But sponsors should sometimes seek advisory comment. Agency explains that most drug-use-related apps will be considered promotional labeling. FDA seeking feedback from a variety of stakeholders on its discussion proposal for regulating prescription-focused software.
The US FDA anticipates that sponsors will generally not need to obtain pre-market approval for the output of prescription drug-use-related software, although the agency is also encouraging they use the voluntary advisory comment process in certain cases.
In officially announcing its discussion proposal in a Federal Registernotice scheduled to be published Nov. 20, FDA recommended drugmakers...
The Australian teletrials program has surpassed expectations at its mid-way point and is being used by drug and device sponsors looking to enhance trial participant recruitment and retention by enabling access to rural, regional and remote areas.
The implementation phase of the European Health Data Space is an opportunity to address “critical aspects” of the new regulation that require clarification, says pharmaceutical industry federation EFPIA.
Europe’s Innovative Health Initiative, a public-private funding partnership, has put out a call for a research project that could help analyze the use of regulatory sandboxes in health care innovation in addition to three others.
In an interview with the Pink Sheet, Troy Tazbaz, director of the US FDA's Digital Health Center of Excellence, says the agency lacks authority to regulate assurance labs, which would be used to help AI developers ensure their models are working correctly before submitting them for approval.
Long-term follow-up requirements have taken a conservative approach but could be ripe for re-examination and global harmonization given the years of experience with the products, Kite Pharma executive director says; former FDA gene/cell therapy office head Wilson Bryan calls for elimination of the classwide REMS.
Program for collaborative reviews of gene therapy applications is getting under way with the European Medicines Agency. After launch, the pilot could be expanded to earlier discussions around CMC and pharm/tox data requirements, FDA’s Nicole Verdun said.
