USA – FDA updates guidances to reflect new MDUFA goals
The US Food and Drug Administration has updated three guidances to reflect revised timelines for responding to premarket approval (PMA), 510(k) and de novo applications under...
USA – FDA publishes new dataset to aid medical device biocompatibility testing
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a chemical dataset that analytical laboratories can use to demonstrate they can detect chemicals that...
USA – FDA classifies slew of class II devices following de novo procedures
Since the last week of 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it was classifying nine products as class II devices with...
USA – FDA criticized for approval of genetic test for opioid addiction risk
Physicians and public health advocates are urging the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revoke its approval of AvertD to predict the potential...
USA – Legal expert: FDA’s CDS software guidance is a ‘disaster’ for industry
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final guidance on clinical decision support (CDS) software goes against the statutory language laid out in the 21st Century...
USA – FDA warns consumers against using plastic syringes made in China
It’s not unusual for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to publish warning letters about manufacturers that fail to meet its regulatory requirements,...
USA – FDA releases draft guidance on use-related risk analysis for combo products
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft guidance outlining the purpose and content of a use-related risk analysis (URRA) for...
USA – Experts discuss red flags that can trigger legal action against drug and...
Legal observers discussed some of the red flags that can trigger legal actions against healthcare product manufacturers, as well as some of the lessons...
USA – FDA issues final guidance on obtaining informed consent in drug and device...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday announced it has finalized guidance to help institutional review boards (IRBs), clinical investigators, and sponsors...
USA – FDA Proposes New Ban of Electrical Stimulation Devices for Self-Injurious or Aggressive...
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a ban of electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) intended to reduce or stop self-injurious or...