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Electronic Regulatory Submissions Part 3
Oct 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
What’s the Current eCTD Guidance? (Note: This post is part of a multi-part series on the CTD this fall) In my previous post, we reviewed the types of submissions for which the FDA requires eCTD format. One of the earliest guidance for eCTD still available was issued...

The FDA’s Clinical Outcomes Assessment Compendium
Oct 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Are you planning the clinical phase for your new therapy and wondering what measures of clinical outcomes have been used successfully for other drugs or biologics? One place to start your research could be the FDA’s Clinical Outcomes Assessments Compendium, which...
Electronic Regulatory Submissions Part 2
Oct 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
What has to be submitted electronically? (Note: This post is part of a multi-part series on the CTD this fall) The eCTD guidance is one of the very few that specify requirements for applicants; most include a statement that the guidance represents the agency’s current...
Spokane’s Steve Gleason Institute for Neuroscience
Oct 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
In early 2019, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane announced the formation of the Steve Gleason Institute for Neurodegeneration. Dedicated to the development of effective treatment strategies for neurodegenerative diseases such as Amyotrophic Lateral...
Electronic Regulatory Submissions Part 1
Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
What is the Electronic Common Technical Document? (Note: This post is part of a multi-part series on the CTD this fall) Since 2017/2018, CDER and CBER have required all applications, amendments, supplements, and reports be submitted electronically using the Electronic...
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Understanding CDER Through Its Policies and Procedures
Jan 21, 2020 | Medicine, Product Development
An organization with a robust quality system will have established policies and procedures, so it should be no surprise that CDER has a full set. By law, these must be available to the public, so they have been published on the CDER website as the CDER Manual of...
Cybersecurity for Medical Devices Part 2
Jan 16, 2020 | Medical Products, Product Development
Conduct Your Risk Assessment Using the CVSS Standard Management of cybersecurity across the lifecycle of a medical device includes repeat assessments of the device’s vulnerabilities, categorization of their severity, and prioritizing risk mitigation and controls. The...
What is a Drug Master File (DMF)?
Jan 14, 2020 | Medical Products, Medicine, Product Development
A Drug Master File, or DMF, is a submission to the FDA used to provide confidential, detailed information about facilities, processes, or articles used in the manufacturing, processing, packaging, and storing of human drug products. There are four types of DMFs: Type...
Streamlined Process for Investigational In Vitro Devices
Jan 9, 2020 | Medical Products, Product Development
Codeveloped with Oncology Drugs The FDA released a procedural guidance in October 2019 which provides a streamlined process for submitting investigational in vitro devices (IVD) being codeveloped with investigational drugs in the same clinical protocol. The process...