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Change Control Pitfalls: Legal & Regulatory Risks in FDA-Regulated Industries

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Obtaining FDA clearance or approval is just the beginning of a company’s regulatory journey. As FDA-regulated products evolve, changes to software, labeling, manufacturing processes, and design are a natural part of the...more

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From Paper to Practice: Compliance Policies that Work

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In the FDA-regulated industry, a compliance program isn’t just a formality—it’s a critical tool for protecting your business, patients, and reputation. Still, too many companies treat compliance policies as static...more

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OIG Increases Expectations for Compliance Officers in Its New Compliance Program Guidance – What Compliance Officers at...

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On November 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued its anticipated General Compliance Program Guidance (“GCPG”) for the health care industry. The GCPG serves as a...more

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FDA Issues Revised Draft Guidance on “Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses Communications”

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On October 23, 2023, FDA published a draft guidance document to provide detailed recommendations to industry regarding the communication of unapproved uses of approved or cleared drugs and medical devices to health care...more

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FDA Publishes Draft AI/ML-Enabled Medical Device Guidance. Is it Everything We Hoped?

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First mentioned in a 2019 discussion paper entitled “Proposed Regulatory Framework for Modifications to Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD),” the idea of a defined set of...more

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FDA Releases Guidance on Submissions for AI/ML-Enabled Devices

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On April 3, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register an announcement of availability for the draft guidance, Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined Change Control Plan...more

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Life Sciences Dealmaking Symposium: As the Dust Settles: Post-Election Update and Impact on the Life Sciences Industry

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How will the election affect life sciences in 2021 and beyond? What’s ahead for the regulatory and policy environment? In this session, our elite group of policy analysts reviewed the election results and the far-reaching...more

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FDA Issues Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products During COVID-19 Pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter ways of life across the globe, clinical trials must be adapted for participant safety while maintaining accuracy in the midst of the ongoing crisis. In September 2020, the U.S. Food...more

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FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - April 2020 #3

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Food - FDA Extended Comment Period for Rule on Food Standards – The comment period on the proposed rule was extended until July 20. The proposed rule, “Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization,”...more

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FDA Issues Enforcement Policy for Ventilators and Other Respirators

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As part of its effort to address the shortage of medical equipment needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic, FDA has issued a new Enforcement Policy announcing flexibility in some of the regulatory requirements for...more

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How Should Institutions Conducting Research Respond to COVID-19?

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As healthcare providers and universities respond to the spread of COVID-19, legal counsel at these institutions should be prepared to assist their institution’s research enterprise in anticipating and reacting to any changes...more

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What COVID-19 Means for FDA-Regulated Industry

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U.S. and international health authorities continue to respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). While originally detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, as of the date of this alert the virus has now...more

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Drop in Warning Letters for Medical Devices Raises Interesting Questions About the Industry

In 2017, FDA issued only 44 Warning Letters to medical device establishments. Of those, 11 were related to pre-market issues, which include investigational device exemption violations or lack of approval or clearance. Only 33...more

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Guidebook: Cybersecurity in the Pharma, Biotech, and Medical Devices Industries

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As a life sciences or medical device company, it is mission critical to protect lab books, drug and clinical test data, product formulas and production processes that underlie your patents, trade secrets and know-how from...more

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Managing the Cybersecurity Risks of the Medical Internet of Things

The cybersecurity ramifications of the Internet of Things (IoT) are perhaps nowhere more crucial—potentially a matter of life and death, in fact—than in the realm of medical devices. Until recent times, a potential hack of...more

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