. 78 FR 32668 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Changes to an Approved Application: Biological Products: Human Blood...

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    2013-05-31

    ..., including Source Plasma, with recommendations intended to assist with determining which reporting mechanism... final version of the guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by... INFORMATION section for electronic access to the draft guidance document. Submit electronic comments on the...

  10. 76 FR 47593 - Guidance for Small Business Entities on Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Positron Emission...

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    2011-08-05

    ...] Guidance for Small Business Entities on Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Positron Emission... entitled ``PET Drugs--Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP); Small Entity Compliance Guide.'' FDA has... consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the Agency...

  11. 75 FR 1790 - Draft Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: IRB...

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    ....gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/RunningClinicalTrials/ProposedRegulationsandDraftGuidances/default...] Draft Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: IRB Continuing Review After Clinical Investigation Approval; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS...

  12. 75 FR 8045 - National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Draft Guidance, Establishing, Applying, and Revising...

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    ... COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Draft Guidance...: Council on Environmental Quality. ACTION: Notice of Availability, Draft Guidance, ``Establishing, Applying... February 18, 2010, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced four steps to modernize...

  13. 21 CFR 314.105 - Approval of an application and an abbreviated application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) DRUGS FOR HUMAN USE APPLICATIONS FOR FDA APPROVAL TO MARKET A NEW DRUG FDA...) FDA will approve an application and issue the applicant an approval letter on the basis of draft... labeling changes exactly as directed, and upon the applicant submitting to FDA a copy of the final printed...

  14. 21 CFR 314.105 - Approval of an application and an abbreviated application.

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    2010-04-01

    ... HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) DRUGS FOR HUMAN USE APPLICATIONS FOR FDA APPROVAL TO MARKET A NEW DRUG FDA...) FDA will approve an application and issue the applicant an approval letter on the basis of draft... labeling changes exactly as directed, and upon the applicant submitting to FDA a copy of the final printed...

  15. 21 CFR 314.105 - Approval of an application and an abbreviated application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) DRUGS FOR HUMAN USE APPLICATIONS FOR FDA APPROVAL TO MARKET A NEW DRUG FDA...) FDA will approve an application and issue the applicant an approval letter on the basis of draft... labeling changes exactly as directed, and upon the applicant submitting to FDA a copy of the final printed...

  16. 21 CFR 314.105 - Approval of an application and an abbreviated application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) DRUGS FOR HUMAN USE APPLICATIONS FOR FDA APPROVAL TO MARKET A NEW DRUG FDA...) FDA will approve an application and issue the applicant an approval letter on the basis of draft... labeling changes exactly as directed, and upon the applicant submitting to FDA a copy of the final printed...

  17. 21 CFR 314.105 - Approval of an application and an abbreviated application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) DRUGS FOR HUMAN USE APPLICATIONS FOR FDA APPROVAL TO MARKET A NEW DRUG FDA...) FDA will approve an application and issue the applicant an approval letter on the basis of draft... labeling changes exactly as directed, and upon the applicant submitting to FDA a copy of the final printed...

  18. Guidance for the emergency use of unapproved medical devices; availability--FDA. Notice.

    PubMed

    1985-10-22

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing guidance, developed by FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), with respect to those emergency situations in which the agency would not object to a physician's using a potentially life-saving medical device for a use for which the device ordinarily is required to have, but does not have, an approved application for premarket approval or an investigational device exemption. The guidance is contained in a document entitled "guidance for the Emergency Use of Unapproved Medical Devices."

  19. 76 FR 39111 - Draft Guidance for Industry; Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notifications and...

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    2011-07-05

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry; Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notifications and Related... ``Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notifications and Related Issues.'' The draft guidance, when finalized, will assist industry in deciding when a premarket safety notification for a dietary supplement...

  20. Implementing the Biopharmaceutics Classification System in Drug Development: Reconciling Similarities, Differences, and Shared Challenges in the EMA and US-FDA-Recommended Approaches.

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    Cardot, J-M; Garcia Arieta, A; Paixao, P; Tasevska, I; Davit, B

    2016-07-01

    The US-FDA recently posted a draft guideline for industry recommending procedures necessary to obtain a biowaiver for immediate-release oral dosage forms based on the Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS). This review compares the present FDA BCS biowaiver approach, with the existing European Medicines Agency (EMA) approach, with an emphasis on similarities, difficulties, and shared challenges. Some specifics of the current EMA BCS guideline are compared with those in the recently published draft US-FDA BCS guideline. In particular, similarities and differences in the EMA versus US-FDA approaches to establishing drug solubility, permeability, dissolution, and formulation suitability for BCS biowaiver are critically reviewed. Several case studies are presented to illustrate the (i) challenges of applying for BCS biowaivers for global registration in the face of differences in the EMA and US-FDA BCS biowaiver criteria, as well as (ii) challenges inherent in applying for BCS class I or III designation and common to both jurisdictions.

  1. 78 FR 37231 - Guidance for Industry; Guidance on Abbreviated New Drug Applications: Stability Testing of Drug...

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    2013-06-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0938] Guidance for Industry; Guidance on Abbreviated New Drug Applications: Stability Testing of Drug Substances....'' Because of increases in the number and complexity of ANDAs and FDA's desire to standardize generic drug...

  2. 77 FR 60126 - Guidance for Industry on Acute Bacterial Otitis Media: Developing Drugs for Treatment; Availability

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    2012-10-02

    ...; Formerly Docket FDA-2008-N-0041; Formerly 2008N-0004] Guidance for Industry on Acute Bacterial Otitis Media... entitled ``Acute Bacterial Otitis Media: Developing Drugs for Treatment.'' This guidance addresses FDA's... an indication for the treatment of acute bacterial otitis media (ABOM). This guidance finalizes the...

  3. New era in drug interaction evaluation: US Food and Drug Administration update on CYP enzymes, transporters, and the guidance process.

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    Huang, Shiew-Mei; Strong, John M; Zhang, Lei; Reynolds, Kellie S; Nallani, Srikanth; Temple, Robert; Abraham, Sophia; Habet, Sayed Al; Baweja, Raman K; Burckart, Gilbert J; Chung, Sang; Colangelo, Philip; Frucht, David; Green, Martin D; Hepp, Paul; Karnaukhova, Elena; Ko, Hon-Sum; Lee, Jang-Ik; Marroum, Patrick J; Norden, Janet M; Qiu, Wei; Rahman, Atiqur; Sobel, Solomon; Stifano, Toni; Thummel, Kenneth; Wei, Xiao-Xiong; Yasuda, Sally; Zheng, Jenny H; Zhao, Hong; Lesko, Lawrence J

    2008-06-01

    Predicting clinically significant drug interactions during drug development is a challenge for the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory agencies. Since the publication of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) first in vitro and in vivo drug interaction guidance documents in 1997 and 1999, researchers and clinicians have gained a better understanding of drug interactions. This knowledge has enabled the FDA and the industry to progress and begin to overcome these challenges. The FDA has continued its efforts to evaluate methodologies to study drug interactions and communicate recommendations regarding the conduct of drug interaction studies, particularly for CYP-based and transporter-based drug interactions, to the pharmaceutical industry. A drug interaction Web site was established to document the FDA's current understanding of drug interactions (http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/drugInteractions/default.htm). This report provides an overview of the evolution of the drug interaction guidances, includes a synopsis of the steps taken by the FDA to revise the original drug interaction guidance documents, and summarizes and highlights updated sections in the current guidance document, Drug Interaction Studies-Study Design, Data Analysis, and Implications for Dosing and Labeling.

  4. 75 FR 60129 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Investigators on Safety Reporting Requirements for...

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    2010-09-29

    ... with the new requirements in the final rule entitled ``Investigational New Drug Safety Reporting...] Draft Guidance for Industry and Investigators on Safety Reporting Requirements for Investigational New... the agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of...

  5. 78 FR 58545 - Global Unique Device Identification Database; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

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    2013-09-24

    ...] Global Unique Device Identification Database; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability AGENCY: Food and... the availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID... manufacturer) will interface with the GUDID, as well as information on the database elements that must be...

  6. 78 FR 55727 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Recommendations for Preparation and Submission of Animal Food...

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    2013-09-11

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Recommendations for Preparation and Submission of Animal Food Additive...) entitled ``Recommendations for Preparation and Submission of Animal Food Additive Petitions.'' This draft... guidance for industry (GFI 221) entitled ``Recommendations for Preparation and Submission of Animal Food...

  7. 21 CFR 880.5440 - Intravascular administration set.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ...) Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control for pharmacy compounding systems within this classification is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Pharmacy Compounding Systems; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Reviewers.” Pharmacy compounding systems classified...

  8. 21 CFR 880.5440 - Intravascular administration set.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ...) Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control for pharmacy compounding systems within this classification is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Pharmacy Compounding Systems; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Reviewers.” Pharmacy compounding systems classified...

  9. 21 CFR 880.5440 - Intravascular administration set.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ...) Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control for pharmacy compounding systems within this classification is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Pharmacy Compounding Systems; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Reviewers.” Pharmacy compounding systems classified...

  10. 21 CFR 880.5440 - Intravascular administration set.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ...) Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control for pharmacy compounding systems within this classification is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Pharmacy Compounding Systems; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Reviewers.” Pharmacy compounding systems classified...

  11. 75 FR 32481 - Guidance for Industry: Enforcement Policy Concerning Rotational Warning Plans for Smokeless...

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    2010-06-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0276... Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Enforcement Policy... information relating to FDA's enforcement policy concerning section 3 of the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco...

  12. The UK's Draft Guidance for Health in SEA in light of HIA community priorities and the UNECE SEA Protocol

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    Posas, Paula J., E-mail: pjposas@gmail.co

    2011-04-15

    The Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Espoo Convention came into force on 11 July 2010. This Protocol, to which the European Union is party, gives a legal basis for enhanced attention to human health in the SEA process. In this context, the United Kingdom's (UK's) 2007 Draft Guidance on Health in Strategic Environmental Assessment represents an important early government-led effort to bring health issues and public health considerations more significantly into the SEA process. Since the UK is a worldwide leader in environmental and various other types of impact assessment,more » and since other countries may eventually consider its example in efforts to meet UNECE SEA Protocol requirements, scrutiny of its outputs is warranted. This paper thus examines the UK's Draft Guidance from both HIA academic and practitioner perspectives. First it assesses the extent to which the Draft Guidance reflects recent issues and lessons learned in the academic literature. In order to make the assessment, a meta-analysis of 70 HIA-related peer-reviewed articles was undertaken to extract authors' priority recommendations. These recommendations were subsequently compared with the contents of the Draft Guidance. Secondly, the Draft Guidance was assessed for its accordance with recommendations of the UNECE SEA Protocol background paper written by two HIA practitioners. Overall, the Draft Guidance's accordance with both sets of recommendations was found to be high, with only a few easily-remedied gaps. This evaluation suggests that the UK's Draft Guidance can be a useful starting point in the creation of future guidance on health in SEA in both the UK and other countries.« less

  13. 75 FR 6210 - Guidance for Industry on the Contents of a Complete Submission for the Evaluation of Proprietary...

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    2010-02-08

    ...] Guidance for Industry on the Contents of a Complete Submission for the Evaluation of Proprietary Names... Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Contents of a Complete.... Background FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Contents of a Complete...

  14. 78 FR 42085 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Pediatric Study Plans: Content of and Process for Submitting...

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    2013-07-15

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Pediatric Study Plans: Content of and Process for Submitting Initial... a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Pediatric Study Plans: Content of and Process for... Plans: Content of and Process for Submitting Initial Pediatric Study Plans and Amended Pediatric Study...

  15. 75 FR 4400 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Assessment of Abuse Potential of Drugs; Availability

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    2010-01-27

    ... comments on the draft guidance by March 29, 2010. ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Assessment of Abuse Potential of Drugs; Availability AGENCY: Food and... psychoactive effects such as sedation, euphoria, or mood change. DATES: Although you can comment on any...

  16. 77 FR 74196 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Safety Considerations for Product Design To Minimize Medication...

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    2012-12-13

    ... document, which addresses safety achieved through drug product design, is the first in a series of planned...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Safety Considerations for Product Design To Minimize Medication Errors... Considerations for Product Design to Minimize Medication Errors.'' The draft guidance provides sponsors of...

  17. 76 FR 51038 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Cell Selection Devices for Point of Care Production of Minimally...

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    2011-08-17

    ...; formerly Docket No. 2007D-0290] Draft Guidance for Industry: Cell Selection Devices for Point of Care Production of Minimally Manipulated Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cells; Withdrawal of Draft Guidance...: Cell Selection Devices for Point of Care Production of Minimally Manipulated Autologous Peripheral...

  18. 78 FR 68852 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Acrylamide in Foods; Availability

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    2013-11-15

    ... high-temperature cooking. The draft guidance is intended to suggest a range of possible approaches to... during certain types of high-temperature cooking, and is a concern because it can cause cancer in... placing preparation and cooking instructions on frozen French fry packages. Lastly, the draft guidance is...

  19. 76 FR 55384 - External Peer Review Meeting for the Draft Guidance of Applying Quantitative Data To Develop Data...

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    2011-09-07

    ... the Draft Guidance of Applying Quantitative Data To Develop Data-Derived Extrapolation Factors for.... SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), a contractor to the EPA, will convene an independent panel of experts to review the draft document, ``Guidance for Applying Quantitative...

  20. 21 CFR 10.80 - Dissemination of draft Federal Register notices and regulations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 21 Food and Drugs 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Dissemination of draft Federal Register notices... § 10.80 Dissemination of draft Federal Register notices and regulations. (a) A representative of FDA... an interested person. Details of a draft of a notice or proposed regulation may be discussed with a...

  1. 21 CFR 10.80 - Dissemination of draft Federal Register notices and regulations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 21 Food and Drugs 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Dissemination of draft Federal Register notices... § 10.80 Dissemination of draft Federal Register notices and regulations. (a) A representative of FDA... an interested person. Details of a draft of a notice or proposed regulation may be discussed with a...

  2. 21 CFR 10.80 - Dissemination of draft Federal Register notices and regulations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 21 Food and Drugs 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Dissemination of draft Federal Register notices... § 10.80 Dissemination of draft Federal Register notices and regulations. (a) A representative of FDA... an interested person. Details of a draft of a notice or proposed regulation may be discussed with a...

  3. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cancer Care Equipment

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-07-01

    Content of Premarket Submissions for Software Contained in Medical Devices” available at http://www.fda.gov/ cdrh /ode/guidance/337.pdf and “Guidance for...Off-the-Shelf Software Use in Medical Devices” available at http://www.fda.gov/ cdrh /ode/guidance/585.pdf. 5. It is unclear what the “Nellcor Puritan

  4. 75 FR 48179 - Comprehensive List of Guidance Documents at the Food and Drug Administration

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    2010-08-09

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing a comprehensive list of all guidance documents currently in use at the agency. This list is being published under FDA's Good Guidance Practices (GGPs). It is intended to inform the public of the existence and availability of all of our current guidance documents. It also provides information on guidance documents that have been added or withdrawn in the past 5 years.

  5. Development of the Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Symptoms and Impact (PAH-SYMPACT®) questionnaire: a new patient-reported outcome instrument for PAH.

