While I have never been a big fan of dietary supplements, far be it for me to criticize the entire dietary supplement industry. Clearly there are people that have clinically documented vitamin deficiencies and require supplementation as a result. There are also certain disease states where dietary supplementation is definitively indicated. And, like those of […]
In a recent blog post, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reinforced FDA’s plans for supporting the growing innovation in medical technology. Dr. Gottlieb reemphasized the support for digital medical technologies through the implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act, which requires FDA to clearly define those technologies that are used for the promotion of health life […]
In what (I believe) is only the second opioid that FDA is seeking to remove from the market because the risk no longer outweighs the benefits of the product (first was the original formulation of Oxycontin), the Agency said “After careful consideration, the agency is seeking removal based on its concern that the benefits of […]
After slogging through some of the FDA dashboards, I came across one that I felt was worthy of mention. The FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) has apparently begun the process of scoring drug manufacturing establishments in their risk-based inspection program. The FDA has been talking about risk-based inspection (as well as risk-based review) ever […]
As reported by FDA WebView (here [subscription required]), FDA announced the appointment of three former congressional staffers Dr. Gottlieb has chosen to add to his current team, as his team builds his vision for the Agency is becoming more clear. And it is not the usual vision we have seen from past commissioners. As an example, […]
Despite great efforts by the FDA and the industry, there still are 55 different drug products under shortage on the FDA’s list (here). While the number of drugs on the shortage list is much lower than we have seen in the past (100+), there is still cause for concern as products move on and off […]
Anyone contemplating submitting a drug-device combination product like an autoinjector, prefilled syringe, transdermal patch (yes, transdermal patch), etc., should be prepared to address some of the device regulations or you will likely get a deficiency letter. (To be perfectly honest, if you get these deficiencies, I think you should push back on the FDA, but […]
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. […]
With Scott Gottlieb, M.D., winning confirmation to head the FDA yesterday, the Agency is ready to move forward to the beat of a different drummer. It will be an interesting ride and we will watch it along the way. It also looks like the User Fee legislation may make its way to law, as it […]
The Office of Generic Drugs (ODG) saw the largest number of changes being effected (CBE) supplements (618) as well the largest number of prior approval supplements (PAS) (57) so far, this fiscal year. While these numbers did not break any previous records (678 CBEs in September 2016 and 71 PAS in August 2016) they certainly […]
