FDA Law Blog

JULY 8, 2021

Javitt — For many years, one of the most controversial topics in device regulation has been the dual-track oversight of in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) and laboratory developed tests (LDTs). At various points and in various ways, FDA has sought – mostly unsuccessfully – to regulate LDTs (see here ).

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Related: Baby Food Safety Act of 2021: Why Didn’t FDA Regulate Heavy Metals Sooner? The list includes 30 food safety tasks that fall into several categories, including allergens, cosmetics, dietary supplements, food additives, Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), labeling and nutrition.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

By Riëtte van Laack — FDA regulates pet food similar to other animal foods. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDC Act) requires that all animal foods, like human foods, be safe to eat, produced under sanitary conditions, contain no harmful substances, and be truthfully labeled.

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Camargo

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Both the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) have regulatory responsibility for therapeutic biological products, which are subject to both the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD & C) Act and the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. BLA process (CBER).

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Baumhardt , MS, MJ, MT(ASCP), RAC, FRAPS, has joined the firm as a Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert, and that Sophia Gaulkin has joined the firm as an Associate. Baumhardt provides counsel to medical device, in vitro diagnostic, and combination product manufacturers on a wide range of pre- and post-marketing regulatory topics.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 27, 2021

Illinois-headquartered Apar – which makes inhalers, syringe components, eye drop bottles and other delivery systems for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and other sectors – is paying €8.70 per share in the initial deal, which will give it a 64.6% stake in the company. The deal values Voluntis at around $79 million (around $95 million).

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Websites – Companies can use appropriate search engine optimisation (SEO) and marketing tools to ensure that their websites are displayed high on the list of results for relevant key word searches. Therefore, companies are encouraged to establish a methodology for calculating fair market value rates. Why is guidance needed?

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Criteria for regulation. The FDA regulates software that meets the definition of a medical device in section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). peer-reviewed clinical studies or clinical practice guidelines) meet Criterion 2 and are not medical devices subject to FDA regulation and oversight.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

The American Conference Institute (“ACI”) will be hosting a series of go-to forums on critical topics including novel therapeutics, cosmetics/personal care products and Paragraph IV disputes. Claud will be featured at the Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products in New York, NY.

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XTalks

JANUARY 19, 2021

This includes some flavored e-cigarettes imported to the US that do not meet Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) requirements, as amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). In the 2020 fiscal year, CBP seized 93,590 units of e-cigarettes that did not meet US federal regulations.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

A PMR is a study “that sponsors are required to conduct under one or more statutes or regulations,” whereas a PMC is a study “that a sponsor has agreed to conduct, but that are not required by a statute or regulation” (see FDA Webpage, Postmarketing Requirements and Commitments: Introduction ).

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

FDA , the Court of Appeals ruled that FDA cannot regulate a medical product – in this case, the radiographic contrast agent barium sulfate – as a drug when the product meets the definition of a device. The decision has wide-ranging implications for FDA’s assertion of discretion in classifying and regulating medical products.

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XTalks

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Markets are increasingly in need of advanced artificial intelligence, flexible IoT data acquisition, compliant data lakes, deep learning and other industrial-grade technologies. Related: AI Algorithm Qualification. This is a symbol of change, not a change of symbol. Aizon’s AI Consulting.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 7, 2022

Food and Drug Administration announced it has made a low-risk determination for the marketing of products, including food, from two genome-edited beef cattle and their offspring after determining that the intentional genomic alteration (IGA) does not raise any safety concerns (low-risk determination). Today, the U.S. Related Information.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2024

Walsh — Among FDA-regulated establishments and stakeholders, there is one word that makes everyone go on edge – the dreaded FDA “inspection.” By Sarah Wicks & Anne K. Ensure all relevant records and data (whether electronic or otherwise) are readily accessible and organized for review.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 6, 2024

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Adrienne R. Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA recently issued a draft guidance which would update the agency’s Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions guidance. are cybersecure.

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Food and Drug Administration is alerting the public that several categories of FDA-regulated products purchased from Jan. This alert covers FDA-regulated products purchased from Family Dollar stores in those six states from Jan. Recalls, Market Withdrawals & Safety Alerts Report a Problem to the FDA. ###. Today, the U.S.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

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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FDA Law Blog

MAY 8, 2023

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Philip Won & Gail H. FDORA added section 515C, “Predetermined Change Control Plans for Devices” to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act. See 21 CFR 807.81(a)(3) a)(3) and 21 CFR 814.39(a) a) , and related guidance documents (e.g.,

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 17, 2021

In particular, these members of Congress seem to be requesting that HHS revive a dysfunctional (and probably unconstitutional ) approach to regulation of LDTs. Given this stated concern about test accuracy and validation, why are they only urging FDA to regulate COVID?19 FDA has not followed that procedure for LDTs.