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    McCollister, Deborah; Shaffer, Shannon; Badesch, David B; Filusch, Arthur; Hunsche, Elke; Schüler, René; Wiklund, Ingela; Peacock, Andrew

    2016-06-14

    Regulators and clinical experts increasingly recognize the importance of incorporating patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in clinical studies of therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). No PAH-specific instruments have been developed to date in accordance with the 2009 FDA guidance for the development of PROs as endpoints in clinical trials. A qualitative research study was conducted to develop a new instrument assessing PAH symptoms and their impacts following the FDA PRO guidance. A cross-sectional study was conducted at 5 centers in the US in symptomatic PAH patients aged 18-80 years. Concept elicitation was based on 5 focus group discussions, after which saturation of emergent concepts was reached. A PRO instrument for PAH symptoms and their impacts was drafted. To assess the appropriateness of items, instructions, response options, and recall periods, 2 rounds of one-on-one cognitive interviews were conducted, with instrument revisions following each round. Additional interviews tested the usability of an electronic version (ePRO). PRO development considered input from an international Steering Committee, and translatability and lexibility assessments. Focus groups comprised 25 patients (5 per group); 20 additional patients participated in cognitive interviews (10 per round); and 10 participated in usability interviews. Participants had a mean ± SD age of 53.1 ± 15.8 years, were predominantly female (93 %), and were diverse in race/ethnicity, WHO functional class (FC I/II: 56 %, III/IV: 44 %), and PAH etiology (idiopathic: 56 %, familial: 2 %, associated: 42 %). The draft PRO instrument (PAH-SYMPACT®) was found to be clear, comprehensive, and relevant to PAH patients in cognitive interviews. Items were organized in a draft conceptual framework with 16 symptom items in 4 domains (respiratory symptoms, tiredness, cardiovascular symptoms, other symptoms) and 25 impact items in 5 domains (physical activities, daily activities, social impact, cognition, emotional impact). The recall period is the past 24 h for symptoms, and the past 7 days for impacts. The PAH-SYMPACT® was shown to capture symptoms and their impacts relevant to PAH patients, demonstrating content saturation, concept validity, and ePRO usability. Final content and psychometric validation of the instrument will be based on the results of an ongoing Phase IIIb clinical trial in PAH patients.

  6. 78 FR 78366 - Draft Generic Drug User Fee Act Information Technology Plan; Availability for Comment

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    2013-12-26

    ...] Draft Generic Drug User Fee Act Information Technology Plan; Availability for Comment AGENCY: Food and... the availability for public comment of the draft information technology (IT) plan entitled ``GDUFA Information Technology Plan.'' This plan is intended to provide FDA's approach for enhancing business...

  7. 78 FR 78367 - Draft Prescription Drug User Fee Act V Information Technology Plan; Availability for Comment

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    2013-12-26

    ...] Draft Prescription Drug User Fee Act V Information Technology Plan; Availability for Comment AGENCY... announcing the availability for public comment of the draft information technology (IT) plan entitled ``PDUFA V Information Technology Plan.'' This plan is intended to provide FDA's approach for enhancing...

  8. An industry update: what is the latest news in the therapeutic delivery field?

    PubMed

    Reis, Catarina Pinto

    2018-05-01

    The present industry update covers the period 1-31 December 2017. Information was sourced primarily from scientific literature and various news websites, company press releases, regulatory and patent agencies. The most representative (not all) examples of research are herein described and they are mainly focused on metabolic diseases, cancer, blood pressure diseases, eyes diseases and, in some cases, in rare diseases. In this paper, there was a clear positive approval tendency for several companies where they offered novel therapeutic delivery candidates. Some patents related to the therapeutic field were also published during this month. Finally, the US FDA announced the availability of a draft guidance for industry for products containing nanomaterials (investigational, pre-market and post-market submissions).

  9. 76 FR 35450 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Clinical Trial Endpoints for the Approval of Non-Small Cell Lung...

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    2011-06-17

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Clinical Trial Endpoints for the Approval of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer... entitled ``Clinical Trial Endpoints for the Approval of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Drugs and Biologics... draft guidance for industry entitled ``Clinical Trial Endpoints for the Approval of Non-Small Cell Lung...

  10. The 10th Annual Bioassays and Bioanalytical Method Development Conference.

    PubMed

    Ma, Mark; Tudan, Christopher; Koltchev, Dolly

    2015-01-01

    The 10th Annual Bioassays and Bioanalytical Method Development Conference was hosted in Boston, MA, USA on 20-22 October 2014. This meeting brought together scientists from the biopharmaceutical and life sciences industries, the regulatory agency and academia to share and discuss current trends in cell-based assays and bioanalysis, challenges and ideas for the future of the bioassays and bioanalytical method development. The experiences associated with new and innovative technologies were evaluated as well as their impact on the current bioassays methodologies and bioanalysis workflow, including quality, feasibility, outsourcing strategies and challenges, productivity and compliance. Several presentations were also provided by members of the US FDA, sharing both scientific and regulatory paradigms including a most recent update on the position of the FDA with specific aspects of the draft Bioanalytical Method Validation guidance following its review of the industry's responses. The meeting was jointly coincided with the 15th Annual Immunogenicity for Biotherapeutics meeting, allowing for attendees to also familiarize themselves with new and emerging approaches to overcome the effect of immunogenicity, in addition to investigative strategies.

  11. 78 FR 70307 - Guidance for Industry: Preclinical Assessment of Investigational Cellular and Gene Therapy...

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    2013-11-25

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-1038] Guidance for Industry: Preclinical Assessment of Investigational Cellular and Gene Therapy Products... regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents FDA's current thinking on this topic. It does not create...

  12. Draft Updates to the Planning for Natural Disaster Debris Guidance and to Related Documents

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA is requesting comment on the draft update of the Planning for Natural Disaster Debris Guidance, along with two other documents. This Guidance is an update of the Planning for Natural Disaster Debris guidance that EPA published in March 2008.

  13. 78 FR 3824 - Draft Qualitative Risk Assessment of Risk of Activity/Food Combinations for Activities (Outside...

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    2013-01-16

    ... available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov and at http://www.fda.gov/Food/ScienceResearch.... Available at: http://www.fda.gov/Food/ScienceResearch/ResearchAreas/RiskAssessmentSafetyAssessment/default...) Conducted in a Facility Co-Located on a Farm,'' 2012. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch...

  14. Public Comment Period Open for the Draft Update to the Planning for Natural Disaster Debris Guidance and to Related Documents

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA is requesting comment on the draft Planning for Natural Disaster Debris Guidance, and two other documents. The Guidance is an update of the Planning for Natural Disaster Debris guidance that EPA published in March 2008.

  15. 78 FR 12761 - Guidance for Industry: Guidance on the Labeling of Certain Uses of Lecithin Derived From Soy...

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    2013-02-25

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2006-D-0409... because the policy stated in the guidance regarding FDA's consideration of the exercise of enforcement discretion no longer reflects our current thinking. DATES: The withdrawal is effective February 25, 2013. FOR...

  16. Extending FDA guidance to include consumer medication information (CMI) delivery on mobile devices.

    PubMed

    Sage, Adam; Blalock, Susan J; Carpenter, Delesha

    This paper describes the current state of consumer-focused mobile health application use and the current U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance on the distribution of consumer medication information (CMI), and discusses recommendations and considerations for the FDA to expand CMI guidance to include CMI in mobile applications. Smartphone-based health interventions have been linked to increased medication adherence and improved health outcomes. Trends in smartphone ownership present opportunities to more effectively communicate and disseminate medication information; however, current FDA guidance for CMI does not outline how to effectively communicate CMI on a mobile platform, particularly in regards to user-centered design and information sourcing. As evidence supporting the potential effectiveness of mobile communication in health care continues to increase, CMI developers, regulating entities, and researchers should take note. Although mobile-based CMI offers an innovative mechanism to deliver medication information, caution should be exercised. Specifically, considerations for developing mobile CMI include consumers' digital literacy, user experience (e.g., usability), and the quality and accuracy of new widely used sources of information (e.g., crowd-sourced reviews and ratings). Recommended changes to FDA guidance for CMI include altering the language about scientific accuracy to address more novel methods of information gathering (e.g., anecdotal experiences and Google Consumer Surveys) and including guidance for usability testing of mobile health applications. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  17. Current good manufacturing practice and investigational new drugs intended for use in clinical trials. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2008-07-15

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations for human drugs, including biological products, to exempt most phase 1 investigational drugs from complying with the regulatory CGMP requirements. FDA will continue to exercise oversight of the manufacture of these drugs under FDA's general statutory CGMP authority and through review of the investigational new drug applications (IND). In addition, elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance document entitled "Guidance for Industry: CGMP for Phase 1 Investigational Drugs" dated November 2007 (the companion guidance). This guidance document sets forth recommendations on approaches to compliance with statutory CGMP for the exempted phase 1 investigational drugs. FDA is taking this action to focus a manufacturer's effort on applying CGMP that is appropriate and meaningful for the manufacture of the earliest stage investigational drug products intended for use in phase 1 clinical trials while ensuring safety and quality. This action will also streamline and promote the drug development process.

  18. 76 FR 28688 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls...

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    2011-05-18

    ... Controls Guidance Document: In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for Bacillus Species Detection AGENCY: Food and... Guidance Document: In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for Bacillus spp. Detection.'' This draft guidance document describes means by which in vitro diagnostic devices for Bacillus species (spp.) detection may comply with...

  19. 77 FR 7586 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendation for Nitroglycerin Metered Spray...

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    2012-02-13

    ... though we have not requested comparative in vitro studies, in vitro studies outlined in the 2002 guidance.... The recommendations provide specific guidance on the design of bioequivalence (BE) studies to support... draft guidance for industry on the Agency's recommendations for BE studies to support ANDAs for...

  20. 78 FR 53792 - Draft Guidance for Reciprocity

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    2013-08-30

    ... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2013-0186] Draft Guidance for Reciprocity AGENCY: Nuclear... Commission (NRC) is revising its licensing guidance for reciprocity. The NRC is requesting public comment on... Work in Agreement State Jurisdiction (Reciprocity).'' The document has been updated from the previous...

  1. 76 FR 55927 - Draft Guidance for Industry; Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notifications and...

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    2011-09-09

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry; Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notifications and Related...; Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notifications and Related Issues; Availability,'' that... Guidance for Industry; Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notifications and Related Issues...

  2. 78 FR 55263 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Fluticasone Propionate...

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    2013-09-10

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Fluticasone Propionate; Salmeterol... ``Bioequivalence Recommendations for Fluticasone Propionate; Salmeterol Xinafoate.'' The recommendations provide specific guidance on the design of bioequivalence (BE) studies to support abbreviated new drug applications...

  3. 78 FR 69691 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Product Name Placement, Size, and Prominence in Advertising and...

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    2013-11-20

    ... such as Internet promotion, social media, emails, CD-ROMs, and DVDs. Following issuance of the guidance... materials. The recommendations in the draft guidance pertain to product names in traditional print media...

  4. 77 FR 56851 - Draft and Revised Draft Guidances for Industry Describing Product-Specific Bioequivalence...

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    2012-09-14

    ... Bioequivalence Recommendations; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY... draft product-specific bioequivalence (BE) recommendations. The recommendations provide product-specific guidance on the design of BE studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal...

  5. 75 FR 78231 - Management of Energy and Water Efficiency in Federal Buildings: Availability of Guidance

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    2010-12-15

    ... Buildings) is available at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/draft_EISA_project_guidance.pdf DATES... at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/draft_EISA_project_guidance.pdf . DOE will accept comments...

  6. 78 FR 33848 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Infection: Developing...

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    2013-06-05

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Infection: Developing Antiretroviral Drugs... entitled ``Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Infection: Developing Antiretroviral Drugs for Treatment.'' The... guidance for industry entitled ``Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Infection: Developing Antiretroviral Drugs...

  7. 76 FR 1173 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Electronic Source Documentation in Clinical Investigations...

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    2011-01-07

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Electronic Source Documentation in Clinical Investigations; Availability... Documentation in Clinical Investigations.'' This document provides guidance to sponsors, contract research organizations (CROs), data management centers, and clinical investigators on capturing, using, and archiving...

  8. 78 FR 72897 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Interim Product Reporting for Human Drug Compounding Outsourcing...

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    2013-12-04

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Interim Product Reporting for Human Drug Compounding Outsourcing... Compounding Outsourcing Facilities Under Section 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.'' The draft... human drug compounders that choose to register as outsourcing facilities (outsourcing facilities). DATES...

  9. 75 FR 8046 - National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Draft Guidance, “NEPA Mitigation and Monitoring.”

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    2010-02-23

    ... COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Draft Guidance, ``NEPA Mitigation and Monitoring.'' AGENCY: Council On Environmental Quality. ACTION: Notice of Availability, Draft... Quality (CEQ) announced four steps to modernize, reinvigorate, and ease the use and increase the...

  10. 76 FR 70768 - Common-Cause Failure Analysis in Event and Condition Assessment: Guidance and Research, Draft...

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    2011-11-15

    ... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2011-0254] Common-Cause Failure Analysis in Event and Condition Assessment: Guidance and Research, Draft Report for Comment; Correction AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment; correction. SUMMARY: This document corrects a notice appearing...

  11. 78 FR 17943 - Draft Program-Specific Guidance About Fixed Gauge Licenses

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    2013-03-25

    ... is requesting public comment on draft NUREG-1556, Volume 4, Revision 1, ``Consolidated Guidance About... sensitive information, and changes in regulatory policies and practices. This document is intended for use...-415- 4737, or by email to [email protected] . The draft NUREG-1556, Volume 4, Revision 1, is...

  12. Hematology and pathology devices; reclassification of the automated differential cell counter. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2002-01-14

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reclassifying the automated differential cell counter (ADCC) from class III (premarket approval) into class II (special controls). FDA is also identifying the guidance document entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Premarket Notifications for Automated Differential Cell Counters for Immature or Abnormal Blood Cells; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA" as the special control that the agency believes will reasonably ensure the safety and effectiveness of the device. This reclassification is being undertaken based on new information submitted in a reclassification petition from the International Society for Laboratory Hematology (ISLH), under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act), as amended by the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990 and the FDA Modernization Act of 1997.

  13. 75 FR 73107 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia and Ventilator-Associated...

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    2010-11-29

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia and Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Pneumonia: Developing Drugs for Treatment; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION... guidance for industry entitled ``Hospital- Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia and Ventilator-Associated Bacterial...

  14. 77 FR 70168 - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; The Content of Investigational...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-11-23

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled ``The Content of Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) and Premarket Approval (PMA) Applications for Artificial Pancreas Device Systems.'' FDA is issuing this guidance to inform industry and Agency staff of its recommendations for analytical and clinical performance studies to support premarket submissions for artificial pancreas systems.

  15. A concept taxonomy and an instrument hierarchy: tools for establishing and evaluating the conceptual framework of a patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument as applied to product labeling claims.

    PubMed

    Erickson, Pennifer; Willke, Richard; Burke, Laurie

    2009-01-01

    To facilitate development and evaluation of a PRO instrument conceptual framework, we propose two tools--a PRO concept taxonomy and a PRO instrument hierarchy. FDA's draft guidance on patient reported outcome (PRO) measures states that a clear description of the conceptual framework of an instrument is useful for evaluating its adequacy to support a treatment benefit claim for use in product labeling the draft guidance, however does not propose tools for establishing or evaluating a PRO instrument's conceptual framework. We draw from our review of PRO concepts and instruments that appear in prescription drug labeling approved in the United States from 1997 to 2007. We propose taxonomy terms that define relationships between PRO concepts, including "family,"compound concept," and "singular concept." Based on the range of complexity represented by the concepts, as defined by the taxonomy, we propose nine instrument orders for PRO measurement. The nine orders range from individual event counts to multi-item, multiscale instruments. This analysis of PRO concepts and instruments illustrates that the taxonomy and hierarchy are applicable to PRO concepts across a wide range of therapeutic areas and provide a basis for defining the instrument conceptual framework complexity. Although the utility of these tools in the drug development, review, and approval processes has not yet been demonstrated, these tools could be useful to improve communication and enhance efficiency in the instrument development and review process.

  16. 77 FR 18827 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Iron Sucrose Injection...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-03-28

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Iron Sucrose Injection; Availability... Recommendations for Iron Sucrose.'' The recommendations provide specific guidance on the design of bioequivalence (BE) studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for iron sucrose injection. DATES...

  17. 21 CFR 10.95 - Participation in outside standard-setting activities.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ..., professional societies, and academic institutions. (4) An FDA employee appointed as the liaison representative... associations, professional societies, and academic institutions. (5) An FDA employee appointed as the liaison... validation of analytical methods for regulatory use, drafting uniform laws and regulations, and the...

