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FDA Publishes Discussion Paper Seeking Feedback on 3D Printing of Medical Devices at the Point of Care

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In October 2014, FDA held a public workshop titled “Additive Manufacturing of Medical Devices: An Interactive Discussion on the Technical Considerations of 3D Printing.” use in education, construction, art, and jewelry). FDA does regulate 3D printing equipment and activities when intended to produce regulated medical devices (i.e.,

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FDA Publishes Discussion Paper Seeking Feedback on 3D Printing of Medical Devices at the Point of Care

FDA Law

In October 2014, FDA held a public workshop titled “Additive Manufacturing of Medical Devices: An Interactive Discussion on the Technical Considerations of 3D Printing.” use in education, construction, art, and jewelry). FDA does regulate 3D printing equipment and activities when intended to produce regulated medical devices (i.e.,

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PhRMA Code Revised in Response to OIG Special Fraud Alert on Speaker Programs

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Kirschenbaum — On August 6, 2021, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) announced the release of a revised PhRMA Code on Interactions with Health Care Professionals , which takes effect on January 1, 2022. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) (see our blog post on this Special Fraud Alert here ).

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FDA Hosts Webinar for Stage 1 Requirements under LDT Final Rule

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See our prior blog post summarizing the different phaseout stages and categories of enforcement discretion. MDR FDA discussed a few preliminary steps that it says laboratories should take prepare for submitting MDRs as medical device manufacturers. issues with the design, manufacturing, and components of the device).

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NPA Files Complaint Seeking to Prevent FDA from Applying the Exclusionary Clause Retroactively

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Specifically, the issue is whether this provision applies to bar dietary supplements, such as NAC, that were on the market before the enactment of the Dietary Supplement Health Education Act (DSHEA), in 1994, which added this exclusionary clause into the FDC Act. FDA merely indicated that it was still considering that issue.

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It Takes Three [Components] to Make a Thing Go Riiiiiight – OPDP Challenges Two-Part Ad

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By Dara Katcher Levy — We are working to keep up with OPDP’s posts over the past few weeks and a blog on its most recent letter to Lilly is forthcoming! These are the “pivot” situations, where it is helpful to clearly distinguish disease education from product promotion.

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Less than Meets the Eye: LDT Small Entity Compliance Guide Adds Little Insight

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Laboratories struggling to understand the myriad implications of being regulated as device “manufacturers” were hopeful that additional guidance would shed light on how to apply FDA’s existing medical device regulatory framework to their operations. 803), Reporting of Corrections and Removals (21 C.F.R. § 806) and Complaint Files (21 C.F.R.