FDA NEWS: Device Data Collection by Hospitals, Opioid Action Plan Update, Abuse-Deterrent Opioids, Depression Treatment – Drug and Device Digest

FDA BRIEF: week of October 24, 2016

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FDA is working with hospitals to modernize data collection about medical devices

By: Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D., Director CDRH
Jeffrey Shuren

Hospital staff use a variety of medical devices, help identify new safety problems with devices,  use technologies in real-world setting of clinical practice

FDA improving work with hospitals to modernize and streamline data collection about medical devices – with focus on SAFETY

(1) Medical device reporting from hospitals

  • Must report device-related serious injuries/ device-related deaths to both FDA and the manufacture
  • However, this is passive surveillance

(2) MedSun (the Medical Product Safety Network) with hospitals

  • Understand and report on device use in the real-world environmen
  • But limited added value, unnecessary costs and resources
  • Not enforced universal reporting requirements

High-profile device safety issues occurring in hospitals in 2015

  • Inspections at 17 hospitals- related to spread of uterine cancer from use of morcellators or  contaminated duodenoscopes

Lessons learned from inspections

  • Didn’t submit required reports for deaths or serious injuries
  • Didn’t not have adequate procedures for reporting device-related death or serious injury events to FDA/manufacturers
  • Need better way to work with hospitals to get the real-world information

Next Steps to effectively work with hospitals

  • Participate in the National Evaluation System for health Technology NEST
  • Asses current reporting requirements
  • Use effective modern tools for surveillance
  • Public workshop to solicit input and advice on improving hospital-based surveillance systems
  • Work with the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Hospital Association

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FDA’s Opioids Action Plan: A Midyear Checkup

By: Robert M. Califf, M.D., FDA Commissioner

Robert Califf

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FDA working with Surgeon General’s office (TurnTheTideRx campaign to address Opioid epidemic

Conducted tours of areas hard-hit by the opioid crisis in TN, WV, KY

Opioid education – including training during medical school and residency and greater public awareness far and wide – is a key component in fighting the opioid epidemic

FDA milestones so far include

  • Developing warning and safety information for immediate release opioids
  • Better understand long-term safety of using extended release/long acting opioids
  • Guidance on development of generics with abuse-deterrent formulations
  • Advice from National Academy of Science Engineering and Medicine on balance of patients needs vs. opioid misuse and abuse
  • Supporting increased access to naloxone
  • Launch competition to create Mobile App
  • Approve first implantable treatment for opioid dependence.

FDA will continue work for judicious and responsible use of opioids

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Key Facts about “Abuse-Deterrent” Opioids

By: Douglas C. Throckmorton, M.D., Deputy Center Director for Regulatory Programs, CDER

Douglas C. Throckmorton, M.D.

7 approved opioid formulations with abuse-deterrent (AD) properties

  • Tablets/Capsules designed to deter abusers from crushing them into a powder for swallowing, snorting or injecting to create a faster, more intense high.
  • Manufacturers submitted study data demonstrating products are expected to deter abuse.
  • Labeling clearly states the product’s abuse-deterrent properties

“Abuse-deterrent” (AD) vs.abuse-proof

  • AD will always have some potential for abuse
  • FDA requires further post-marketing evaluation of AD products

Generic abuse-deterrent development encouraged

REA


Depression: FDA-Approved Medications May Help
Depression -- FDA Medications Can Help

Treatment with Medication

Antidepressants:  Change neurotransmitters—primarily serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine—which are involved in regulating mood.

  • selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs): Prozac (fluoxetine), Celexa (citalopram), Paxil (paroxetine)
  • serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs): Effexor (venlafaxine), Cymbalta (duloxetine)
  • tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs): Elavil (amitriptyline), Tofranil (imipramine), Pamelor (nortriptyline)
  • monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs): Nardil (phenelzine) and Parnate (tranylcypromine)
  • Other: Remeron (mirtazapine), Wellbutrin (bupropion)

Antidepressant Effectiveness

  • Regular doses several weeks
  • Significant percentage may not respond to prescribed antidepressant; switching to a different medication or adding another medication can sometimes help treat symptoms
  • Some may not respond to medication

Common side effects

  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Weight gain
  • Diarrhea
  • Sleep disturbances
  • Sexual problems

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