  18. 78 FR 42086 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Arsenic in Apple Juice: Action Level; Supporting Document for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-15

    ... Level for Arsenic in Apple Juice; A Quantitative Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic in Apple Juice... Arsenic in Apple Juice'' (the draft supporting document) and ``A Quantitative Assessment of Inorganic... document entitled ``A Quantitative Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic in Apple Juice.'' The draft guidance...

  19. 76 FR 58311 - Draft License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance LR-ISG-2011-05; Ongoing Review of Operating Experience

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    2011-09-20

    ... nuclear power plants. In response to a request from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the NRC is... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2011-0191] Draft License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance LR-ISG-2011-05; Ongoing Review of Operating Experience AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft...

  20. 76 FR 13629 - Revised Draft Guidance for Industry on User Fee Waivers, Reductions, and Refunds for Drug and...

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    2011-03-14

    ...] Revised Draft Guidance for Industry on User Fee Waivers, Reductions, and Refunds for Drug and Biological... entitled ``User Fee Waivers, Reductions, and Refunds for Drug and Biological Products.'' This revised draft... industry entitled ``User Fee Waivers, Reductions, and Refunds for Drug and Biological Products.'' This...

  1. Medical devices; hematology and pathology devices; classification of cord blood processing system and storage container. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2007-02-01

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying a cord blood processing system and storage container into class II (special controls). The special control that will apply to this device is the guidance document entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Cord Blood Processing System and Storage Container." FDA is classifying this device into class II (special controls) in order to provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of this device. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing the availability of the guidance document that will serve as the special control for this device.

  2. 76 FR 61366 - Food and Drug Administration Transparency Initiative: Draft Proposals for Public Comment to...

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    2011-10-04

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0247] Food and Drug Administration Transparency Initiative: Draft Proposals for Public Comment to Increase...: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. [[Page 61367

  3. New federal guidelines for physician-pharmaceutical industry relations: the politics of policy formation.

    PubMed

    Chimonas, Susan; Rothman, David J

    2005-01-01

    In October 2002 the federal government issued a draft "Compliance Program Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers." The draft Guidance questioned the legality of many arrangements heretofore left to the discretion of physicians and drug companies, including industry-funded educational and research grants, consultantcies, and gifts. Medical organizations and drug manufacturers proposed major revisions to the draft, arguing that current practices were in everyone's best interest. To evaluate the impact of their responses, we compare the draft, the changes requested by industry and organized medicine, and the final Guidance document (issued in April 2003). We also explore the implications--some intended, others unanticipated--of the final document.

  4. 78 FR 46965 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Mesalamine Rectal Suppositories...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-02

    ... Recommendations for Mesalamine.'' The recommendations provide specific guidance on the design of bioequivalence... suppositories: A fasting BE study with pharmacokinetic endpoints and comparative in vitro studies (melting point...). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the Agency's current thinking on the design of BE...

  5. 75 FR 54889 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Suicidality: Prospective Assessment of Occurrence in Clinical...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-09-09

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Suicidality: Prospective Assessment of Occurrence in Clinical Trials...: Prospective Assessment of Occurrence in Clinical Trials.'' The purpose of this guidance is to assist sponsors in prospectively assessing the occurrence of treatment-emergent suicidality in clinical trials of...

  6. 78 FR 44483 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding the Final Rule, Prevention of...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-24

    ... Regarding the Final Rule, Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and... Rule, Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation (Layers with Outdoor Access)'' (the draft guidance). The document provides guidance to egg producers on...

  7. 76 FR 64228 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-10-17

    ...: External Pacemaker Pulse Generator; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice... entitled ``Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: External Pacemaker Pulse Generator.'' This draft guidance document describes a means by which external pacemaker pulse generators may comply with the...

  8. 78 FR 14791 - Notice of Issuance of Exposure Draft on Implementation Guidance on General Property, Plant, and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-07

    ... FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Notice of Issuance of Exposure Draft on Implementation Guidance on General Property, Plant, and Equipment Cost Accumulation, Assignment, and Allocation AGENCY... Guidance on General Property, Plant, and Equipment Cost Accumulation, Assignment, and Allocation. The...

  9. 78 FR 63218 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Developing Direct-Acting...

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    2013-10-23

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Developing Direct-Acting Antiviral... entitled ``Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Developing Direct-Acting Antiviral Drugs for Treatment... antiviral (DAA) drugs for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. This guidance revises and replaces a...

  10. 76 FR 4116 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Guidance for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-24

    ... Food and Drug Administration Staff; Section 905(j) Reports: Demonstrating Substantial Equivalence for... Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff; Section 905(j) Reports: Demonstrating Substantial Equivalence for... and FDA Staff; Section 905(j) Reports: Demonstrating Substantial Equivalence for Tobacco Products (OMB...

  11. Year 2000 (Y2K) computer compliance guide; guidance for FDA personnel. Food and Drug Administration. Notice.

    PubMed

    1999-05-14

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a new compliance policy guide (CPG) entitled "Year 2000 (Y2K) Computer Compliance" (section 160-800). This guidance document represents the agency's current thinking on the manufacturing and distribution of domestic and imported products regulated by FDA using computer systems that may not perform properly before, or during, the transition to the year 2000 (Y2K). The text of the CPG is included in this notice. This compliance guidance document is an update to the Compliance Policy Guides Manual (August 1996 edition). It is a new CPG, and it will be included in the next printing of the Compliance Policy Guides Manual. This CPG is intended for FDA personnel, and it is available electronically to the public.

  12. 75 FR 22812 - Guidance for Industry on Tobacco Health Document Submission; Availability; Correction

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    2010-04-30

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2009-D-0600] Guidance for Industry on Tobacco Health Document Submission; Availability; Correction AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice; correction. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a...

  13. 77 FR 39959 - Draft Guidance To Implement Requirements for the Treatment of Air Quality Monitoring Data...

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    2012-07-06

    ... of the revised draft High Winds Guidance document, the EPA identifies example technical analyses that... identified analyses and any additional technical analyses that air agencies could use to demonstrate that the... Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/analysis/exevents.htm for additional details on the draft non...

  14. 77 FR 22327 - Draft Guidance for Industry on New Animal Drugs and New Animal Drug Combination Products...

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    2012-04-13

    ... or on Medicated Feed or Drinking Water of Food-Producing Animals: Recommendations for Drug Sponsors for Voluntarily Aligning Product Use Conditions With GFI 209; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug... availability of a draft guidance for industry (draft GFI 213) entitled ``New Animal Drugs and New Animal Drug...

  15. 78 FR 29140 - Center for Devices and Radiological Health Appeals Processes: Questions and Answers About 517A...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-17

    ... availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Appeals Processes: Questions and Answers About 517A.'' This draft document provides CDRH's proposed interpretation... decisions and actions taken by CDRH. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time...

  16. 78 FR 39737 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Antibacterial Therapies for Patients With Unmet Medical Need for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-02

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Antibacterial Therapies for Patients With Unmet Medical Need for the... guidance for industry entitled ``Antibacterial Therapies for Patients With Unmet Medical Need for the... development of new antibacterial drugs to treat serious bacterial diseases, particularly in areas of unmet...

  17. 78 FR 78822 - Draft Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals-Acoustic...

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    2013-12-27

    ... Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammals--Acoustic Threshold Levels for.... SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on behalf of NMFS and the National Ocean Service... availability of draft guidance for assessing the effects of anthropogenic sound on marine mammal species under...

  18. 76 FR 78670 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Evaluation of Sex Differences...

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    2011-12-19

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Evaluation of Sex Differences in... entitled ``Evaluation of Sex Differences in Medical Device Clinical Studies.'' This document provides guidance on the study and evaluation of sex differences in medical device clinical trials, with a specific...

  19. 78 FR 74151 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Providing Waiver...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-10

    ... Materials in Accordance With Draft Guidance for Industry on Providing Postmarket Periodic Safety Reports in... periodic safety reports as described in the guidance entitled ``Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Report... described in the draft guidance entitled ``Providing Postmarket Periodic Safety Reports in the ICH E2C(R2...

  20. 78 FR 24211 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Safety Considerations for Container Labels and Carton Labeling...

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    2013-04-24

    ... container labels and carton labeling design, is the second in a series of three planned guidance documents...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Safety Considerations for Container Labels and Carton Labeling Design To... entitled ``Safety Considerations for Container Labels and Carton Labeling Design to Minimize Medication...

  1. 78 FR 39736 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Considerations for the Design of Early-Phase Clinical Trials of...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-02

    ..., choosing a study population, using a control group and blinding, dose selection, treatment plans...] Draft Guidance for Industry: Considerations for the Design of Early-Phase Clinical Trials of Cellular... document entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Considerations for the Design of Early-Phase Clinical Trials of...

  2. 75 FR 78705 - Issuance of Exposure Drafts on Implementation Guidance on the Accounting for the Disposal of G-PP...

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    2010-12-16

    ... FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Issuance of Exposure Drafts on Implementation Guidance on the Accounting for the Disposal of G-PP&E and Implementation Guidance for Estimating the Historical Cost of G-PP&E AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice. Board Action...

  3. 78 FR 38349 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions-Drugs and Biologics...

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    2013-06-26

    ... approval, and priority review designation. DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see... designation, (3) accelerated approval, and (4) priority review designation. The draft guidance describes... (the FD&C Act) (Enhancement of Accelerated Approval Access to New Medical Treatments) within 1 year of...

  4. 78 FR 12329 - Distinguishing Medical Device Recalls From Product Enhancements; Reporting Requirements; Draft...

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    2013-02-22

    ... Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0114...

  5. Regulatory aspects of oncology drug safety evaluation: past practice, current issues, and the challenge of new drugs.

    PubMed

    Rosenfeldt, Hans; Kropp, Timothy; Benson, Kimberly; Ricci, M Stacey; McGuinn, W David; Verbois, S Leigh

    2010-03-01

    The drug development of new anti-cancer agents is streamlined in response to the urgency of bringing effective drugs to market for patients with limited life expectancy. FDA's regulation of oncology drugs has evolved from the practices set forth in Arnold Lehman's seminal work published in the 1950s through the current drafting of a new International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) safety guidance for anti-cancer drug nonclinical evaluations. The ICH combines the efforts of the regulatory authorities of Europe, Japan, and the United States and the pharmaceutical industry from these three regions to streamline the scientific and technical aspects of drug development. The recent development of new oncology drug classes with novel mechanisms of action has improved survival rates for some cancers but also brings new challenges for safety evaluation. Here we present the legacy of Lehman and colleagues in the context of past and present oncology drug development practices and focus on some of the current issues at the center of an evolving harmonization process that will generate a new safety guidance for oncology drugs, ICH S9. The purpose of this new guidance will be to facilitate oncology drug development on a global scale by standardizing regional safety requirements.

  6. 75 FR 73107 - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Blood Lancet Labeling; Availability

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-11-29

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0590] Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Blood Lancet Labeling; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is...

  7. 78 FR 15017 - Guidance for Industry: What You Need To Know About Administrative Detention of Foods; Small...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0643... Compliance Guide; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled...

  8. 76 FR 21752 - Guidance for Industry on How To Write a Request for Designation; Availability

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    2011-04-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0214] Guidance for Industry on How To Write a Request for Designation; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the...

  9. 78 FR 24754 - Guidance for Industry on Regulatory Classification of Pharmaceutical Co-Crystals; Availability

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    2013-04-26

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0800... and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is... this guidance to the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and...

  10. 78 FR 15956 - Guidance for Industry on Tablet Scoring: Nomenclature, Labeling, and Data for Evaluation...

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    2013-03-13

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0595... AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA... guidance to the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug...

  11. 75 FR 13765 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Clinical Evaluation of Products for...

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    2010-03-23

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Irritable Bowel Syndrome--Clinical Evaluation of Products for Treatment... topics regarding irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sign and symptom assessment for IBS with diarrhea (IBS-D... IBS. DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)), to ensure...

  12. 76 FR 570 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Establishing the Performance...

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    2011-01-05

    ... electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by April 5, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for... INFORMATION section for information on electronic access to the guidance. Submit electronic comments on the..., plasma, and blood. These devices are used to aid in the diagnosis of Lyme disease. This document does not...

  13. 76 FR 53909 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Tablet Scoring: Nomenclature, Labeling, and Data for Evaluation...

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    2011-08-30

    ... your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance, submit... Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, rm... Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, rm...

  14. 77 FR 34390 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Amendment to “Guidance for Industry: Revised Preventive Measures To...

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    2012-06-11

    ... by Blood and Blood Products,'' Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice...CJD) by Blood and Blood Products'' dated May 2010 (2010 CJD/vCJD guidance). When finalized, the... Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) by Blood and Blood Products' '' dated April 2012. The draft...

  15. 76 FR 82306 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Use of Histology in Biomarker Qualification Studies; Availability

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    2011-12-30

    ... evolution and reversibility of morphologic changes. Because of the many variations in the practice of..., and other forms of information technology. This draft guidance refers to previously approved...

  16. Biomedical applications of tissue engineering technology: regulatory issues.

    PubMed

    Hellman, K B

    1995-01-01

    Novel emerging technologies such as tissue engineering, which utilize the approaches of molecular and cell biology, biotechnology, as well as materials science and engineering, are being used in the development of a wide range of biomedical products developed by industries regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA's mission is to promote and protect the public health by ensuring the safety and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, including those manufactured by novel technology, as assessed by scientific principles and methods. Regulatory review is conducted on a product-by-product basis. To accomplish its mission over the wide range of products in its regulatory purview, the FDA has six centers, each staffed with the scientific and regulatory expertise to evaluate the products in the center's jurisdiction. Recent legislative and regulatory changes are designed to simplify and facilitate the administrative process for evaluating novel combination products emanating from such interdisciplinary technology as tissue engineering and to resolve questions of product regulatory jurisdiction. Under the new procedures, the FDA may designate a lead FDA center for product review based on the primary mode of action of the combination product, with additional center(s) designated to assist in the evaluation in a collaborative or consultative capacity. In addition, FDA centers have increased their cooperation and information sharing with regard to evolving interdisciplinary technology. The FDA InterCenter Tissue Engineering Initiative was established to develop information on intercenter efforts in the evaluation of tissue engineering applications and to identify areas for further consideration. The FDA InterCenter Tissue Engineering Working Group, comprised of staff from the Center for Biologies Evaluation and Research (CBER), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), and Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has developed a Draft Report considering recent developments in tissue engineering and scientific and regulatory issues in the product application areas. The Working Group has identified generic safety and effectiveness issues for consideration by the research and development community in its development of products. The FDA centers are using multiple approaches at their disposal in the evaluation of tissue engineered products including research, data and information monitoring, regulatory guidance, training and education, and cooperation with public and private groups.

  17. Improving the Clinical Pharmacologic Assessment of Abuse Potential: Part 1: Regulatory Context and Risk Management.

    PubMed

    Sellers, Edward M

    2018-02-01

    This article brings to the attention of drug developers the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) recent final Guidance to Industry on Assessment of Abuse Potential and provides practical suggestions about compliance with the Guidance. The Guidance areas are reviewed, analyzed, and placed in the context of current scientific knowledge and best practices to mitigate regulatory risk. The Guidance provides substantial new detail on what needs to be done at all stages of drug development for central nervous system-active drugs. However, because many psychopharmacologic agents have unique preclinical and clinical features, the plan for each agent needs to be not only carefully prepared but also reviewed and approved by the FDA. Examples are provided where assumptions about interpretation of the Guidance can delay development. If the expertise and experience needed for assessing abuse potential during drug development do not exist within a company, external preclinical and clinical expert should be involved. Consultation with the FDA is encouraged and important because the specific requirements for each drug will vary.

  18. 21 CFR 314.94 - Content and format of an abbreviated application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... SERVICES (CONTINUED) DRUGS FOR HUMAN USE APPLICATIONS FOR FDA APPROVAL TO MARKET A NEW DRUG Abbreviated... that FDA can process, review, and archive. FDA will periodically issue guidance on how to provide the...

  19. 78 FR 72122 - Draft Emergency Preparedness Frequently Asked Questions

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    ... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2013-0262] Draft Emergency Preparedness Frequently Asked... of guidance documents related to the development and maintenance of emergency preparedness program... the interpretation or applicability of emergency preparedness guidance issued or endorsed by the NRC...

