On August 15, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized Informed Consent: Guidance for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors (final guidance). This document finalizes, with new examples and limited...more
9/6/2023
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Over the past few years, the life sciences and healthcare industries have experienced a notable increase in focus and interest in decentralized clinical trials (DCTs), in which some or all of the trial-related activities...more
As the United States’ primary public health and consumer protection agency, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates at least one quarter of the nation’s economy and exerts significant influence over global...more
2/6/2023
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The US Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance outlining the agency’s recommendations for using real-world data from (and curating such data in) registries to support regulatory decision-making. Pharmaceutical...more
As part of its initiatives to expedite access to investigational drugs or biologics for the treatment of Coronavirus (COVID-19), on March 24, 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration announced that healthcare providers may...more
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents significant challenges for clinical trial sponsors. The US Food and Drug Administration issued guidance on March 19, 2020, that provides greater flexibility to adjust clinical...more
The enactment of the 21st Century Cures Act signaled the close of a multi-year bipartisan effort on Capitol Hill to grant the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new authorities to expedite product development and reform...more
2/10/2017
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