Author Archives: Evan Richardson

New FDA Guidances Released in July 2011

Here’s a list of the guidances released by FDA in July 2011, compiled by Cato Research Regulatory Scientist Cathy Anderson. 510(k) Device Modifications: Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device In Vitro Companion Diagnostic … Continue reading

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Free Educational Webinar – Reasons to Switch to eCTD

UPDATE: The webinar slides are now available for download here (PDF). The eCTD format continues to grow as the standard for regulatory submissions worldwide, and the FDA has made it very clear that it prefers to receive submissions in eCTD … Continue reading

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Is FDA Issuing More Refuse-to-File Letters?

  The June 2011 issue of Nature Reviews: Drug Discovery (volume 10, page 403) includes an interesting news brief regarding the apparent increase in Refuse-to-File (RTF) letters being issued by FDA in recent years. In a review of publicly available … Continue reading

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Free Educational Webinar – New Rules in FDA Safety Reporting: Are You Prepared?

UPDATE: The slides from the webinar are now available for download here. Please join us on Wednesday, 15 June (10:00 AM EDT) as we focus on the FDA’s new rule, “Investigational New Drug Safety Reporting Requirements for Human Drug and … Continue reading

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Health Canada Expands Acceptance of eCTD Submissions

Image via cellularhealthcanada.com Last week, Health Canada (HC) issued a Notice to to announce an increase in the types of submissions being accepted by the regulatory authority in the eCTD electronic-only filing format.  Effective immediately, HC now also accepts two … Continue reading

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