💊FDA Guidance on Developing Treatment for Myelodysplastic Syndromes
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Developing Drug and Biological Products for Treatment." The purpose of this guidance is to assist sponsors in the clinical development of drug and biological products for the treatment of the myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Specifically, this guidance addresses FDA's current thinking regarding the overall development program and clinical trial designs for the development of drug and biological products to support an indication of treatment of MDS. This guidance will focus specifically on development of drug and biological products that are considered disease-modifying and, therefore, will not cover products considered supportive only (e.g., erythropoiesis-stimulating agents). Furthermore, the guidance will not address drug development for MDS/myeloproliferative neoplasms, such as chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, which are considered a separate class of myeloid neoplasms.
Learn More📄FDA Issues Guidance on Conducting Remote Regulatory Assessments
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled "Conducting Remote Regulatory Assessments--Question and Answers." The final guidance describes FDA's current thinking regarding its use of remote regulatory assessments (RRAs) and provides answers to frequently asked questions. FDA has used RRAs to conduct oversight, mitigate risk, meet critical public health needs, and help evaluate compliance of FDA- regulated products with applicable regulatory requirements.
Learn More💊FDA Guidance on Medical Device Submission Feedback Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance entitled "Requests for Feedback and Meetings for Medical Device Submissions: The Q-Submission Program." This guidance document provides an overview of the mechanisms available to submitters through which they can request interactions with FDA related to medical device submissions. This guidance supersedes the document entitled "Requests for Feedback and Meetings for Medical Device Submissions: The Q-Submission Program" issued on June 2, 2023, and provides clarification and additional information on the scope of Q-Submission (Q-Sub) types, better delineation of how to obtain feedback for different types of questions (i.e., informal communication vs. Pre-Submission or other Q-Sub types), and improved examples.
Learn More💊FDA Product-Specific Guidances for Bioequivalence Studies
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of additional draft and revised draft product-specific guidances. The draft guidances provide product-specific recommendations on, among other things, the design of bioequivalence (BE) studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal Register of June 11, 2010, FDA announced the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Bioequivalence Recommendations for Specific Products" that explained the process that would be used to make product-specific guidances available to the public on FDA's website. The draft guidances identified in this notice were developed using the process described in that guidance.
Learn More⚠️FDA Guidance to Reduce Sepsis Risk in Human Cells and Tissues
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for immediate implementation entitled "Recommendations To Reduce the Risk of Transmission of Disease Agents Associated with Sepsis by Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps)." FDA is issuing this guidance to provide establishments making donor eligibility determinations with recommendations to reduce the risk of transmission of infections due to sepsis by HCT/Ps. This notice is being issued to respond to a public health safety concern and to address the urgent need for updated recommendations in making a donor eligibility determination when screening a donor for clinical evidence of sepsis and clinical signs to consider.
Learn More📊FDA Guidance on Analytical Testing Methods for Tobacco Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled "Validation and Verification of Analytical Testing Methods Used for Tobacco Products." The guidance provides information and recommendations related to the validation and verification of analytical test methods, including analytical testing of tobacco product constituents, ingredients, and additives, as well as stability testing of tobacco products. This guidance is intended to help industry produce more consistent and reliable analytical data used to support regulatory submissions for finished tobacco products. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued in December 2021.
Learn More💊FDA Draft Guidance on Complying with 21 CFR 211.110 Available
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Considerations for Complying With 21 CFR 211.110." This guidance, when finalized, will describe considerations for complying with the requirements for ensuring batch uniformity and drug product integrity. In addition, this guidance discusses related quality considerations for drug products that are manufactured using advanced manufacturing. FDA is committed to supporting and enabling pharmaceutical innovation and modernization as part of the Agency's mission to protect and promote the public health. FDA encourages industry representatives and manufactures who are interested in using innovative control strategies to contact the Agency.
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