  20. 76 FR 35896 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Guidance for...

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    ... information by August 19, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information to http... Estimate: Based on the number of requests for tier one and tier two DRs received by FDA since the guidance... requests for tier one and tier two DRs. FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as...

  1. 77 FR 18830 - Small Entity Compliance Guide: Further Amendments to General Regulations of the Food and Drug...

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    2012-03-28

    ... language the requirements of the regulation and to help small businesses understand and comply with the... is making available this SECG stating in plain language the legal requirements of the February 2...-regulated products. FDA is issuing this SECG as level 2 guidance consistent with FDA's good guidance...

  2. 77 FR 36273 - Public Meeting on Draft Permitting Guidance for Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Activities Using...

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    2012-06-18

    ...The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or agency) is announcing a public meeting to discuss draft permitting guidance the agency has developed on the use of diesel fuels in oil and gas hydraulic fracturing and to solicit input during the public comment period. The meeting is open to all interested parties. The agency requests input on the following technical aspects of the draft permitting guidance: Diesel fuels description; diesel fuels usage information; permit duration and well closure; area of review; information submitted with the permit application; and monitoring.

  3. 78 FR 20326 - Draft Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 100.250 Food Facility Registration-Human and Animal Food...

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    2013-04-04

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0126] Draft Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 100.250 Food Facility Registration--Human and Animal Food; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug...

  4. 78 FR 9701 - Draft Joint Food and Drug Administration/Health Canada Quantitative Assessment of the Risk of...

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    2013-02-11

    ... on the sources of L. monocytogenes contamination, the effects of individual manufacturing and/or... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-N-1182] Draft Joint Food and Drug Administration/Health Canada Quantitative Assessment of the Risk of...

  5. 78 FR 66010 - Draft Risk Profile on Pathogens and Filth in Spices; Availability

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    2013-11-04

    ... about the frequency and levels of pathogen and/or filth contamination of spices throughout the food... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2013-N-1204] Draft Risk Profile on Pathogens and Filth in Spices; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration...

  6. 75 FR 43172 - International Conference on Harmonisation; Draft Guidance on Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of...

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    2010-07-23

    ... Texts for Use in the International Conference on Harmonisation Regions; Annex 13 on Bulk Density and... availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of Pharmacopoeial Texts for Use...

  7. 76 FR 569 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Establishing the Performance...

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    2011-01-05

    ... Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus aureus; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug...-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Staphylococcus aureus (SA).'' The draft guidance document... and differentiation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Staphylococcus aureus...

  8. 77 FR 48159 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Refuse To Accept Policy for...

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    2012-08-13

    ... 510(k)s reviewed in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and the Center for Biologics... applicable to all devices reviewed through the 510(k) notification process in CDRH and CBER and have been... draft guidance may do so by using the Internet. A search capability for all CDRH guidance documents is...

  9. SSTAC/ARTS review of the draft Integrated Technology Plan (ITP). Volume 6: Controls and guidance

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1991-01-01

    Viewgraphs of briefings from the Space Systems and Technology Advisory Committee (SSTAC)/ARTS review of the draft Integrated Technology Plan (ITP) on controls and guidance are included. Topics covered include: strategic avionics technology planning and bridging programs; avionics technology plan; vehicle health management; spacecraft guidance research; autonomous rendezvous and docking; autonomous landing; computational control; fiberoptic rotation sensors; precision instrument and telescope pointing; microsensors and microinstruments; micro guidance and control initiative; and earth-orbiting platforms controls-structures interaction.

  10. Interpreting labels of abuse-deterrent opioid analgesics.

    PubMed

    Webster, Lynn R

    To provide an overview of available abuse-deterrent opioids (ADOs) and the labeling text that describes abuse-deterrent (AD) properties. A nonsystematic review of ADO literature and regulatory documents guiding their development. A critical assessment and discussion of common routes of opioid abuse, AD methods and properties, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study requirements to achieve AD labeling, and brief guide to understanding AD labels. The FDA has issued guidance as incentive and direction to industry to develop ADOs as one component of a multi-pronged public-health strategy to combat opioid abuse and misuse. The guidance describes separate categories of premarket and postmarket studies and makes recommendations for claims that may be made based on study findings. Ten ADOs have FDA-approved labeling attesting to AD properties. Available formulations that fail to conform to FDA guidance in study and labeling recommendations cannot be considered ADO. Formulations with AD properties are expected to reduce risk compared to the same agents without AD properties but cannot prevent all abuse and adverse clinical outcomes.

  11. 76 FR 13629 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information-Fermentation...

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    2011-03-14

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information--Fermentation-Derived... Controls (CMC) Information-- Fermentation-Derived Intermediates, Drug Substances, and Related Drug Products... documentation to submit to support the CMC information for fermentation-derived intermediates, drug substances...

  12. 77 FR 24722 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Assessing the Effects of Significant Manufacturing Process Changes...

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    2012-04-25

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry: Assessing the Effects of Significant Manufacturing Process Changes... Substances, Including Food Ingredients That Are Color Additives; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug... Manufacturing Process Changes, Including Emerging Technologies, on the Safety and Regulatory Status of Food...

  13. 78 FR 3418 - Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Web-Distributed Labeling for Pesticide...

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    2013-01-16

    ... with pesticide labeling requirements and thereby protecting human health and the environment from... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0906; FRL-9374-4] Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Web- Distributed Labeling for Pesticide Products AGENCY: Environmental Protection...

  14. 76 FR 65735 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Implementation of Acceptable Abbreviated Donor History Questionnaire...

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    2011-10-24

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry: Implementation of Acceptable Abbreviated Donor History Questionnaire and... Acceptable Abbreviated Donor History Questionnaire and Accompanying Materials for Use in Screening Frequent... abbreviated donor history questionnaire and accompanying materials (aDHQ documents), version 1.3 dated August...

  15. 76 FR 62072 - Center for Devices and Radiological Health; Standard Operating Procedures for Network of Experts...

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    2011-10-06

    ...] Center for Devices and Radiological Health; Standard Operating Procedures for Network of Experts; Request... procedures (SOPs) for a new ``Network of Experts.'' The draft SOPs describe a new process for staff at the... FDA is announcing the availability of two draft SOPs, one entitled, ``Network of Experts--Expert...

  16. The current status and future potential of personalized diagnostics: Streamlining a customized process.

    PubMed

    Richmond, Terri D

    2008-01-01

    Recent genetic discoveries and related developments in genomic techniques have led to the commercialization of novel diagnostic platforms for studying disease or gauging therapeutic outcomes in individual patients. This newly emerging field is called "personalized medicine," and uses the patient's genetic composition to tailor strategies for patient-specific disease detection, treatment, or prevention. Personalized diagnostic tests are used to detect patient-to-patient variations in gene or protein expression levels, which act as indicators for drug treatments or disease prognosis. In turn, medical professionals can better answer questions such as: "Who should be treated with which drug?" and "How should the treatment be administered?" The regulations governing personalized medicine can be complicated because they encompass in vitro diagnostic systems and laboratory tests as well as methods of disease treatment and patient care. Industry, academia, medicine, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are all involved in the cultivation of the field: substantial collaborations between drug developers and regulatory authorities are required to consider and shape emerging regulations as personalized drug strategies mature. Some of the regulatory issues identified by industry and the FDA about personalized medicine and personalized diagnostics will be addressed. In addition, relevant collaborations, advances, and current and draft regulatory guidances will be discussed with respect to the future of personalized medicine.

  17. 77 FR 5415 - National Organic Program: Notice of Draft Guidance for Accredited Certifying Agents, Certified...

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    2012-02-03

    ... in order to be excluded from the organic certification requirements of Part 205. The NOSB recommended... handling operations that are or are not excluded from organic certification. The draft guidance proposes... excluded from certification and, therefore, must be certified organic operations. \\1\\ NOSB Recommendation...

  18. 78 FR 68030 - Draft Guidance on Intellectual Property Rights for the National Network for Manufacturing...

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    2013-11-13

    ... Additive Manufacturing showed great promise for the defense, energy, space and commercial sectors of the Nation. In August, 2012, the selection of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII...-01] Draft Guidance on Intellectual Property Rights for the National Network for Manufacturing...

  19. CHARACTERISTICS OF ORGANIC EMISSIONS FROM HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION PROCESSES UNDER THE NEW EPA DRAFT RISK BURN GUIDANCE: MEASUREMENT ISSUES

    EPA Science Inventory

    EPA's recently published draft Risk Burn Guidance recommends that hazardous waste combustion facilities complete a mass balance of the total organics (TOs) that may be emitted from the combustor. TOs, consisting of three distinct fractions (volatile, semivolatile, and nonvolatile...

  20. CHARACTERIZATION OF ORGANIC EMISSIONS FROM HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION PROCESSES UNDER THE NEW EPA DRAFT RISK BURN GUIDANCE: MEASUREMENT ISSUES

    EPA Science Inventory

    The paper discusses measurement issues relating to the characterization of organic emissions from hazardous waste incineration processes under EPA's new risk burn guidance. The recently published draft quidance recommends that hazardous waste combustion facilities complete a mass...

  1. 78 FR 19637 - National Organic Program: Notice of Draft Guidance on Classification of Materials and Materials...

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    2013-04-02

    ... Classification of Materials and Materials for Organic Crop Production AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service... organic crop production, livestock production, and handling. The second set of draft guidance documents, NOP 5034, provides clarification regarding materials for use in organic crop production. These...

  2. 76 FR 51993 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Standards for Clinical Trial Imaging Endpoints; Availability

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    2011-08-19

    ... assist the office in processing your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic... considerations for standardization of image acquisition, image interpretation methods, and other procedures to help ensure imaging data quality. The draft guidance describes two categories of image acquisition and...

  3. 76 FR 33752 - Notice of Availability of the External Review Draft of the Guidance for Applying Quantitative...

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    2011-06-09

    ... External Review Draft of the Guidance for Applying Quantitative Data To Develop Data-Derived Extrapolation... Applying Quantitative Data to Develop Data-Derived Extrapolation Factors for Interspecies and Intraspecies... Applying Quantitative Data to Develop Data-Derived Extrapolation Factors for Interspecies and Intraspecies...

  4. 77 FR 74003 - Pesticides; Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Antimicrobial Pesticide Products With...

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    2012-12-12

    ... humans. ``Fungistats'' are antimicrobial pesticides intended for aesthetic or cosmetic purposes and only... to improve protection of public health through proper use of mold-related pesticides. III. Do PR... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0539; FRL-9362-3] Pesticides; Draft Guidance for...

  5. 78 FR 20925 - Draft and Revised Draft Guidances for Industry Describing Product-Specific Bioequivalence...

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    2013-04-08

    ... Recommendations; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and...-specific bioequivalence (BE) recommendations. The recommendations provide product-specific guidance on the design of BE studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal Register of...

  6. 77 FR 35688 - Draft and Revised Draft Guidances for Industry Describing Product-Specific Bioequivalence...

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    2012-06-14

    ... Recommendations; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and...-specific bioequivalence (BE) recommendations. The recommendations provide product-specific guidance on the design of BE studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal Register of...

  7. 77 FR 16842 - Draft and Revised Draft Guidances for Industry Describing Product-Specific Bioequivalence...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-03-22

    ... Recommendations; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and...-specific bioequivalence (BE) recommendations. The recommendations provide product-specific guidance on the design of BE studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal Register of...

  8. 77 FR 39710 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Organ-Specific Warnings: Internal Analgesic, Antipyretic, and...

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    2012-07-05

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Organ-Specific Warnings: Internal Analgesic, Antipyretic, and... Warnings: Internal Analgesic, Antipyretic, and Antirheumatic Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use... enforcement discretion with regard to the liver warning required in the labeling. DATES: Although you can...

  9. 78 FR 40199 - Draft Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Interim Staff Guidance

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    2013-07-03

    ... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2013-0140] Draft Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Interim... Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Interim Staff Guidance No. 24 (SFST-ISG-24), Revision 0, ``The Use of a Demonstration Program as Confirmation of Integrity for Continued Storage of High Burnup Fuel...

  10. 78 FR 32667 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Rheumatoid Arthritis: Developing Drug Products for Treatment...

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    2013-05-31

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Rheumatoid Arthritis: Developing Drug Products for Treatment... support the approval of drug products for the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It... Drugs, Devices, and Biological Products for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA),'' published in...

  11. 75 FR 18504 - International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of...

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    2010-04-12

    ... Products (VICH). This draft VICH guidance document is intended to provide study design recommendations... Products; Draft Guidance for Industry on Studies to Evaluate the Metabolism and Residue Kinetics of Veterinary Drugs in Food-Producing Animals: Marker Residue Depletion Studies to Establish Product Withdrawal...

  12. 76 FR 77492 - Draft Guidance on Improving the Process for Preparing Efficient and Timely Environmental Reviews...

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    2011-12-13

    ..., is a fundamental tool used to harmonize our environmental, economic, and social aspirations and is a... COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Draft Guidance on Improving the Process for Preparing Efficient and Timely Environmental Reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act AGENCY: Council on...

  13. Current FDA regulatory guidance on the conduct of drug discrimination studies for NDA review: Does the scientific literature support recent recommendations?

    PubMed

    Gauvin, David V; Zimmermann, Zachary J; Kallman, Mary Jeanne

    2016-11-01

    The Controlled Substances Staff of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the US Food and Drug Administration and the Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers Association (PhRMA) conducted a series of open forum dialog sessions between 2006 and 2016. A Cross Company Abuse Liability Council (CCALC) was formed during the process of this unique collaborative effort between Industry and Federal Regulators whose goals were to establish the development of standards for the preclinical screening of new molecular entities for schedule control actions required as part of every New Drug Application process. The draft guidance document was published and disseminated in 2010, which allowed for alternative approaches to each study protocol requirement needed for NDA review, if the approach satisfied the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations (i.e., the controlled substance act). In a series of recent pre-study protocol reviews requested by confidential Pharmaceutical Sponsors of MPI Research, the CSS staff appeared to change its policy and set forth to require all drug discrimination study data to be generated under "extinction" test sessions. MPI Research is a Contract Research Organization acting on behalf of pharmaceutical companies and bound under separate confidentiality agreements. The purpose of this review is to highlight the data appearing in peer-reviewed scientific journals that do not support the regulatory administrative constraints on one specific testing methodology (extinction) to the exclusion of another (reinforced test sessions). This mind shift represents a restrictive administrative policy by the FDA that is not supported by the published data. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

  14. 75 FR 31794 - Information Sheet Guidance for Sponsors, Clinical Investigators, and IRBs; Frequently Asked...

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    2010-06-04

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2008-D-0406...--Statement of Investigator (Form FDA 1572); Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of an information...

  15. 77 FR 23267 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Guidance for...

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    2012-04-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0324..., FDA Staff, and Foreign Governments: Fiscal Year 2012 Medical Device User Fee Small Business... Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of...

  16. 75 FR 8963 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Reporting and...

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    2010-02-26

    ... Annual Report'' FDA Form 3642 ``General Correspondence'' FDA Form 3643 ``Microwave Oven Products Annual... Television Products'' FDA Form 3660 ``Guidance for Preparing Reports on Radiation Safety of Microwave Ovens... ``Abbreviated Reports on Radiation Safety for Microwave Products (Other than Microwave Ovens)'' The most likely...

  17. General Drafting. Technical Manual.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Department of the Army, Washington, DC.

    The manual provides instructional guidance and reference material in the principles and procedures of general drafting and constitutes the primary study text for personnel in drafting as a military occupational specialty. Included is information on drafting equipment and its use; line weights, conventions and formats; lettering; engineering charts…

  18. 76 FR 4360 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Implementation of the Menu Labeling...

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    2011-01-25

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Implementation of the Menu Labeling...: Questions and Answers Regarding Implementation of the Menu Labeling Provisions of Section 4205 of the... Implementation of the Menu Labeling Provisions of Section 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...

