As with any regulatory submission, there are inherent risks associated with the submission and approval process if required data are incomplete or missing. In addition, compliance activities can play a major role in risks following approval and with commercialization of products. Some of the risks specific to 510(k)‑cleared devices include: Submission Rejection/Approvals: FDA 510(k) submissions […]
With half of April in the books, the number of OGD approval actions posted as of April 14th includes twenty‑seven full‑approval actions and four tentative‑approval actions for a total of thirty‑one approval actions. It looks like the OGD is heading towards an average approval month for April. Average definitely isn’t a bad thing, especially since […]
FDA 510(k) is a submission process that medical device manufacturers need to go through to receive clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to legally market their products in the US. The FDA 510(k) process is essential for ensuring public safety by confirming that medical devices meet the necessary standards and […]
Introduction On November 17, 2022, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced a Bill entitled the “Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act” with the intent to increase competition within the US biosimilar market and reduce consumer costs associated their development. The Bill proposes to eliminate the interchangeability requirement of conducting switching studies associated with biosimilar drug development. In […]
Those of us that have been in the trenches since the passage of Hatch-Waxman have seen the issue of adhesion and sensitization studies for transdermal delivery systems (TDS) change dramatically. Well, there are now two new guidance documents that take us to the next step in recommended adhesion and irritation/sensitizations (I/S) testing revisions. First is […]
The PDA Annual Meeting was held in New Orleans on April 3-5, 2023. It was a great conference with the theme of “Back to the Future: Learning from the Past in a Patient‑Centric World.” The plenary and breakout sessions truly held to that theme. The first plenary session started off with a discussion of Rare Diseases […]
Those of us in the industry are usually reasonably technically savvy and can understand some of the more complex guidance documents that the FDA issues. However, there are times that even those among us in the industry, depending on our individual academic tracks and professional experiences, whether regulatory, CMC, bioanalytical, pharmacokinetics, medical, and on and […]
March 2023 was an outstanding month for approval actions, with OGD unofficially issuing 123 total approval actions comprised of 95 full approval actions and 18 tentative approval actions. There were other months with 100 or more total approval actions, but we have not seen that level of approval productivity in a while. The record of […]
On Monday, the FDA announced a change to the REMS for opioids to include a requirement “to make prepaid mail‑back envelopes available to outpatient pharmacies and other dispensers as an additional opioid analgesic disposal option for patients.” As part of the new, revised REMS requirement, “all manufacturers of opioid analgesics used in outpatient settings are […]
The 503B outsourcing facilities are able to compound drug products in certain circumstances using bulk ingredients but “[O]ne of the conditions that must be met for a drug product compounded by an outsourcing facility to qualify for the exemptions under section 503B of the FD&C Act is that the outsourcing facility may not compound a […]
