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Lots of FDA Guidance, But Few Drug Manufacturing “Remote Interactive Evaluations” (We Would Call Them “Virtual Inspections”)

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RIEs will require the facility to accommodate the “use of teleconference, livestream video, and screen sharing of data and documents.” Significantly, FDA agrees that the RIEs may be conducted in lieu of an inspection.

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Logistics Unwrapped: A Roadmap to Successful FDA Meetings in In-Person and Hybrid Formats

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For example, device sponsors can request a meeting with an FDA review team by submitting a pre-submission to CDRH (see our recent blog on the minor updates to the Pre-Submission Guidance). If you are driving, stop at the vehicle screening facility and inform security that you are attending a meeting.

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Update on CDER, CBER, and CDRH Meetings with Industry

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The pandemic also deeply impacted how industry and the government conduct their operations. A teleconference will be conducted by voice only with no projection of presentations or use of video/camera; a videoconference would involve sharing a screen so that a presentation can be viewed by all participants and/or involve the use of video.

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Welcome to SRP-RMT – Standardization Comes to Regenerative Medicine Therapies?

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These standards would be developed outside the Federal government, leveraging the expertise of the private sector. In short, Voluntary Consensus Standards (VCS) are intended to be exactly what the name conveys – standards that are adopted by consensus and are not mandatory (not legal or regulatory requirements).

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Where Are All the OTC Rapid Antigen Tests for COVID? FDA’s Role in Blocking These Tests from the American Market

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A positive result, however, is treated as a screen. That is just another way of saying, however, that the rapid antigen tests are best positioned as a screening tool. These tests could have been a valuable screening tool for COVID during the past year or so. A follow up laboratory?run run molecular diagnostic (RT?PCR)

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The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine: Guest Bob Wachter

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I remember walking through San Francisco Airport with Bob, we just happened to be there at similar times, and saying, “Eric and I are thinking about starting a blog.” ” Eric: What was it called again, Wachter’s World? At the Mayo clinic, for example, they’ve got a very robust hospital at home program.