  19. 77 FR 27451 - Permitting Guidance for Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Activities Using Diesel Fuels-Draft...

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    2012-05-10

    ... authority. The draft guidance includes EPA's interpretation of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and...., Washington, DC 20460. Hand Delivery: Office of Water (OW) Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301... Injection Control Program, Drinking Water Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MC...

  20. 76 FR 3144 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Size of Beads in Drug Products Labeled for Sprinkle; Availability

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    2011-01-19

    ... can be sprinkled on soft foods and swallowed without chewing as an alternative administration... parameters are considered in this draft guidance as they relate to drug products labeled for sprinkle: (1... size differences between reference listed drugs and ANDAs and meet bioavailability (BA) or...

  1. 75 FR 62693 - National Organic Program: Notice of Draft Guidance for Accredited Certifying Agents and Certified...

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    2010-10-13

    ... Production (NOP 5021); Wild Crop Harvesting (NOP 5022); Outdoor Access for Organic Poultry (NOP 5024); Commingling and Contamination Prevention in Organic Production and Handling (NOP 5025); and The Use of Chlorine Materials in Organic Production and Handling (NOP 5026). These draft guidance documents are...

  2. 76 FR 43999 - Notice of Availability of the External Review Draft of the Guidance for Applying Quantitative...

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    2011-07-22

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0694; FRL-9442-8] Notice of Availability of the External Review Draft of the Guidance for Applying Quantitative Data to Develop Data-Derived Extrapolation... Quantitative Data to Develop Data-Derived Extrapolation Factors for Interspecies and Intraspecies Extrapolation...

  3. 77 FR 12853 - Draft Guidances Relating to the Development of Biosimilar Products; Public Hearing; Request for...

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    2012-03-02

    ... Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 6340, Silver... the review of 351(k) applications and general scientific principles in conducting comparative analyses... specific, on the scientific considerations, Q&A, and quality considerations draft guidances. For example...

  4. 75 FR 8046 - National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Draft Guidance, “Consideration of the Effects of Climate...

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    2010-02-23

    ..., ``Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.'' AGENCY: Council On Environmental Quality. ACTION: Notice of Availability, Draft Guidance, ``Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change... Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions'' should be submitted electronically to GCC...

  5. 75 FR 29350 - Draft Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding the Reportable Food Registry as...

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    2010-05-25

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding the Reportable Food Registry as Established.... The agency is also seeking comments from industry on the Reportable Food Registry requirements, and... the implementation of the Reportable Food Registry on September 8, 2009, and informs industry about...

  6. 76 FR 6143 - Draft Guidance for Industry on “Target Animal Safety and Effectiveness Protocol Development and...

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    2011-02-03

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on ``Target Animal Safety and Effectiveness Protocol Development and...) entitled ``Target Animal Safety and Effectiveness Protocol Development and Submission.'' The purpose of... Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation (ONADE), to reduce the time to...

  7. 76 FR 82303 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Responding to Unsolicited Requests for Off-Label Information About...

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    2011-12-30

    ... indication and risk information, post-marketing submission requirements) in their internet and social media... requests for off-label information, including those that firms may encounter on emerging electronic media...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Responding to Unsolicited Requests for Off-Label Information About...

  8. 75 FR 52755 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections: Developing...

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    2010-08-27

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections: Developing Drugs for... ``Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections: Developing Drugs for Treatment.'' The purpose of... antimicrobial drugs for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), impetigo...

  9. 78 FR 68459 - Medical Device Development Tools; Draft Guidance for Industry, Tool Developers, and Food and Drug...

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    2013-11-14

    ... Radiological Health (CDRH) for qualification of medical device development tools (MDDT) for use in device.... Background The draft guidance describes the framework and process for the voluntary CDRH qualification of... science; and (4) more quickly and more clearly communicate with CDRH stakeholders about important advances...

  10. 75 FR 55797 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Developing Direct-Acting...

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    2010-09-14

    ...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Developing Direct-Acting Antiviral... entitled ``Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Developing Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents for Treatment... antiviral agents (DAAs), defined as agents that interfere with specific steps in the hepatitis C virus (HCV...

  11. 77 FR 20826 - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Food and Drug Administration and...

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    2012-04-06

    ...] Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Food and Drug Administration and Industry... Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled ``Guidance for Industry and Food and... written requests for single copies of the guidance document entitled ``Guidance for Industry and Food and...

  12. FDA's Flexibility in Subpart H Approvals: Assessing Quantum of Effectiveness Evidence.

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    Sasinowski, Frank J; Varond, Alexander J

    2016-08-01

    This article examines the strength of scientific and clinical evidence for FDA's nineteen non-AIDS, non-cancer Subpart H approval determinations over the Accelerated Approval program's twenty-four year existence. The authors researched the bases for FDA's determinations when an unvalidated surrogate or intermediate clinical endpoint is "reasonably likely to predict clinical benefit." The four key factors set forth in FDA's "Guidance for Industry, Expedited Programs for Serious Conditions - Drugs and Biologics" were applied to past Subpart H approvals. For the nineteen precedents, the authors found wide variances between the quantum and quality of evidence on each of the four factors, indicating that a lack of evidence on any single factor was not disqualifying in and of itself. The results of this study, therefore, show that FDA exercises extraordinarily more regulatory flexibility than either FDA's foundational statutes or even FDA' s most recent 2014 Expedited Programs Guidance explicitly express. Given recent legislative exhortations and the increasing promise of personalized medicine and translational sciences, the authors conclude that Subpart H should be further explored and utilized. The authors provide a detailed analysis of the orecedents established in the nineteen approvals.

  13. Orthopedic devices; classification for the resorbable calcium salt bone void filler device. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2003-06-02

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the resorbable calcium salt bone void filler device intended to fill bony voids or gaps of the extremities, spine, and pelvis that are caused by trauma or surgery and are not intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure into class II (special controls). Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing the availability of a class II special controls guidance entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Resorbable Calcium Salt Bone Void Filler Device; Guidance for Industry and FDA." This action is being undertaken based on new information submitted in a classification proposal from Wright Medical Technology under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as amended by the Medical Device Amendments of 1976, the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990, and the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997.

  14. 78 FR 65332 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-10-31

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0530... Request; Guidance on Medical Devices: The Pre-Submission Program and Meetings With FDA Staff AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is...

  15. 78 FR 6822 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-31

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0324... Request; Guidance for Industry, FDA Staff, and Foreign Governments: Fiscal Year 2012 Medical Device User...: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of...

  16. 78 FR 950 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-07

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0530... Request; Guidance on Medical Devices: The Pre-Submission Program and Meetings With FDA Staff; Withdrawal... a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice that published in the Federal Register of December 11...

  17. 75 FR 2874 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-01-19

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0486... Request; Guidance for Industry, FDA, and Foreign Governments: Fiscal Year 2010 Medical Device User Fee.... SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information...

  18. 78 FR 23569 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-19

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0324...; Guidance for Industry, FDA Staff, and Foreign Governments: Fiscal Year 2012 Medical Device User Fee Small...: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a collection of information entitled...

  19. 77 FR 7166 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Determining the Extent of Safety Data Collection Needed in Late...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-10

    ... clinical investigations in determining the amounts and types of safety data to collect in trials conducted... types of safety data that should be collected during late-stage premarket and postmarket clinical...] Draft Guidance for Industry on Determining the Extent of Safety Data Collection Needed in Late Stage...

  20. 75 FR 21000 - Draft Guidance for the Public, Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee Members, and Food...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-22

    ...] (formerly Docket No. 02D-0049) Draft Guidance for the Public, Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee Members, and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Public Availability of Advisory Committee Members... and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, Public Law No. 110-85), and section 701 (21 U.S.C. 371...

  1. 78 FR 9709 - Draft Guidance Regarding Voluntary Inspection of Vessels for Compliance With the Maritime Labour...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-11

    ... availability of a draft Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) that sets forth the Coast Guard's... guidance to the maritime industry, Coast Guard marine inspectors, and other affected parties on how the... and Coast Guard marine inspectors on how the Coast Guard intends to implement this new voluntary...

  2. 76 FR 1170 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Postmarketing Adverse Event Reporting for Medical Products and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-07

    ... copies of the draft guidance to the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research..., Silver Spring, MD 20993- 0002, 301-796-8510. Regarding human drug products: Solomon Iyasu, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, rm...

  3. 76 FR 60937 - Draft License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance LR-ISG-2011-02; Aging Management Program for Steam...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-30

    ...-2011-02; Aging Management Program for Steam Generators AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION... License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance (LR-ISG), LR-ISG-2011-02, ``Aging Management Program for Steam... using Revision 3 of NEI 97-06 to manage steam generator aging. The Draft LR-ISG revises the NRC staff's...

  4. Standards for Lithotripter Performance

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Schultheiss, Reiner; Doerffel, Michael

    2008-09-01

    Standards for lithotripsy have been developed by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the FDA. In addition to the existing regulations and norms for the manufacturers, special standards were developed to address a treatment method developed in the early 1980's using extracorporeal shock waves. Initially, the FDA regulated the premarket approval process for lithotripters as a Class III device but reclassified lithotripters in 2000 to a Class II device. The corresponding guidance document for showing the substantial equivalence of new devices with predicate devices will be described in detail. The FDA guidance document is very useful in helping device manufacturers: (i) develop technical performance testing for a shock wave lithotripter within the parameters of an FDA submission, and (ii) conduct clinical performance testing via at least one clinical confirmation study with a small number of subjects. Unfortunately although the submitted data are available at the FDA they are not available in the marketplace and this causes difficulties for physicians in deciding which device to use. The results of the technical performance testing of the LithoGold™ are provided.

  5. 75 FR 50770 - Guidance for Industry on Organ-Specific Warnings: Internal Analgesic, Antipyretic, and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-17

    ... labeling requirements in plain language and provides answers to common questions on how to comply with the... consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the agency...

  6. Recruiting Healthy Volunteers for Research Participation via Internet Advertising

    PubMed Central

    Bramstedt, Katrina A.

    2007-01-01

    Objective: The Internet is frequently used as a tool to recruit research subjects, and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provides general guidance regarding such advertising. The goal of this study was to explore the incidence and nature of ethically inappropriate recruiting advertisements on the Internet and to provide descriptive guidance to researchers for responsible Internet recruiting. Methods: In this study, 119 advertisements recruiting health volunteers and listed on the CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service website were reviewed for content as well as text style and visual effects. Results: The majority of advertisements satisfied FDA guidance. However, 21 (18%) were ethically troubling with regard to font size, font style, and/or verbiage. In many advertisements, it was unclear if “medication” meant “investigational drug,” “over-the-counter medication” or US FDA approved “prescription medication.” Nearly 30% of the 119 advertisements used the terms “free,” “no charge” or “no cost” as lures. Conclusion: Ethically problematic recruiting advertisements can be coercive and misleading. Descriptive guidance provided in this paper can help clinical researchers create ethically appropriate recruiting advertisements. PMID:17607043

  7. 76 FR 43690 - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-07-21

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0149] (Formerly 2007D-0309) Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Electrocardiograph Electrodes; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug...

  8. 75 FR 20606 - Guidance for Industry on Tobacco Health Document Submission; Availability

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-20

    ..., adding a new chapter granting FDA important new authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, and... documents in a digital format, which FDA strongly encourages in order to improve the management and...

  9. 77 FR 11133 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: Developing Drugs for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-24

    ... abnormalities of the urinary tract, but are also considered to be a subset of cUTI. Different types of bacteria can cause cUTI, but Gram-negative bacteria are most often associated with cUTI. This draft guidance..., based on resolution of clinical symptoms and eradication of bacteria from the urinary tract, was derived...

  10. 78 FR 15370 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Recommendations for Labeling...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-11

    ... Product Container Is Not Made With Natural Rubber Latex.'' The purpose of this draft guidance is to make recommendations on the appropriate language to include in the labeling of a medical product to convey that natural... Products To Inform Users That the Product or Product Container Is Not Made With Natural Rubber Latex...

  11. 77 FR 69634 - Guidance for Industry on Evaluating the Effectiveness of Anticoccidial Drugs in Food-Producing...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-11-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0784] Guidance for Industry on Evaluating the Effectiveness of Anticoccidial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals... Effectiveness of Anticoccidial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals.'' The guidance provides guidance to industry for...

  12. 77 FR 14403 - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-03-09

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-0167] Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Norovirus Serological Reagents; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice...

  13. 78 FR 69992 - Guidance for Industry on Purchasing Reef Fish Species Associated With the Hazard of Ciguatera...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-22

    .... FDA-2013-D-0269] Guidance for Industry on Purchasing Reef Fish Species Associated With the Hazard of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of... guidance for industry entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Purchasing Reef Fish Species Associated with the...

  14. 78 FR 63220 - Guidance for Industry on Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections: Developing Drugs for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-10-23

    ...] Guidance for Industry on Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections: Developing Drugs for Treatment... Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections: Developing Drugs for Treatment.'' The purpose of this guidance is to...

  15. 76 FR 48870 - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-08-09

    ... selection inclusion and exclusion criteria section. The revisions define and differentiate the required... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0428] Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document...

  16. 77 FR 20825 - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; User Fees for 513(g) Requests for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-04-06

    ...] Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; User Fees for 513(g) Requests for Information... Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled ``Guidance for Industry and Food and... ``Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; User Fees for 513(g) Requests for Information...

  17. 76 FR 44594 - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-07-26

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0465] Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document... guidance document will serve as the special control for rTMS systems. Section 513(f)(2) of the Federal Food...

  18. 78 FR 2998 - Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997: Modifications to the List of Recognized...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-15

    ... on FDA's Internet site at http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/Standards..., and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 360d). Amended section 514 allows FDA to recognize... accessible at the Agency's Internet site. See section VI of this document for electronic access information...

  19. How Many Batches Are Needed for Process Validation under the New FDA Guidance?

    PubMed

    Yang, Harry

    2013-01-01

    The newly updated FDA Guidance for Industry on Process Validation: General Principles and Practices ushers in a life cycle approach to process validation. While the guidance no longer considers the use of traditional three-batch validation appropriate, it does not prescribe the number of validation batches for a prospective validation protocol, nor does it provide specific methods to determine it. This potentially could leave manufacturers in a quandary. In this paper, I develop a Bayesian method to address the issue. By combining process knowledge gained from Stage 1 Process Design (PD) with expected outcomes of Stage 2 Process Performance Qualification (PPQ), the number of validation batches for PPQ is determined to provide a high level of assurance that the process will consistently produce future batches meeting quality standards. Several examples based on simulated data are presented to illustrate the use of the Bayesian method in helping manufacturers make risk-based decisions for Stage 2 PPQ, and they highlight the advantages of the method over traditional Frequentist approaches. The discussions in the paper lend support for a life cycle and risk-based approach to process validation recommended in the new FDA guidance. The newly updated FDA Guidance for Industry on Process Validation: General Principles and Practices ushers in a life cycle approach to process validation. While the guidance no longer considers the use of traditional three-batch validation appropriate, it does not prescribe the number of validation batches for a prospective validation protocol, nor does it provide specific methods to determine it. This potentially could leave manufacturers in a quandary. In this paper, I develop a Bayesian method to address the issue. By combining process knowledge gained from Stage 1 Process Design (PD) with expected outcomes of Stage 2 Process Performance Qualification (PPQ), the number of validation batches for PPQ is determined to provide a high level of assurance that the process will consistently produce future batches meeting quality standards. Several examples based on simulated data are presented to illustrate the use of the Bayesian method in helping manufacturers make risk-based decisions for Stage 2 PPQ, and THEY highlight the advantages of the method over traditional Frequentist approaches. The discussions in the paper lend support for a life cycle and risk-based approach to process validation recommended in the new FDA guidance.

  20. 76 FR 81513 - Guidance for Industry: Prevention of Salmonella

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-12-28

    ...] Guidance for Industry: Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and... ``Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation.'' The document provides guidance to egg producers on how to comply with certain provisions contained in FDA's...

  1. 21 CFR 10.115 - Good guidance practices.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ..., journal articles and editorials, media interviews, press materials, warning letters, memoranda of... document “Guidance Document Submission” and submit it to Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), 5630... review. (iv) After providing an opportunity for public comment on a Level 1 guidance document, FDA will...

