While generative artificial intelligence ("GenAI") has the potential to fundamentally change health care, it presents unique risks and complexities that challenge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA" or "Agency")...more
As a streamlined method for obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") authorization of post-market functionality, FDA issued final guidance recommending the information to include in a Predetermined Change Control...more
12/27/2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") new advisory committee on digital health is set to examine its approach for evaluating and regulating the safety and effectiveness of medical devices utilizing generative...more
The Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") recently issued its first warning letter to a domestic entity after conducting a remote regulatory assessment ("RRA"), indicating increased confidence and likely broader use of RRAs in...more
Building on CDER's efforts to modernize clinical trials, C3TI will support innovative approaches to clinical trial design and conduct....more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has proposed updated guidance, intended to assist individuals in meeting the cybersecurity requirements for FDA medical device submissions....more
Amending prior requirements, medical device manufacturers and importers have two years to comply with FDA's Quality Management System Regulation final rule, a similar approach to prior good manufacturing practices but with...more
The Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") recently issued revised draft guidance on remote regulatory assessments ("RRAs")—voluntary or mandatory examinations of food, drug, device, and tobacco establishments and/or their...more
2/22/2024
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The Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") expands informed consent exceptions with a final rule permitting institutional review board ("IRB") waiver or alteration of elements for certain FDA-regulated minimal-risk clinical...more
The Senate Judiciary Committee is showing renewed Congressional interest in oversight of the pharmaceutical industry, with five bipartisan drug bills on the agenda for review and discussion on February 9, 2023....more
Under the proposed regulation, sponsors and sponsor-investigators whose planned study falls within an exemption will not be required to submit an Investigational New Drug application ("IND") or comply with IND reporting...more
Jones Day partner Maureen Bennett talks about how advancements in digital technology and their clinical trial applications have introduced additional regulatory regimes in the United States and the European Union, and...more
6/29/2020
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The Situation: Pregnant women have historically been excluded from clinical trials due to concerns about the potential for adverse effects on pregnant women and their fetuses.
The Development: The U.S. Food and Drug...more
On April 26, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") released an initial working model for its Software Precertification ("Pre-Cert") Pilot Program. The Pre-Cert Program is an effort by FDA to develop a new, more...more
On April 11, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") permitted marketing of the first device to use artificial intelligence ("AI") autonomously to detect a medical condition. The device, called IDx-DR, utilizes an...more
The Situation: FDA has been grappling with regulation of rapidly advancing digital products, including artificial intelligence. While Congress and FDA have provided recent clarifications, regulatory questions remain.
The...more
In March 1997, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") published a final rule, codified in 21 CFR Part 11 ("Part 11"), establishing the privacy, security, and reliability criteria for electronic records and electronic...more
On May 15, 2017, Sens. Charles Grassley (R-IA), John McCain (R-AZ), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") Director Mick Mulvaney prompting him to work with the Department of...more
6/30/2017
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On May 15, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA" or "Agency") Office of Regulatory Affairs ("ORA") began implementing a "Program Alignment Initiative." The Initiative requires the ORA staff, who are charged with...more