In a break with past precedent, last year’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee reauthorization legislation did not contain significant FDA policy changes. Although the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions...more
On September 30, 2022, Congress enacted legislation to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee programs for branded/reference drugs and biologics, medical devices, generic drugs and biosimilars (PDUFA,...more
FDA Also Issues Report on Software Pre-Cert Pilot, Leaving Unanswered Questions on Future of Software Regulation -
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The Final Guidance does not address the FDA’s risk-based enforcement discretion policy...more
On August 23, 2022, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the “Agency”) published the revised draft guidance “Charging for Investigational Drugs Under an IND Questions and Answers Guidance for Industry” (the...more
With the second session of the 117th Congress underway, stakeholders are poised for another busy legislative session set against the dynamic backdrop of an ongoing global pandemic and midterm election year. Numerous...more
For several years, policy-makers and commentators have expressed concern about the resilience of the United States’ pharmaceutical supply chain. Current U.S.-based manufacturing capabilities have been at the forefront of...more
10/8/2021
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Thursday, March 5th, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submitted a report to Congress providing an update on FDA action to develop an enforcement discretion policy and evaluate potential regulatory pathways for consumer...more
• The administration’s drug pricing Blueprint combines proposals that are already under way with new initiatives that may or may not be adopted.
• Many of the more dramatic proposals would require federal rulemaking or...more
5/17/2018
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