  2. 21 CFR 10.115 - Good guidance practices.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ..., journal articles and editorials, media interviews, press materials, warning letters, memoranda of... document “Guidance Document Submission” and submit it to Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), 5630... review. (iv) After providing an opportunity for public comment on a Level 1 guidance document, FDA will...

  3. 21 CFR 10.115 - Good guidance practices.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ..., journal articles and editorials, media interviews, press materials, warning letters, memoranda of... document “Guidance Document Submission” and submit it to Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), 5630... review. (iv) After providing an opportunity for public comment on a Level 1 guidance document, FDA will...

  4. 21 CFR 10.115 - Good guidance practices.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ..., journal articles and editorials, media interviews, press materials, warning letters, memoranda of... document “Guidance Document Submission” and submit it to Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), 5630... review. (iv) After providing an opportunity for public comment on a Level 1 guidance document, FDA will...

  5. Medical devices; radiology devices; reclassification of full-field digital mammography system. Final rule.

    PubMed

    2010-11-05

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the reclassification of the full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system from class III (premarket approval) to class II (special controls). The device type is intended to produce planar digital x-ray images of the entire breast; this generic type of device may include digital mammography acquisition software, full-field digital image receptor, acquisition workstation, automatic exposure control, image processing and reconstruction programs, patient and equipment supports, component parts, and accessories. The special control that will apply to the device is the guidance document entitled "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Full-Field Digital Mammography System." FDA is reclassifying the device into class II (special controls) because general controls along with special controls will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing the availability of the guidance document that will serve as the special control for this device.

  6. Pre-Publication to the Planning for Natural Disaster Debris Guidance

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA is requesting comment on the draft update of the Planning for Natural Disaster Debris Guidance, along with two other documents. This Guidance is an update of the Planning for Natural Disaster Debris guidance that EPA published in March 2008.

  7. 75 FR 6209 - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration; Guidance for the Use of Bayesian...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-02-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2006-D-0410] (formerly Docket No. 2006D-0191) Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration; Guidance for the Use of Bayesian Statistics in Medical Device Clinical Trials; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug...

  8. Evaluating promotional claims as false or misleading.

    PubMed

    Brushwood, David B; Knox, Caitlin A; Liu, Wei; Jenkins, Kevin A

    2013-11-01

    In light of the "false or misleading" standard resulting from the recent legal ruling, it can be concluded that a true claim is one that is both factually and analytically true. Factual truth could be based on the accuracy of the information and the sufficiency of the information. Analytical truth could be based on the scientific foundation for the claim and whether the information within the claim is presented in a balanced way. Regarding the assessment of whether a truthful claim is misleading, the evaluator could consider the relevance, consistency, and context of the information. Standards are important in medication use and medication regulation. Health care professionals who must decide whether a claim is truthful and not misleading will rely on guidance from FDA in determining how to evaluate promotional claims. As the court suggested in the case reviewed here, FDA could take the lead and provide guidance "in differentiating between misleading and false promotion, exaggerations and embellishments, and truthful or non-misleading information." Existing FDA regulations provide a foundation for such guidance. The next step for the agency would be to expand existing guidance to specifically describe how an off-label claim can be identified as either false or misleading.

  9. 21 CFR 316.50 - Guidance documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... USE ORPHAN DRUGS Availability of Information § 316.50 Guidance documents. FDA's Office of Orphan... the regulations in this part. The list is maintained on the Internet and is published annually in the...

  10. 21 CFR 314.445 - Guidance documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002... HUMAN USE APPLICATIONS FOR FDA APPROVAL TO MARKET A NEW DRUG Miscellaneous Provisions § 314.445 Guidance...

  11. 21 CFR 314.445 - Guidance documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002... HUMAN USE APPLICATIONS FOR FDA APPROVAL TO MARKET A NEW DRUG Miscellaneous Provisions § 314.445 Guidance...

  12. 21 CFR 314.445 - Guidance documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002... HUMAN USE APPLICATIONS FOR FDA APPROVAL TO MARKET A NEW DRUG Miscellaneous Provisions § 314.445 Guidance...

  13. 21 CFR 314.445 - Guidance documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002... HUMAN USE APPLICATIONS FOR FDA APPROVAL TO MARKET A NEW DRUG Miscellaneous Provisions § 314.445 Guidance...

  14. 78 FR 24425 - Assay Migration Studies for In Vitro Diagnostic Devices; Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-25

    ... approach to gain FDA approval of Class III or certain licensed in vitro diagnostic devices in cases when a... approach to gain FDA approval of Class III or certain licensed in vitro diagnostic devices in cases when a... fulfilled in order for a sponsor to utilize the migration study approach in support of the change. The FDA...

  15. Influence of kidney disease on drug disposition: An assessment of industry studies submitted to the FDA for new chemical entities 1999-2010.

    PubMed

    Matzke, Gary R; Dowling, Thomas C; Marks, Samantha A; Murphy, John E

    2016-04-01

    In 1998, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the first guidance for industry regarding pharmacokinetic (PK) studies in renally impaired patients. This study aimed to determine if the FDA renal PK guidance influenced the frequency and rigor of renal studies conducted for new chemical entities (NCEs). FDA-approved package inserts (APIs) and clinical pharmacology review documents were analyzed for 194 NCEs approved from 1999 to 2010. Renal studies were conducted in 71.6% of NCEs approved from 1999 to 2010, a significant increase over the 56.3% conducted from 1996 to 1997 (P = .0242). Renal studies were more likely to be completed in highly renally excreted drugs (fe ≥ 30%) compared with drugs with low renal excretion, fe < 30% (89.6% vs 65.8%, P = .0015). PK studies to assess the impact of dialysis were conducted for 31.7% of NCEs that had a renal study: a greater proportion of high fe NCEs were studied (44.2% vs 26.0%, P = .0335). No significant change in frequency or rigor of PK studies was detected over time. The majority of NCEs (76.3%) with a renal study provided specific dosing recommendations in the API. The adoption of the 1998 FDA guidance has resulted in improved availability of PK and drug-dosing recommendations, particularly for high fe drugs. © 2015, The American College of Clinical Pharmacology.

  16. 21 CFR 10.80 - Dissemination of draft Federal Register notices and regulations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... may discuss orally or in writing with an interested person ideas and recommendations for notices or regulations. FDA welcomes assistance in developing ideas for, and in gathering the information to support...

  17. 21 CFR 10.80 - Dissemination of draft Federal Register notices and regulations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... may discuss orally or in writing with an interested person ideas and recommendations for notices or regulations. FDA welcomes assistance in developing ideas for, and in gathering the information to support...

  18. 78 FR 13070 - Guidance for Clinical Investigators, Industry, and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Financial...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-26

    ... http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/RunningClinicalTrials/GuidancesInformationSheetsand...] (formerly 1999D-4396) Guidance for Clinical Investigators, Industry, and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS...

  19. 78 FR 14557 - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Investigational Device Exemption...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-06

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2009-D-0010] Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Investigational Device Exemption Guidance for Retinal Prostheses; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The...

  20. 77 FR 74671 - Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility Registration (Fifth Edition)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-17

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-1002] Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility Registration (Fifth Edition) AGENCY... announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Questions and Answers Regarding Food...

  1. 78 FR 18353 - Guidance for Industry: Blood Establishment Computer System Validation in the User's Facility...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-26

    ...; (Formerly FDA-2007D-0393)] Guidance for Industry: Blood Establishment Computer System Validation in the User... Industry: Blood Establishment Computer System Validation in the User's Facility'' dated April 2013. The... document entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Blood Establishment Computer System Validation in the User's...

  2. 77 FR 16123 - Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-03-19

    ...; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Nucleic Acid-Based In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for the... Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document... II Special Controls Guidance Document: Nucleic Acid-Based In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for the...

  3. 77 FR 3777 - Draft and Revised Draft Guidances for Industry Describing Product-Specific Bioequivalence...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-01-25

    ... Potassium (multiple RLDs) Aripiprazole Aspirin; Butalbital; Caffeine (multiple RLDs) Aspirin; Dipyridamole Aspirin; Oxycodone Aspirin; Butalbital; Caffeine; Codeine Phosphate Atovaquone Auranofin Azelaic Acid...

  4. 75 FR 78798 - Airport Improvement Program: Proposed Changes to Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) Threshold

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-16

    ...The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this Notice to advise that FAA has developed draft guidance modifying its policy requiring benefit cost analyses (BCA) for capacity projects when applying for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants for capacity projects at the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation. This modification proposes to raise the threshold at which BCAs are required, from $5 million to $10 million in AIP Discretionary funds. FAA invites airport sponsors and other interested parties to comment on the draft guidance. FAA will consider these comments in promulgating final BCA guidance for airport sponsors.

  5. Regulatory Challenges for Cartilage Repair Technologies.

    PubMed

    McGowan, Kevin B; Stiegman, Glenn

    2013-01-01

    In the United States, few Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved options exist for the treatment of focal cartilage and osteochondral lesions. Developers of products for cartilage repair face many challenges to obtain marketing approval from the FDA. The objective of this review is to discuss the necessary steps for FDA application and approval for a new cartilage repair product. FDA Guidance Documents, FDA Panel Meetings, scientific organization recommendations, and clinicaltrials.gov were reviewed to demonstrate the current thinking of FDA and the scientific community on the regulatory process for cartilage repair therapies. Cartilage repair therapies can receive market approval from FDA as medical devices, drugs, or biologics, and the specific classification of product can affect the nonclinical, clinical, and regulatory strategy to bring the product to market. Recent FDA guidance gives an outline of the required elements to bring a cartilage repair product to market, although these standards are often very general. As a result, companies have to carefully craft their study patient population, comparator group, and clinical endpoint to best showcase their product's attributes. In addition, regulatory strategy and manufacturing process validation need to be considered early in the clinical study process to allow for timely product approval following the completion of clinical study. Although the path to regulatory approval for a cartilage repair therapy is challenging and time-consuming, proper clinical trial planning and attention to the details can eventually save companies time and money by bringing a product to the market in the most expeditious process possible.

  6. Regulatory Challenges for Cartilage Repair Technologies

    PubMed Central

    Stiegman, Glenn

    2013-01-01

    In the United States, few Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved options exist for the treatment of focal cartilage and osteochondral lesions. Developers of products for cartilage repair face many challenges to obtain marketing approval from the FDA. The objective of this review is to discuss the necessary steps for FDA application and approval for a new cartilage repair product. FDA Guidance Documents, FDA Panel Meetings, scientific organization recommendations, and clinicaltrials.gov were reviewed to demonstrate the current thinking of FDA and the scientific community on the regulatory process for cartilage repair therapies. Cartilage repair therapies can receive market approval from FDA as medical devices, drugs, or biologics, and the specific classification of product can affect the nonclinical, clinical, and regulatory strategy to bring the product to market. Recent FDA guidance gives an outline of the required elements to bring a cartilage repair product to market, although these standards are often very general. As a result, companies have to carefully craft their study patient population, comparator group, and clinical endpoint to best showcase their product’s attributes. In addition, regulatory strategy and manufacturing process validation need to be considered early in the clinical study process to allow for timely product approval following the completion of clinical study. Although the path to regulatory approval for a cartilage repair therapy is challenging and time-consuming, proper clinical trial planning and attention to the details can eventually save companies time and money by bringing a product to the market in the most expeditious process possible. PMID:26069647

  7. Scouting For Approval: Lessons on Medical Device Regulation in an Era of Crowdfunding from Scanadu's "Scout".

    PubMed

    Smith, Colleen

    2015-01-01

    Internet crowdfunding, a new and increasingly popular method of raising capital to develop products and businesses, has recently come into conflict with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) regulation of medical devices. This Article examines the issues that arise when companies pre-sell medical devices via crowdfunding campaigns before gaining FDA approval of the devices. Because Internet crowdfunding has only been in use for a few years, little has been written about it academically, particularly about its interaction with FDA regulations. The rising interest in crowdfunding, coupled with the downturn in investment in the American medical device industry, make this a salient issue that is ripe for FDA review. This Article uses the crowdfunding campaign Scanadu, a medical device company, conducted in 2013 to raise money to develop its in-home diagnostic device, the "Scout," as a starting point for this analysis. Because it is extremely costly to develop a device and obtain FDA approval, medical device companies should be able to utilize crowdfunding to raise the necessary capital. However, because of the possible dangers medical devices pose, FDA needs to review the risks created by allowing companies to crowdfund medical devices and should issue guidance to help companies comply with FDA regulations while still allowing them to take advantage of the benefits of crowdfunding. This guidance should ensure the continued commitment to consumer safety that is at the core of FDA regulation.

  8. Methods for interpreting change over time in patient-reported outcome measures.

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    Wyrwich, K W; Norquist, J M; Lenderking, W R; Acaster, S

    2013-04-01

    Interpretation guidelines are needed for patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures' change scores to evaluate efficacy of an intervention and to communicate PRO results to regulators, patients, physicians, and providers. The 2009 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Guidance for Industry Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) Measures: Use in Medical Product Development to Support Labeling Claims (hereafter referred to as the final FDA PRO Guidance) provides some recommendations for the interpretation of change in PRO scores as evidence of treatment efficacy. This article reviews the evolution of the methods and the terminology used to describe and aid in the communication of meaningful PRO change score thresholds. Anchor- and distribution-based methods have played important roles, and the FDA has recently stressed the importance of cross-sectional patient global assessments of concept as anchor-based methods for estimation of the responder definition, which describes an individual-level treatment benefit. The final FDA PRO Guidance proposes the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of responses as a useful method to depict the effect of treatments across the study population. While CDFs serve an important role, they should not be a replacement for the careful investigation of a PRO's relevant responder definition using anchor-based methods and providing stakeholders with a relevant threshold for the interpretation of change over time.

  9. 76 FR 79168 - U.S. Department of Energy Audit Guidance: For-Profit Recipients

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    ... Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting... access the guidance at: http:[sol][sol]energy.gov/management/downloads/ draft-profit-audit-guidance-fy...

  10. 78 FR 12759 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Attachment to Guidance on Antiviral Product Development-Conducting...

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    ...--Conducting and Submitting Virology Studies to the Agency: Guidance for Submitting Hepatitis C Virus... sponsors in submitting hepatitis C virus (HCV) clinical virology data, which are important for supporting...

  11. Interpretation of aged sorption studies for pesticides and their use in European Union regulatory leaching assessments.

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    Beulke, Sabine; van Beinum, Wendy; Suddaby, Laura

    2015-04-01

    First-tier regulatory exposure assessments for pesticides assume that pesticide sorption is instantaneous and fully reversible. In European Union (EU) regulatory guidance, an increase in sorption over time ("aged sorption") can be considered at the higher tier to refine predicted environmental concentrations in groundwater. Research commissioned by the UK Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD), funded by the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), formed the basis of a draft regulatory guidance document proposing 1) a protocol on how to measure aged sorption of parent compounds in laboratory studies, 2) procedures to fit kinetic models to the experimental data, 3) criteria to test the reliability of the parameters, and 4) procedures for use of the parameters in the groundwater exposure assessment. The draft guidance was revised after feedback from stakeholders and testing of the guidance was performed against real data sets by an independent consultancy. The Chemicals Regulation Directorate submitted the revised document to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for scrutiny. This article gives an overview of the draft guidance and explains the reasoning behind the recommendations made. 2015 Crown Copyright; Published 2015 SETAC.

  12. 78 FR 52776 - Documents to Support Submission of an Electronic Common Technical Document; Availability

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    ... obtain the documents at either http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/FormsSubmission...BloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm . Dated: August 20, 2013...

  13. 78 FR 10181 - Documents To Support Submission of an Electronic Common Technical Document; Availability

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    ... obtain the documents at either http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/FormsSubmission...BloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm . Dated: February 8, 2013...

