FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Instead, we focus here on the few notable statements that provide new or more detailed guidance than FDA has previously offered. MDR FDA discussed a few preliminary steps that it says laboratories should take prepare for submitting MDRs as medical device manufacturers. By Steven J. Gonzalez & Lisa M.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 27, 2023

The Guidance specifically states that it is issuing the Guidance – applicable to trading partners including manufacturers, distributors, dispensers, and repackagers – to address industry “readiness” to comply with the DSCSA’s provisions. Drug manufacturers have had electronic systems in place since 2017.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

Walsh — Last fall, we blogged about the process FDA uses to review allegations of regulatory misconduct against device manufacturers, suggesting greater transparency on the FDA process was needed (see here ). Supporting information is critical to illustrate the specific points of regulatory misconduct.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Brevig, Senior Regulatory Device and Biologics Exper — FDA recently published Alternative or Streamlined Mechanisms for Complying with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice Requirements for Combination Products; List under the 21st Century Cures Act in the Federal Register (FR Notice). By way of background, 21 C.F.R. § 21 C.F.R. §

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The draft guidance includes FAQs covering topics from across disciplines: regulatory review; chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC); nonclinical and pharmacology/toxicology (PT); clinical; and clinical pharmacology. For cell therapy products, the draft guidance notes that in vivo imaging techniques provide certain advantages.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2022

The Guidance provides detail on a recalling firm’s responsibilities, preparations, and communications and how the Agency can assist a firm with carrying out its recall responsibilities. Almost all recalls are conducted on a voluntary basis by the manufacturer. The Guidance emphasizes that firms need to be “recall ready.”

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 20, 2021

We are providing a post in three parts on cyclic and on-site inspections in which we focus on the background of inspections, how investigators conduct them, and how registrants should proactively prepare for and manage them. Registrants may withhold consent or, if given, can withdraw consent at any time.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 20, 2021

We are providing a post in three parts on cyclic and on-site inspections in which we focus on the background of inspections, how investigators conduct them, and how registrants should proactively prepare for and manage them. Registrants may withhold consent or, if given, can withdraw consent at any time.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2023

As part of this change, the Coverage Gap Discount Program (CGDP), a program that has existed since 2011, will sunset on December 31, 2024, and be replaced by the Medicare Part D Manufacturer Discount Program (the “Discount Program”). CMS will send the final manufacturer invoice for discount liabilities accrued by then on April 30, 2028.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 7, 2024

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.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2022

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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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2023

The report must also discuss the barriers associated with conducting research with cannabis and CBD in states that have legalized their use, how barriers might be overcome and whether public-private partnerships or federal-state partnerships can or should provide researchers with additional cannabis and CBD strains. Application Process.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In an effort to correct some of the bottlenecks in traceability efforts, the final rule imposes additional recordkeeping requirements on domestic and foreign firms who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods on the Food Traceability List (FTL) for U.S. Following an update, the previous traceability plan must be retained for two years.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 21, 2024

The Attorney General also released DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel (“OLC”) opinions providing the rationale and support for the NPRM. Public comments must be submitted electronically or postmarked on or before July 22, 2024, 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. 44,597 (May 21, 2024). 21 U.S.C. §

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

DEA publishes the Special Surveillance List to inform about potential illicit uses of a laboratory supply and reminds that civil penalties may be imposed on businesses that distribute a laboratory supply with reckless disregard for the illegal uses to which it will be put. 21 U.S.C. § 21 U.S.C. § 842(a)(11). 23,711 (June 4, 2025).

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