On May 8, 2017, the US FDA’s Center for Radiological Health announced that it will be establishing a new digital health unit under the Office of the Center Director. This is just the latest step the Agency is taking to try to keep pace with the quickly evolving and rapidly growing digital medical device industry. […]
The dietary supplement industry has been burgeoning since the 1990’s when the number of products on the US market was approximately 4,000. In 2015, the journal Drug Testing and Analysis estimated the number of US manufacturers to be approximately 15,000, accounting for more than 90,000 products and a $40-billion-dollar industry. The Lachman blog has extensively […]
Take a look at the wrist of many individuals today and you will likely see a device monitoring physical activity. Whether it be a stand-alone device or one in the form of a watch which also facilitates telephone and text conversations, the business of personal wellness is growing. In 2014, Price Waterhouse estimated that over […]
If you work in regulated industry, you will eventually be inspected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). With each inspection comes an opportunity to forge good working relationships with the individuals on the forefront of your compliance status. With so much riding on any given inspection, what do you do if problems arise with […]
In February 2014, then FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg issued a memorandum directing all Centers and the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) to develop a plan for more collaboration and efficiency in operations. As a result of this mandate, the Centers and ORA have developed fiscal year plans to move toward a distinct commodity-based, vertically-integrated regulatory […]
As a group of consultants to domestic and international pharmaceutical companies, we work with many clients responding to inspectional findings from an FDA inspection. At the close of the inspection, an FDA-483, Inspectional Observations form, may be issued to the firm’s management outlining conditions, which the FDA investigator(s) believe may constitute deviations from applicable law […]