  14. Indoor tanning injuries: an evaluation of FDA adverse event reporting data.

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    Dowdy, John C; Sayre, Robert M; Shepherd, James G

    2009-08-01

    In 1979 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designated indoor tanning units would be regulated medical devices and that each must have an exposure timer. In 1985 FDA added a scheduled series of doses designed to allow tanning with little risk of concomitant sunburn. Subsequently FDA/CDRH maintained databases in which medical device associated injuries were reported. The databases, MAUDE and its predecessor MDR, are available online. While these records, in part, are not intended for evaluation of adverse event rates, analysis provides insight into the etiology of UV-related tanning injuries. We compiled 142 records reported for 1985-2006 including 22% noninjury malfunctions. Of the reported injuries approximately 50% resulted from UV exposure, an average of <1/year resulted in hospitalization. At least 36% of the UV-related injuries were attributable to various (user/operator) noncompliance with FDA sunlamp guidance policies. During 1985-1995 there were six times more UV injuries than 1996-2006, presumably reflecting cessation of much mandatory reporting in 1996. Injury reports declined steady from 1997 to 2006. FDA guidance appears most efficacious in injury prevention and we encourage its incorporation into the enforceable performance standard. We also advise that tanning industry professional training programs seek standardization/accreditation of their personnel certifications through recognized accreditation bodies such as ANSI or ISO/IEC.

  15. Final OSWER Vapor Intrusion Guidance

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    EPA is preparing to finalize its guidance on assessing and addressing vapor intrusion, which is defined as migration of volatile constituents from contaminated media in the subsurface (soil or groundwater) into the indoor environment. In November 2002, EPA issued draft guidance o...

  16. 77 FR 46952 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Wisconsin; Regional Haze

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    ... ``its Draft Economic Incentives Program Guidance is relevant to this rulemaking.'' Sierra Club states... Economic Incentive Program Guidance and in program-specific guidance that more directly addresses specific... Economic Incentives Program Guidance. Comment: Sierra Club comments that, ``the emission limits proposed by...

  17. 75 FR 35493 - Guidance for Industry on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Developing Medical Products for Treatment...

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    ...] (formerly Docket No. 2005D-0106) Guidance for Industry on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus--Developing Medical... entitled ``Systemic Lupus Erythematosus--Developing Medical Products for Treatment.'' This guidance... medical devices for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This guidance finalizes the draft...

  18. 76 FR 61098 - Guidance for 1-Hour SO2

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    ...Notice is hereby given that the EPA has posted its draft non- binding guidance titled, ``Guidance for 1-Hour SO2 NAAQS SIP Submissions'' on its Web site. The EPA invites public comments on this guidance document during the comment period specified below, and plans to issue an updated version of the guidance after reviewing timely submitted comments.

  19. Preclinical assessment of abuse liability of biologics: In defense of current regulatory control policies.

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    Gauvin, David V; Zimmermann, Zachary J; Baird, Theodore J

    2015-10-01

    Current regulatory policies of both the US Food and Drug Administration and Drug Enforcement Administration do not delineate automatic exceptions for biologics with respect to preclinical assessments for abuse liability of all new entities. As defined in current guidance documents and drug control policies, an exception may be given upon thorough review of available data, therapeutic target and in consultation with the Controlled Substances Staff within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research of the FDA, but a blanket exception for all biological entities is not currently available. We review the abuse liability testing of four known biologics with definitive positive abuse liability signals in the three core abuse liability assays, self-administration, drug discrimination, and dependence potential described in the FDA draft guidance document. Interestingly, while all four examplars have positive abuse liability signals in all three assays, two of these biologics are controlled under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act (CSA, 1970) and the other two are not currently controlled. Admittedly, these four biologics are small molecule entities. However, there is no reference to "molecular size" in the legally-binding statutory definition of biologics under the FD&C act or in the Controlled Substances Act. Neither of these drug control policy mandates have a bifurcated control status in which to make exceptions based solely on molecular size. With the current pharmaceutical focus on new technologies, such as "Trojan Horses", targeting the active transport of large molecule entities directly into the CNS, an argument to automatically exempt new molecular entities solely on molecular size is untenable. We argue that for the safety and health of general public the current regulatory control status be maintained until definitive criteria for exceptions can be identified and amended to both the FD&CA and CSA, if warranted. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  20. 78 FR 22554 - Document to Support Submission of an Electronic Common Technical Document-Specifications for File...

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    ... documents at either http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/FormsSubmissionRequirements...Vaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm . Dated: April 10, 2013. Leslie Kux...

  1. 76 FR 22905 - Guidance for Food and Drug Administration Staff and Tobacco Retailers on Civil Money Penalties...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0431] Guidance for Food and Drug Administration Staff and Tobacco Retailers on Civil Money Penalties and No... entitled ``Civil Money Penalties and No- Tobacco-Sale Orders for Tobacco Retailers.'' This guidance...

  2. 78 FR 72900 - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Civil Money Penalties for Tobacco...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-D-1083] Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Civil Money Penalties for Tobacco Retailers... the guidance entitled ``Civil Money Penalties for Tobacco Retailers: Responses to Frequently Asked...

  3. 78 FR 48173 - Guidance for Industry on Oversight of Clinical Investigations-A Risk-Based Approach to Monitoring...

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    ...] Guidance for Industry on Oversight of Clinical Investigations--A Risk-Based Approach to Monitoring... Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Oversight of Clinical... monitoring strategies and plans for clinical investigations of human drugs, biologics, medical devices, and...

  4. 77 FR 35689 - Guidance for Industry on Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Clinical Evaluation of Drugs for Treatment...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0146] Guidance for Industry on Irritable Bowel Syndrome--Clinical Evaluation of Drugs for Treatment; Availability...). The document announced the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Irritable Bowel Syndrome...

  5. 75 FR 875 - Guidance for Industry on New Contrast Imaging Indication Considerations for Devices and Approved...

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    ... imaging devices for use with imaging contrast agents or radiopharmaceuticals. FDA intends this guidance to..., for medical imaging devices for use with imaging contrast agents or radiopharmaceuticals. Further, the...] Guidance for Industry on New Contrast Imaging Indication Considerations for Devices and Approved Drug and...

  6. 77 FR 31368 - Guidance on Meetings With Industry and Investigators on the Research and Development of Tobacco...

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    ... the Research and Development of Tobacco Products'' to the Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug...] Guidance on Meetings With Industry and Investigators on the Research and Development of Tobacco Products... and Investigators on the Research and Development of Tobacco Products.'' This guidance describes FDA's...

  7. 76 FR 30280 - Public Meeting To Discuss the Proposed Rule on Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and...

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    ... Proposed Rule on Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications AGENCY... the proposed enhanced weapons rule, the two draft regulatory guides, and the draft weapons safety.... No formal comments on the proposed enhanced weapons rule or the draft guidance documents will be...

  8. 76 FR 67439 - External Peer Review Meeting for Draft Microbial Risk Assessment Guideline: Pathogenic...

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    ... Draft Microbial Risk Assessment Guideline: Pathogenic Microorganisms With Focus on Food and Water AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing that Eastern Research... Water. EPA previously announced the release of the draft guidance for a 60 day comment period (76 FR...

  9. 76 FR 46303 - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff: Investigational New Drug...

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    ... in an IND. In addition, organizational and editorial revisions were made to improve clarity. The...). The guidance represents FDA's current thinking on this topic. It does not create or confer any rights...

  10. 76 FR 40377 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Class II Special...

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    ... Guidance Document: Labeling for Natural Rubber Latex Condoms AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0492...

  11. 78 FR 53773 - Select Updates for Non-Clinical Engineering Tests and Recommended Labeling for Intravascular...

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    ...] Select Updates for Non-Clinical Engineering Tests and Recommended Labeling for Intravascular Stents and... Engineering Tests and Recommended Labeling for Intravascular Stents and Associated Delivery Systems.'' FDA has developed this guidance to inform the coronary and peripheral stent industry about selected updates to FDA's...

  12. 78 FR 65667 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review...

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    ... Request; Guidance for Industry on Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Postapproval Manufacturing... chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) postapproval manufacturing changes that FDA has determined will... Pharmaceutical Product Quality Initiative and its risk-based approach to CMC review, FDA has evaluated the types...

  13. 77 FR 34954 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Guidance on...

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    ... protection of public health, safety, and ethical standards, FDA has established human subject protection... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0560... Consent for In Vitro Diagnostic Device Studies Using Leftover Human Specimens That Are Not Individually...

  14. 76 FR 60504 - Guidance for Industry on Time and Extent Applications for Nonprescription Drug Products...

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    ... process includes submitting a time and extent application (TEA) to determine whether a condition is..., submitting safety and effectiveness data. This guidance is designed to clarify the TEA process and what happens after a TEA is submitted. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance for industry entitled ``Time...

  15. Frequent plateletpheresis does not clinically significantly decrease platelet counts in donors.

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    Katz, Louis; Palmer, Kim; McDonnell, Emily; Kabat, Andy

    2007-09-01

    In October 2005, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on collecting platelets (PLTs) by automated methods. The FDA proposed limiting collections to 24 components, rather than 24 procedures, annually with up to 3 components per procedure. The rationale was from literature suggesting frequent PLT collection resulted in significant declines in donor PLT counts. Additional requirements for minimal interdonation intervals were proposed. Plateletpheresis records at a regional blood center with predonation PLT counts were used to assess the impact of the restriction on PLT collections. They were reviewed to demonstrate the effects of collection frequency, number of products collected, and interdonation interval on donor PLT counts. Total protein and albumin levels were compared in a subset of 24-times-per-year PLT donors and control whole-blood donors. A limit of 24 components would require replacement of approximately 20 percent of the donor base to recover lost components. No clinically important decrease in PLT counts before donation was seen in donors donating multiple PLT components up to 24 times per year, regardless of interdonation interval. No frequent donor was deferred for a PLT count less than 150 x 10(9) per L. Short interdonation intervals were associated with statistically but not clinically important decreases in PLT counts. Protein levels were not distinguishable between PLT donors and controls. The proposed restrictions are not required to prevent thrombocytopenia in frequent PLT donors and would adversely impact the supply of apheresis PLTs. Protein levels are maintained in these high-frequency donors.

  16. Biosimilars: Primer for the Health-System Pharmacist

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    Lucio, Steven D.; Stevenson, James G.; Hoffman, James M.

    2014-01-01

    Purpose Basic information pharmacists and other clinicians must know to successfully manage the introduction of biosimilars into health systems is summarized, including manufacturing, regulatory, and medication use policy concepts. Summary Under development for more than a decade, the biosimilar market in the United States is now closer to becoming a reality than ever before. Legislation granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to approve lower cost, follow-on versions of previously approved biologics was signed into law in March 2010. Additional draft guidance further clarifying the requirements of the biosimilars approval pathway was published in February 2012, and FDA is currently conducting multiple preparatory meetings with potential biosimilar applicants. While intended to occupy a position similar to that of small molecule generics, biosimilars will present new challenges given that biologic medications are manufactured, regulated, and marketed differently from small molecules. As a result, it is critically important for pharmacists to be knowledgeable on the unique characteristics of biologics and prepare their organizations for the introduction of biosimilars, including use of the formulary system.. Biosimilars will pose questions of medication use policy around therapeutic interchange, pharmacovigilance, and in the transitions of care for health system patients. Conclusion As stewards of appropriate medication use, pharmacists must take the initiative to educate themselves, physicians, other clinicians and patients on these products to ensure an accurate understanding of this new category of drugs and to assure the safe and optimal use of biosimilars. PMID:24173009

  17. 77 FR 22328 - Guidance for Industry on the Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food...

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    ... electronic comments on the guidance to http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments to the... at either http:[sol][sol]www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/ GuidanceComplianceEnforcement/GuidanceforIndustry/default.htm or http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov. Dated: April 5, 2012. David Dorsey, Acting...

  18. 75 FR 14445 - Guidance for Industry on Submitting a Report for Multiple Facilities to the Reportable Food...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2009-D-0260] Guidance for Industry on Submitting a Report for Multiple Facilities to the Reportable Food Electronic... Act of 2007.'' The document provides guidance to the industry in complying with the Reportable Food...

  19. 76 FR 66073 - Guidance for Industry on What You Need to Know About Administrative Detention of Foods; Availability

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    ...] Guidance for Industry on What You Need to Know About Administrative Detention of Foods; Availability AGENCY... guidance for industry entitled ``What You Need to Know About Administrative Detention of Foods,'' which... individuals in the human and animal food industries with an understanding of FDA's authority to order the...

  20. 78 FR 45930 - Guidance for Industry: Safety Labeling Changes-Implementation of Section 505(o)(4) of the Federal...

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    ...] Guidance for Industry: Safety Labeling Changes--Implementation of Section 505(o)(4) of the Federal Food...: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry..., Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51...

  1. 78 FR 48175 - Retrospective Review of Draft Guidance Documents Issued Before 2010; Withdrawal of Guidances

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    ...-related bloodstream infections, febrile neutropenia, gonorrhea, Lyme disease, streptococcal pharyngitis...--Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment''--issued July 1998. 9. ``Streptococcal Pharyngitis and...

  2. 77 FR 59928 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections: Developing Drugs for...

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    .... A wide variety of bacterial pathogens are responsible for cIAIs, including Gram-negative aerobic bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria, and anaerobic bacteria, and there are also mixed infections. This draft...

  3. 77 FR 64999 - Guidance for Industry: Necessity of the Use of Food Product Categories in Food Facility...

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    ...] Guidance for Industry: Necessity of the Use of Food Product Categories in Food Facility Registrations and... industry entitled ``Necessity of the Use of Food Product Categories in Food Facility Registrations and... made available a draft guidance entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Necessity of the Use of Food [[Page...

  4. 76 FR 71575 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0492... Request; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Labeling for Natural Rubber Latex Condoms AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is...

  5. 77 FR 57092 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review...

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    ... to FDA's decision not to authorize four dietary supplement health claims that failed to meet the SSA... study is to collect quantitative data to examine consumer interpretations of two dietary supplement... Conventional Human Foods and Human Dietary Supplements,'' 2003, available at http://www.fda.gov/Food/Guidance...

  6. 75 FR 65636 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0541... Request; Guidance for Industry on Special Protocol Assessment AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection...

  7. 76 FR 23823 - Guidance for Industry on Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls, Fourth Edition...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0287... AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA... analysis and critical control point (HACCP) methods. DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on...

  8. 78 FR 79699 - Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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    ... Harvey, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, 1401 Rockville Pike... Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), FDA. On February 26, 2014, from 1 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m... and gene therapy products. CBER published guidance on this topic in July 2013 ( http://www.fda.gov...

  9. 78 FR 14801 - Veterinary Oversight of Antimicrobial Use in Livestock: Impact on Stakeholders; Public Meetings...

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    ... Microbiological Effects on Bacteria of Human Health Concern'' ( http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/Guidance... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2012-N-1046] Veterinary Oversight of Antimicrobial Use in Livestock: Impact on Stakeholders; Public Meetings; Request for...

  10. A novel QSAR model of Salmonella mutagenicity and its application in the safety assessment of drug impurities

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    Valencia, Antoni; Prous, Josep; Mora, Oscar

    As indicated in ICH M7 draft guidance, in silico predictive tools including statistically-based QSARs and expert analysis may be used as a computational assessment for bacterial mutagenicity for the qualification of impurities in pharmaceuticals. To address this need, we developed and validated a QSAR model to predict Salmonella t. mutagenicity (Ames assay outcome) of pharmaceutical impurities using Prous Institute's Symmetry℠, a new in silico solution for drug discovery and toxicity screening, and the Mold2 molecular descriptor package (FDA/NCTR). Data was sourced from public benchmark databases with known Ames assay mutagenicity outcomes for 7300 chemicals (57% mutagens). Of these data, 90%more » was used to train the model and the remaining 10% was set aside as a holdout set for validation. The model's applicability to drug impurities was tested using a FDA/CDER database of 951 structures, of which 94% were found within the model's applicability domain. The predictive performance of the model is acceptable for supporting regulatory decision-making with 84 ± 1% sensitivity, 81 ± 1% specificity, 83 ± 1% concordance and 79 ± 1% negative predictivity based on internal cross-validation, while the holdout dataset yielded 83% sensitivity, 77% specificity, 80% concordance and 78% negative predictivity. Given the importance of having confidence in negative predictions, an additional external validation of the model was also carried out, using marketed drugs known to be Ames-negative, and obtained 98% coverage and 81% specificity. Additionally, Ames mutagenicity data from FDA/CFSAN was used to create another data set of 1535 chemicals for external validation of the model, yielding 98% coverage, 73% sensitivity, 86% specificity, 81% concordance and 84% negative predictivity. - Highlights: • A new in silico QSAR model to predict Ames mutagenicity is described. • The model is extensively validated with chemicals from the FDA and the public domain. • Validation tests show desirable high sensitivity and high negative predictivity. • The model predicted 14 reportedly difficult to predict drug impurities with accuracy. • The model is suitable to support risk evaluation of potentially mutagenic compounds.« less

  11. PRN 2002-X Draft: False or Misleading Pesticide Product Brand Name

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    This notice provides guidance to registrants and distributors on pesticide product brand names that may be false or misleading, either by themselves or in association with particular company names or trademarks. It is a draft.

