From his 1986 “Back in the High Life” album, Steve Winwood sings, “It’s a fine line, a very fine line – split decision.” In fact, that’s what many medical device companies will face as they review the Food and Drug...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued multiple final guidance documents related to the medical device program. ...more
On September 30, 2019, Jeff Shuren, Director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) issued a statement to announce the most recent updates to the agency’s attempts to evaluate...more
On September 9, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration released a final guidance document, Acceptance Review for De Novo Classification Requests, to clarify the content that companies need to include in de novo requests to...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
The Food and Drug Administration, channeling Kool & The Gang’s 1979 hit, “Too Hot,” issued a Warning Letter to a medical device company that marketed a sealed sterilization container for unlawful promotion. ...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
In April 2019, the Food and Drug Administration issued two Warning Letters to medical device manufacturers, reminding industry that the agency will take enforcement action against unlawful promotion when it sees fit. One...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
On April 2, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration issued a statement by Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on steps toward a new review framework specifically tailored to promote the development of medical devices that use...more
AGG recently presented a webinar on “FDA Regulation of Rx Drug and Medical Device Advertising & Promotion: The Year in Review.” The webinar focused primarily on enforcement letters and three guidance documents issued by the...more
In 2018, the Food and Drug Administration announced several actions relevant to the 510(k) premarket notification regulatory pathway. AGG has previously written about some of these, such as the pilot expansion of the Special...more
In December 2018, the Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rule that would amend the medical device classification regulation to implement the De Novo classification process. ...more
On October 1, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a pilot expansion of the Special 510(k) Program. The Special 510(k) Program was developed to help streamline the 510(k) premarket notification process for...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
Once again channeling Aerosmith’s 1975 single, “Walk This Way,” and the song lyric, “Talk This Way,” the Food and Drug Administration has issued two final guidance documents on medical product communications. These final...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
The Food and Drug Administration channeled, in the other direction, the 1979 Supertramp song, “Take the Long Way Home,” after it issued a draft guidance entitled, “Expansion of the Abbreviated 510(k) Program: Demonstrating...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
On October 25, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final guidance document, Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device, which describes when a change in a medical device would...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
Companies can’t sign quality agreements and then say “we’re done.” This message was brought home with a recent Warning Letter issued by the Food and Drug Administration to a pharmaceutical company for violating current good...more
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food and Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community, including regular updates on legislative initiatives from AGG’s Washington, DC...more
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