We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
In this edition of Quick Notes we tackle regulatory activity across the pond in Britain and the EU with stories on increased EMA fees, electronic product information for medicines, an updated service to help pharmaceutical companies and repurposing of a drug to help prevent breast cancer. Read More
The COVID-19 public health emergency may be officially over, but the temporary changes it provoked in regulatory assessments are here to stay, experts said during the 18th Annual FDA Inspections Summit last week. Read More
Over the past week, the FDA issued final guidance on real-time oncology review and cosmetic product facility registration and product listing. Read More
Attorneys general from 24 states and Washington, D.C. have sent the FDA a letter urging the agency to strengthen guidance and provide clear warning labels regarding incorrect pulse oximeter readings for patients of color. Read More
A sock that performs pulse oximetry measurement for infants will be available OTC for U.S. consumers by the end of this year, following the FDA’s Wednesday De Novo clearance of Owlet’s Dream Sock baby monitor. Read More
The FDA has extended the effective date of the guidance “COVID-19 Container Closure System and Component Changes: Glass Vials and Stoppers” until Aug. 7, 2024, unless a revised final guidance is issued before that date. Read More
The FDA has deemed as class I the company’s recall of certain Teleflex and Arrow International Pressure Injectable Catheter Kits for a mislabeling issue and Nurse Assist has recalled certain lots of irrigation water for a lack of sterility assurance. Read More
Attorneys general from 24 states and Washington, D.C. have sent the FDA a letter urging the agency to strengthen guidance and provide clear warning labels regarding incorrect pulse oximeter readings for patients of color. Read More
Upcoming events in the coming weeks and months include two FDA advisory committee meetings, MAGI 2024: The Clinical Research Conference as well as webinars on choosing the right IRB review partner, medical device cybersecurity and overcoming common clinical trial challenges. Read More
This edition of Quick Notes highlights the outcome of an adcomm on a device to eliminate cancer cells from blood collected during surgery, the FDA’s acceptance of a medical device cybersecurity consensus standard, and two post-market studies of cardiac device efficacy.Read More
The FDA’s final guidance on real-time oncology review (RTOR) — a program intended to facilitate review of NDAs — advises sponsors to submit in modules, at different times, enabling an earlier start to the application review process. Read More