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March 09, 2022 - Global, FDA, Healthcare, Pharma, Regulatory
FDA’s Loud and Clear Message: Engage with FDA Early and Formally
By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc
On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) meeting to discuss the sintilimab application based on the ORIENT-11 trial conducted exclusively in China. Rather than following the traditional paradigm of assessing the risk-benefit profile
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March 07, 2022 - United States, FDA, Medical Devices + Diagnostics, Healthcare, Regulatory
Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) – Harmonizing the Quality System Regulation (QSR) with ISO 13485:2016
By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc
Jianyuan (Yuan) Hua, FDA Regulatory and Compliance Associate in New York, contributed to the drafting of this post. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the much-anticipated proposed rule “Medical Devices: Quality System Regulation Amendments,” which will harmonize the current Quality System Regulation
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February 25, 2022 - United States, FDA, Healthcare, Pharma, Regulatory
Fluoride Supplement Manufacturer Forced to Address Misleading Labeling Allegations
By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc
Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama decided Method Pharmaceuticals, LLC v. H-2 Pharma, LLC , a dispute concerning labeling for fluoride products that raised a variety of issues with broader implications for industries regulated by the U.S.
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February 17, 2022 - FDA, Digital Health, Healthcare
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Digital Health Technologies for Remote Data Acquisition in Clinical Investigations
Special thanks to Morrison & Foerster Regulatory Analyst Brandy Guarda for contributing to this article. In response to COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to work in support of clinical investigation sponsors and an evolving environment in which they run
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February 15, 2022 - United States, FDA, Healthcare, Pharma, Intellectual Property, Cell + Gene Therapy
PATENT TERM EXTENSION FOR BIOLOGICS
By: Meghan McLean Poon Ph.D. and Yuying (Kate) You Ph.D.
Patent term extension (PTE) provides additional patent term for patents related to U.S. pharmaceutical products to compensate for the effective loss of patent term caused by delay during the drug approval process by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). To be eligible for
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February 03, 2022 - FDA, Medical Devices + Diagnostics, Digital Health, Healthcare, Pharma
MoForum Recap: Transformation Across the Industry
Our recent Life Sciences MoForum included in-depth discussions with industry insiders on the convergence of the life sciences with technology and healthcare and the trends that are driving the industry across the digital health, diagnostic, and drug markets. Digital Transformation in the Life Sciences
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January 27, 2022 - FDA, Biotech, Healthcare, Pharma
FDA OKs Mail-Order Mifepristone: State Laws May Inhibit its Use
By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc
In December 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it would make permanent its COVID-19-era enforcement policy, which allows for the delivery of the abortion pill (MIFEPREX (mifepristone)) by mail and through telemedicine in order to reduce the burden on patient access.
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January 20, 2022 - FDA, Biotech, Healthcare, Pharma, Regulatory, Cell + Gene Therapy
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Use of Real-World Evidence for Drug & Biological Products
Bethany Hills and Dan Rubin authored an article for Life Science Connect outlining the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new draft guidance in its latest effort to clarify its expectations regarding the integration of real-world data and real-world evidence into clinical research, product
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December 23, 2021 - FDA, Medical Devices + Diagnostics, Litigation, Healthcare
3 Key Takeaways from FDLI’s FDA Center Compliance Directors: Presentations and Q&A Session
FDLI hosted a virtual Enforcement, Litigation, and Compliance Conference December 9–10, 2021. The session titled Compliance Central with FDA Center Compliance Directors: Presentations and Q&A addressed FDA’s top compliance issues, enforcement priorities, and goals for 2022. The session included presentations from Ann Oxenham (CFSAN),
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December 23, 2021 - FDA, COVID-19, Healthcare, Pharma
Key Takeaways from FDLI’s Enforcement, Litigation, and Compliance Conference Keynote Address
FDLI hosted a virtual conference December 9–10, 2021. The keynote address was given by Arun Rao, Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). Arun Rao discussed the efforts of the Consumer Protection Branch in 2021, and highlighted areas of
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Topic Archives: FDA

FDA’s Loud and Clear Message: Engage with FDA Early and Formally

By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc

Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) – Harmonizing the Quality System Regulation (QSR) with ISO 13485:2016

By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc

Fluoride Supplement Manufacturer Forced to Address Misleading Labeling Allegations

By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc

FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Digital Health Technologies for Remote Data Acquisition in Clinical Investigations

PATENT TERM EXTENSION FOR BIOLOGICS

By: Meghan McLean Poon Ph.D. and Yuying (Kate) You Ph.D.

MoForum Recap: Transformation Across the Industry

FDA OKs Mail-Order Mifepristone: State Laws May Inhibit its Use

By: Brigid DeCoursey Bondoc

FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Use of Real-World Evidence for Drug & Biological Products

3 Key Takeaways from FDLI’s FDA Center Compliance Directors: Presentations and Q&A Session

Key Takeaways from FDLI’s Enforcement, Litigation, and Compliance Conference Keynote Address