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FDA Considers Changing Its Nitrosamine Targets as Global Focus Continues

FDA Law Blog

Nitrosamines are chemicals that can form during drug manufacturing, known by their scientific names as N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), N-Nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), and N-Nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA). The canary in the coal mine for nitrosamines was their 2018 appearance in blood pressure medications called sartans.

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Price Limits, Affordability Boards, Penalties, Oh My: Minnesota Enacts Sweeping Drug Pricing Reforms

FDA Law Blog

Kirschenbaum — On May 24, Minnesota enacted the Commerce and Consumer Protection Omnibus Bill, Senate File 2744 ( SF 2744 ), which significantly expands the state’s existing drug pricing activities with serious implications for all drug manufacturers, and particularly generic drug manufacturers. We address each below. Best price?

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Let’s Listen to Patients: FDA Releases Final Guidance on Patient Engagement in the Design and Conduct of Medical Device Clinical Studies

FDA Law Blog

The Guidance provides practical advice for device manufacturers to utilize patient engagement in clinical studies. address common questions and misconceptions about collecting and submitting to FDA patient engagement information regarding the design and conduct of a medical device clinical study.”.

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The FDA PDUFA VII Goals Letter (FY 2023-2027): A Review of Our Top 10 Commitments

FDA Law Blog

When travel restrictions and public health precautions halt facilities inspections, many sponsors are left wondering how FDA will complete pre-approval inspections and meet their products’ respective PDUFA dates. requesting records in lieu of an inspection, use of information shared by trusted foreign regulatory partners).

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FDA Publishes Draft Guidance on Voluntary Malfunction Summary Reporting Program for Medical Devices

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Generally, FDA’s MDR regulations require device manufacturers to submit Medical Device Reports (MDRs) for individual reportable malfunctions within 30 calendar days of the manufacturer becoming aware of the malfunction. In that letter, FDA stated that it would “permit manufacturers.

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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

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JAMA Surgery 2018 Gabapentin and mood stabilizers in the Nursing Home Setting: Antiepileptic prescribing to persons living with dementia residing in nursing homes: A tale of two indications. By 2015 that number increased to 4% of US adults. There are a lot of reasons that may explain the massive increase in use of these drugs. Tasce: I do.

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance Distinguishing Remanufacturing from Servicing

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Two years later, in 2018, FDA issued a Report on the Quality, Safety, and Effectiveness of Servicing of Medical Devices (see our blog post here ). The 2018 report listed several planned actions by the Agency, one of which was to clarify the difference between servicing and remanufacturing.