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A Question 30 Years in the Making: Would a Final LDT Rule Withstand Judicial Scrutiny?

FDA Law Blog

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert & Sophia R. Gibbs — For more than three decades, FDA has claimed that the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C Act) gives the agency legal authority to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices (see our prior post here ). Gaulkin & Jeffrey N.

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Top 30 New Medical Devices of 2024

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The tricuspid valve, one of the heart’s four valves, regulates blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle, preventing backflow between these chambers. The liquid portion of the blood (serum or plasma) containing antibodies is separated and tested using the Liason Biotrin parvovirus B19 IgG plus test on a Liason XL analyzer.

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FDA Designations for Rare Disease Products, Part 3: Rare Pediatric Disease Designation

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Per the FDA’s guidance on RPDD : In vitro data supporting the mechanism of action of the drug in the disease or in a related disease may suffice for rare pediatric disease designation, whereas that level of data would not generally suffice for orphan-drug designation. Criteria for Rare Pediatric Disease Designation.

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Remote Patient Testing Faces a Cloudy Future under VALID

FDA Law Blog

Gibbs — It is widely expected that the fate of the VALID Act – and therefore the world of diagnostic regulation – will be determined in the next two weeks (see our previous post here ). Javitt & Jeffrey N. This is not a trivial matter. Telehealth has become increasing important to the health care system. Emphasis added).

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FDA Issues Safety Warning Regarding Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing Raising Questions About the Future of FDA Regulation of LDTs

FDA Law Blog

It is not uncommon for some in vitro diagnostic tests to suffer from poor positive predictive value, in part due to the rarity of the disease. Our readers will recall that this report was issued shortly after FDA’s release of its draft guidance documents seeking to regulate laboratory developed tests.

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BetterLife Engages Eurofins Discovery for its Next Generation Psychedelics 2-bromo-LSD FDA IND-enabling Pharmacology Studies

The Pharma Data

Eurofins Discovery will be conducting the IND-enabling in-vitro preclinical primary pharmacology and safety pharmacology studies on TD-0148A at its state-of-the-art facilities at Eurofins Cerep, DiscoverX and Panlabs. FDA Investigational New Drug (“IND”)-enabling pharmacology studies. About BetterLife Pharma: BetterLife Pharma Inc.

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FDA Releases Final Guidance Document for New Accelerated Medical Device Approval Pathway

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Addressing this, the final guidance now contains additional information on eligibility criteria. In vitro diagnostics that monitor and evaluate serious adverse events associated with newly approved drugs may also qualify. Concerns Raised by AdvaMed. The initial STeP guidance document was drafted in 2019. More Specifics.