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FDA Releases Draft Guidance for Remote Regulatory Assessments
The FDA has released a draft guidance for its use of remote regulatory assessments (RRAs), which is an outgrowth of the virtual inspections the agency conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. These...
FDA Finalizes Rule for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
The FDA released the final rule for over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, which the agency said may assist nearly 30 million Americans in obtaining safe and effective devices at a lower cost than...
Congress Passes Semiconductor Legislation
President Joseph Biden has signed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, legislation that will make $52 billion in subsidies available to U.S. semiconductor manufacturers and billions more toward basic...
Semiconductor Shortage Still a Concern for Device Makers
The shortage of semiconductors continues to present problems to the medical device industry, a critical issue for patients in need of devices that are largely or entirely dependent on these products....
House User Fee Bill Emphasizes Inspections
The House of Representatives is processing legislation to renew the FDA’s user fee programs, a bill that includes a number of key provisions for drug and device makers alike. The bill is likely to be...
FDA Reissues 2018 Draft Guidance for Cybersecurity
The FDA has released a draft guidance for cybersecurity in medical devices, which is a revised version of a similar document published in October 2018. If enacted as a final guidance as written,...
FDA’s Device Center Issues Two Guidances for Appeals
The FDA has released two guidances for appeals of regulatory decisions, one each for mammography facilities and the other for medical device premarket reviews. These are the first two final guidances...
Preparedness Emphasized in FDA Voluntary Recall Guidance
The FDA final guidance for voluntary recalls applies to all FDA product centers, devices and drugs included, and offers some clarity regarding terminology. However, the agency urged companies to take...
Major Regulatory Changes May Be Underway in U.K.
The United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has proposed to overhaul its regulatory framework for medical devices that will span all medical technologies. The...
FDA, Health Canada, MHRA Release AI/ML Medical Device Guiding Principles
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come together with other international Public Health counterparts to outline a set often guiding principles related to medical devices that use...