  12. ISO radiation sterilization standards

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    Lambert, Byron J.; Hansen, Joyce M.

    1998-06-01

    This presentation provides an overview of the current status of the ISO radiation sterilization standards. The ISO standards are voluntary standards which detail both the validation and routine control of the sterilization process. ISO 11137 was approved in 1994 and published in 1995. When reviewing the standard you will note that less than 20% of the standard is devoted to requirements and the remainder is guidance on how to comply with the requirements. Future standards developments in radiation sterilization are being focused on providing additional guidance. The guidance that is currently provided in informative annexes of ISO 11137 includes: device/packaging materials, dose setting methods, and dosimeters and dose measurement, currently, there are four Technical Reports being developed to provide additional guidance: 1. AAMI Draft TIR, "Radiation Sterilization Material Qualification" 2. ISO TR 13409-1996, "Sterilization of health care products — Radiation sterilization — Substantiation of 25 kGy as a sterilization dose for small or infrequent production batches" 3. ISO Draft TR, "Sterilization of health care products — Radiation sterilization Selection of a sterilization dose for a single production batch" li]4. ISO Draft TR, "Sterilization of health care products — Radiation sterilization-Product Families, Plans for Sampling and Frequency of Dose Audits."

  13. 77 FR 70449 - Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act; Notice to Public of Web Site Location of Fiscal...

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    ... of guidance documents that the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) is intending to... notice announces the Web site location of the two lists of guidance documents which CDRH is intending to... list. FDA and CDRH priorities are subject to change at any time. Topics on this and past guidance...

  14. 78 FR 4150 - Update of NIOSH Nanotechnology Strategic Plan for Research and Guidance

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    ...; NIOSH-134-B] Update of NIOSH Nanotechnology Strategic Plan for Research and Guidance AGENCY: National... Nanotechnology Strategic Plan for Research and Guidance. SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety... NIOSH FY2013-FY2016 nanotechnology strategic plan. This draft strategic plan (Protecting the...

  15. 76 FR 14660 - Public Comment on the Development of Final Guidance for Evaluating the Vapor Intrusion to Indoor...

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    ... Groundwater and Soils (Subsurface Vapor Intrusion Guidance) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... Pathway from Contaminated Groundwater and Soil (Subsurface Vapor Intrusion Guidance). A draft of the... Evaluating Vapor Intrusion to Indoor Air Pathway from Contaminated Groundwater and Soil (Subsurface Vapor...

  16. 78 FR 19271 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Metronidazole Vaginal Gel...

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    ... Metronidazole Vaginal Gel; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The... entitled ``Bioequivalence Recommendations for Metronidazole Vaginal Gel.'' The guidance provides specific...) for metronidazole vaginal gel. DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR...

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    ... Stock in Organic Crop Production (NOP 5029)''; and ``Evaluating Allowed Ingredients and Sources of... finalized, these guidance documents will be available from the NOP through ``The Program Handbook: Guidance... ``Seeds, Annual Seedlings, and Planting Stock in Organic Crop Production (NOP 5029)'', and ``Evaluating...

  18. 76 FR 44049 - Guidance for Fuel Cycle Facility Change Processes

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    2011-07-22

    ... NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2009-0262] Guidance for Fuel Cycle Facility Change Processes...-issued Draft Regulatory Guide, DG- 3037, ``Guidance for Fuel Cycle Facility Change Processes'' in the...-3037 from August 12, 2011 to September 16, 2011. DG-3037 describes the types of changes for fuel cycle...

  19. 77 FR 70167 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Vaginal Microbicides: Development for the Prevention of Human...

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    2012-11-23

    ... entitled ``Vaginal Microbicides: Development for the Prevention of HIV Infection.'' The purpose of this... human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The guidance outlines the types of nonclinical studies and...: Development for the Prevention of HIV Infection.'' This guidance addresses nonclinical development, early...

  20. 77 FR 11555 - Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: Institutional...

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    2012-02-27

    ... either http://www.regulations.gov or http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/RunningClinical...] Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: Institutional Review Board Continuing Review After Clinical Investigation Approval; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration...

  1. 21 CFR 870.4350 - Cardiopulmonary bypass oxygenator.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 21 Food and Drugs 8 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Cardiopulmonary bypass oxygenator. 870.4350... bypass oxygenator. (a) Identification. A cardiopulmonary bypass oxygenator is a device used to exchange... the FDA guidance document entitled “Guidance for Cardiopulmonary Bypass Oxygenators 510(k) Submissions...

  2. 21 CFR 870.4350 - Cardiopulmonary bypass oxygenator.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 21 Food and Drugs 8 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Cardiopulmonary bypass oxygenator. 870.4350... bypass oxygenator. (a) Identification. A cardiopulmonary bypass oxygenator is a device used to exchange... the FDA guidance document entitled “Guidance for Cardiopulmonary Bypass Oxygenators 510(k) Submissions...

  3. 21 CFR 870.3450 - Vascular graft prosthesis.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... terephthalate and polytetrafluoroethylene, and it may be coated with a biological coating, such as albumin or... animal origin, including human umbilical cords. (b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Guidance Document for Vascular...

  4. 21 CFR 870.3450 - Vascular graft prosthesis.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... terephthalate and polytetrafluoroethylene, and it may be coated with a biological coating, such as albumin or... animal origin, including human umbilical cords. (b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Guidance Document for Vascular...

  5. 21 CFR 870.3450 - Vascular graft prosthesis.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... terephthalate and polytetrafluoroethylene, and it may be coated with a biological coating, such as albumin or... animal origin, including human umbilical cords. (b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Guidance Document for Vascular...

  6. 21 CFR 870.3450 - Vascular graft prosthesis.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... terephthalate and polytetrafluoroethylene, and it may be coated with a biological coating, such as albumin or... animal origin, including human umbilical cords. (b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Guidance Document for Vascular...

  7. 21 CFR 314.445 - Guidance documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... and Drugs FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) DRUGS FOR HUMAN USE APPLICATIONS FOR FDA APPROVAL TO MARKET A NEW DRUG Miscellaneous Provisions § 314.445 Guidance... directed to the Office of Training and Communications, Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug...

  8. Draft project management update to the Iowa DOT Project Development Manual : final report.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-08-01

    This work supported drafting project management guidance for the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). The goal is to : incorporate a greater focus on project management in their project development process. : A technical advisory committee (TAC) ...

  9. PRN 2001-X Draft: Spray and Dust Drift Label Statements for Pesticide Products

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This Notice sets forth the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA or Agency) draft guidance for labeling statements for controlling spray drift and dust drift from application sites and for implementing these statements for risk mitigation.

  10. 78 FR 19495 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Scale-Up and Post-Approval Changes: Manufacturing Equipment...

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    2013-04-01

    ...-based assessment approaches and quality by design principles. These efforts will also be considered part... processes being referenced. DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g... on the final version of the guidance and on any other part of the SUPAC guidance series, submit...

  11. PRN Notice 94-4: Interim Measures for the Registration of Antimicrobial Products/Liquid Chemical Germicides with Medical Device Use Claims Under the Memorandum of Understanding Between EPA and FDA

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This Notice is intended to provide the regulated community with detailed guidance on the interim EPA registration procedures for antimicrobial products affected by the June 4, 1993, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between EPA and FDA.

  12. 78 FR 44133 - Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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    2013-07-23

    ... Dapolito or Rosanna Harvey, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research... Research (CBER), FDA. On October 23, 2013, from 12:30 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m. the Committee will.... CBER is planning to publish guidance on this topic during calendar year 2013. FDA intends to make...

  13. Draft federal GHG accounting and reporting : technical support document

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-07-01

    This is a technical support document (TSD) that accompanies the Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Guidance (or Guidance). This document provides detailed information on the inventory reporting process and accepted calculation methodolog...

  14. 21 CFR 312.145 - Guidance documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... and Drugs FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) DRUGS FOR HUMAN USE INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG APPLICATION Miscellaneous § 312.145 Guidance documents. (a) FDA has... for a copy of the CDER list should be directed to the Office of Training and Communications, Division...

  15. 78 FR 73200 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Bioequivalence Recommendations for Paliperidone Palmitate Extended...

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    2013-12-05

    ... Paliperidone Palmitate Extended-Release Injectable Suspension; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug...) studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for paliperidone palmitate extended-release... the availability of revised draft BE recommendations for paliperidone palmitate extended-release...

  16. Drugs and Diseases Interacting with Cigarette Smoking in US Prescription Drug Labelling.

    PubMed

    Li, Haibo; Shi, Qiang

    2015-05-01

    The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance for industry on drug interaction studies recommends, but does not mandate, that both cigarette smokers and non-smokers can be used to study drug metabolism in clinical trials, and that important results related to smoking should be included in drug labelling to guide medication usage. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive review of drugs or diseases interacting with smoking, as presented in all US drug labelling. The 62,857 drug labels deposited in the FDA Online Label Repository were searched using the keywords 'smoke', 'smoker(s)', 'smoking', 'tobacco' and 'cigarette(s)' on 19 June 2014. The resultant records were refined to include only human prescription drug labelling, for manual examination. For 188 single-active-ingredient drugs and 36 multiple-active-ingredient drugs, the labelling was found to contain smoking-related information. The pharmacokinetics of 29 and 21 single-active-ingredient drugs were affected and unaffected, respectively, by smoking. For the remaining drugs, the provided information related to smoking affecting efficacy, safety or diseases but not pharmacokinetics. Depending on the nature of specific drugs, the perturbation in pharmacokinetic parameters in smokers ranged from 13 to 500%, in comparison with non-smokers. Dosage modifications in smokers are necessary for four drugs and may be necessary for six drugs, but are unnecessary for seven drugs although the pharmacokinetic parameters of four of them are affected by smoking. Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for 16 types of diseases or adverse drug reactions. For one single-active-ingredient contraceptive drug and 10 multiple-active-ingredient contraceptive drugs, a black box warning (the FDA's strongest safety warning) is included in the labelling for increased risks of heart attacks and strokes in female smokers, and "women are strongly advised not to smoke" when using these drugs. This study presents the first comprehensive overview of cigarette smoking interacting with drugs and/or diseases, as presented in US drug labelling.

  17. Application of Receiver Operating Characteristic Analysis to Refine the Prediction of Potential Digoxin Drug Interactions

    PubMed Central

    Ellens, Harma; Deng, Shibing; Coleman, JoAnn; Bentz, Joe; Taub, Mitchell E.; Ragueneau-Majlessi, Isabelle; Chung, Sophie P.; Herédi-Szabó, Krisztina; Neuhoff, Sibylle; Palm, Johan; Balimane, Praveen; Zhang, Lei; Jamei, Masoud; Hanna, Imad; O’Connor, Michael; Bednarczyk, Dallas; Forsgard, Malin; Chu, Xiaoyan; Funk, Christoph; Guo, Ailan; Hillgren, Kathleen M.; Li, LiBin; Pak, Anne Y.; Perloff, Elke S.; Rajaraman, Ganesh; Salphati, Laurent; Taur, Jan-Shiang; Weitz, Dietmar; Wortelboer, Heleen M.; Xia, Cindy Q.; Xiao, Guangqing; Yamagata, Tetsuo

    2013-01-01

    In the 2012 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance on drug-drug interactions (DDIs), a new molecular entity that inhibits P-glycoprotein (P-gp) may need a clinical DDI study with a P-gp substrate such as digoxin when the maximum concentration of inhibitor at steady state divided by IC50 ([I1]/IC50) is ≥0.1 or concentration of inhibitor based on highest approved dose dissolved in 250 ml divide by IC50 ([I2]/IC50) is ≥10. In this article, refined criteria are presented, determined by receiver operating characteristic analysis, using IC50 values generated by 23 laboratories. P-gp probe substrates were digoxin for polarized cell-lines and N-methyl quinidine or vinblastine for P-gp overexpressed vesicles. Inhibition of probe substrate transport was evaluated using 15 known P-gp inhibitors. Importantly, the criteria derived in this article take into account variability in IC50 values. Moreover, they are statistically derived based on the highest degree of accuracy in predicting true positive and true negative digoxin DDI results. The refined criteria of [I1]/IC50 ≥ 0.03 and [I2]/IC50 ≥ 45 and FDA criteria were applied to a test set of 101 in vitro-in vivo digoxin DDI pairs collated from the literature. The number of false negatives (none predicted but DDI observed) were similar, 10 and 12%, whereas the number of false positives (DDI predicted but not observed) substantially decreased from 51 to 40%, relative to the FDA criteria. On the basis of estimated overall variability in IC50 values, a theoretical 95% confidence interval calculation was developed for single laboratory IC50 values, translating into a range of [I1]/IC50 and [I2]/IC50 values. The extent by which this range falls above the criteria is a measure of risk associated with the decision, attributable to variability in IC50 values. PMID:23620486

  18. Characterization and validation of an in silico toxicology model to predict the mutagenic potential of drug impurities*

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Valerio, Luis G., E-mail: luis.valerio@fda.hhs.gov; Cross, Kevin P.

    Control and minimization of human exposure to potential genotoxic impurities found in drug substances and products is an important part of preclinical safety assessments of new drug products. The FDA's 2008 draft guidance on genotoxic and carcinogenic impurities in drug substances and products allows use of computational quantitative structure–activity relationships (QSAR) to identify structural alerts for known and expected impurities present at levels below qualified thresholds. This study provides the information necessary to establish the practical use of a new in silico toxicology model for predicting Salmonella t. mutagenicity (Ames assay outcome) of drug impurities and other chemicals. We describemore » the model's chemical content and toxicity fingerprint in terms of compound space, molecular and structural toxicophores, and have rigorously tested its predictive power using both cross-validation and external validation experiments, as well as case studies. Consistent with desired regulatory use, the model performs with high sensitivity (81%) and high negative predictivity (81%) based on external validation with 2368 compounds foreign to the model and having known mutagenicity. A database of drug impurities was created from proprietary FDA submissions and the public literature which found significant overlap between the structural features of drug impurities and training set chemicals in the QSAR model. Overall, the model's predictive performance was found to be acceptable for screening drug impurities for Salmonella mutagenicity. -- Highlights: ► We characterize a new in silico model to predict mutagenicity of drug impurities. ► The model predicts Salmonella mutagenicity and will be useful for safety assessment. ► We examine toxicity fingerprints and toxicophores of this Ames assay model. ► We compare these attributes to those found in drug impurities known to FDA/CDER. ► We validate the model and find it has a desired predictive performance.« less

  19. 75 FR 78259 - Draft Guidance for Industry on Codevelopment of Two or More Unmarketed Investigational Drugs for...

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    2010-12-15

    ... that underlie many complex diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and infectious diseases... used in combination to treat a disease or condition. This guidance provides recommendations and advice...

  20. 76 FR 8314 - Implementation Guidance for Distribution of Source Material to Exempt Persons and to General...

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    2011-02-14

    ....S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-0694, e-mail: Lisa... Accession Number for the draft Part 40 implementation guidance. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa...

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