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Fossil Remedies

OCTOBER 16, 2022

In a pharma business, you have a distribution network like a pharma manufacturing company, pharma marketing company, C&F agents, wholesalers/distributors/stockiest, retailers, and pharmacies. Every pharma company needs a drug license number to begin distribution, marketing, and manufacturing activities. Manufacturing Drug License.

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Pharmacy Checkers

JUNE 26, 2020

These drug regulators have engaged in regular consultations since 2003 in order to share insights and best practices. As reported by Regulatory Focus: “The regulators went over challenges each are facing in the race to develop vaccines for COVID-19 and make them available. Simply because Canada is too small a nation to supply the U.S.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2023

filed comments on behalf of the Coalition to Preserve LDT Access and Innovation in response to FDA’s proposed rule to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as devices. Weighing in at nearly 60 pages, the comments detail extensive flaws in the proposed regulation. Javitt — On Monday, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.

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Cloudbyz

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The pharmaceutical industry plays a critical role in improving healthcare by developing and bringing new medicines to market. Conclusion A unified clinical trial management platform is no longer a luxury but a necessity for pharmaceutical companies aiming to thrive in an increasingly competitive and regulated industry.

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Pharmacy Checkers

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Wikipedia has an extremely long page aptly called Criticism of the Food and Drug Administration , much of it having to do with its role with prescription drugs, and less so other sectors, such as food, tobacco and cosmetics. . billion, about 50% was dedicated to regulating medical products, including prescription drugs. Far from it.

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XTalks

APRIL 14, 2021

How Are Synthetic Food Dyes Regulated? The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines color additives as “any substance that imparts color to a food, drug, cosmetic, or the human body. Meanwhile, in Europe, the regulations of synthetic dyes differ from those in the US. These include FD&C Blue No. 3, FD&C Red No.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Jeffrey N. Gibbs — In most instances, it is clear if a product will be considered a “device” under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Sometimes, though, the question of classification defies an easy answer.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

The American Conference Institute (“ACI”) will be hosting the go-to forum for critical updates on OTC regulation and enforcement, monograph reform, ACNU and advertising essentials… and FDA Law Blog readers can get a discount.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

The proposed legislation appears to be an effort to resolve issues created by FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine’s (CVM) interpretation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDC Act) definition of food. On October 18, 2022, CVM held a virtual listening session on the regulation of animal foods with certain types of claims.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 7, 2021

The use of GEDs by JRC is subject to extensive regulation by Massachusetts, including the need for a judge to authorize the treatment for any patient. That means that the FDA may not enact the regulation at issue before us. FDA cleared 510(k)s for GEDs in the 1990s.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In an interview with the Blog , FDLI wants to recognize the efforts of Chris Perkins, Gabe Lindman and Emma Dardis of Washington, DC-based marketing agency Model B, for their amazing work. 2024 brings a host of Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (“HPM”) Plus, the burgundy was kicked up a notch to a cherry red.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permitted marketing of a new device intended for the temporary reduction of sleep disturbance related to nightmares in adults 22 years or older who suffer from nightmare disorder or have nightmares from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). . SILVER SPRING, Md. , .

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

Four of the letters addressed failure to comply with drug Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations, four more stated that the recipients were distributing unapproved drug products, two alleged violations of the Quality System Regulation by medical device manufacturers, and one was addressed to a clinical investigator.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

People with achondroplasia have a genetic mutation that causes a certain growth regulation gene called fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 to be overly active, which prevents normal bone growth. A condition of this accelerated approval is a post-marketing study that will assess final adult height. Related Information.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The amended regulation would read as follows (revisions underlined): In vitro diagnostic products are those reagents, instruments, and systems intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, including a determination of the state of health, in order to cure, mitigate, treat, or prevent disease or its sequelae.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

By Riëtte van Laack — The dietary supplement exclusionary clause is, as its name suggests, a clause in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDC Act) definition of dietary supplement. That clause excludes those ingredients that were first marketed as drug ingredients.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 17, 2021

In particular, these members of Congress seem to be requesting that HHS revive a dysfunctional (and probably unconstitutional ) approach to regulation of LDTs. Given this stated concern about test accuracy and validation, why are they only urging FDA to regulate COVID?19 FDA has not followed that procedure for LDTs.

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