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On September 27, 2022, FDA announced the publication of a  final guidance  document entitled Clinical Decision Support Software, Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff (Final CDS Guidance), which focuses on clarifying the types of clinical decision support (CDS) software functions that are excluded from the definition of device by the criteria in section 520(o)(1)(E) of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act.

This final guidance document addresses industry comments made in response to FDA’s September 2019 draft guidance (Draft CDS Guidance). The Final CDS Guidance streamlines the Draft CDS Guidance by focusing the scope on CDS intended to be used by state licensed, registered, or certified health care professionals , rather than those also used by patients and caregivers, which were included in the scope of the Draft CDS Guidance.Continue Reading FDA Announces Final Guidance on Clinical Decision Support Software

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has finalized the requirements for submitting clinical trial information for applicable clinical trials of drug products (including biological products) and device products on ClinicalTrials.gov. The rule is intended to clarify as well as establish additional procedures and requirements for submitting: (i) registration, (ii) summary results, and (iii) adverse event information for such applicable clinical trials.

According to NIH, the expanded registry and results data bank will “help patients find trials for which they might be eligible, enhance the design of clinical trials and prevent duplication of unsuccessful or unsafe trials, improve the evidence base that informs clinical care, increase the efficiency of drug and device development processes, improve clinical research practice, and build public trust in clinical research.”  Among other things, the final rule:
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This post was also written by Erin Janssen.

The FDA has released draft guidance for industry entitled “Determining the Extent of Safety Data Collection Needed in Late Stage Premarket and Postapproval Clinical Investigations.” This draft guidance is intended to assist sponsors of certain late stage premarket and postmarket investigations in developing selective/targeted safety data…