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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FDA Reimagined: Faster, Friendlier, and Focused on Cures

On June 10, 2025, the Commissioner of the FDA, Dr. Martin Makary, and Dr. Vinayak Prasad, the Director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, published an article in JAMA discussing the “Priorities for a...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Special Report - 2022 FDA Year in Review

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

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FDA issues list of essential medicines and countermeasures required under Buy American Executive Order

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Regarding the Trump Administration’s August 6, 2020 “Buy American” Executive Order, which was the subject of a prior client alert, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it published a list of 223 drug and...more

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FDA Update: Enforcement Policies for Gowns, Gloves, Sterilizers, Disinfectant Devices and Air Purifiers

In response to growing medical product supply shortages and need for information, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued multiple enforcement policies to provide guidance to industry. Here, we focus on...more

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The Transport of Coronavirus by Exhaled Breath and Possible Protection with Homemade Face Coverings

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As recently as March 27, the WHO was stating on its website that there was insufficient evidence to suggest that the novel coronavirus was airborne except in a handful of medical cases, such as when intubating an infected...more

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Outlook of China’s Health Care Sector in Light of COVID-19

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China is cautiously recovering from the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak and is moving into a new period of investor-friendly policies aimed at restarting China’s economic engine....more

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CDC Provides Recommendations for Respirators When N95 Respirators Are Not Available in COVID-19 Crisis

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To combat shortages of N95 respirators, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued and continues to update its Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators. The CDC’s N95 Respirator Strategies provide...more

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FDA Issues Guidance Documents Directed to Blood Donations as Part of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Measures

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To address critical shortages of blood and plasma during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) released several guidance documents on April 2, 2020.  ...more

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FDA Update: COVID-19 Testing, Vaccine Development and Other Impacts

In response to the United States’ rapidly evolving public health situation, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released guidance on high-complexity in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests for COVID-19. This article...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Nota Bene Episode 71: Shifting Regulatory Landscapes at the FDA: Cannabis, Vaping and Intelligent Medical Devices with Allison...

2019 ushered in numerous changes and new initiatives at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). From the increasing popularity of cannabis use to the rapidly evolving nature of artificial intelligence in medical devices,...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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FDA proposes a process for receiving nonbinding feedback on an establishment's response to an FDA Form 483

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On 19 February 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) released a draft guidance entitled, "Nonbinding Feedback After Certain FDA Inspections of Device Establishments" (draft guidance) for comment. ...more

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In The Midnight Hour: FDA Issues 2 Draft Guidances and a First Amendment Memorandum on the Cusp of a New Administration

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Over the past few days, FDA issued three documents related to the scope of permissible communications by drug and device companies to various parties. We believe FDA aimed to accomplish two things through these documents....more

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