FDA Guidances: IRB Minutes, REMS Counseling, Emerging Technology Submissions, Drug vs Device Classification, De Novo and MDUFA IV, Organ Preservation Devices – Drug and Device Digest

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Minutes of Institutional Review Board (IRB) Meetings

IRBs have been cited in Office for Human Research Protections and  FDA Warning Letters for failing to prepare and maintain adequate minutes

  • Minutes are missing
  • Minutes reflect an inaccurate account of meeting attendance
  • Minutes lack sufficient detail to show vote on actions
  • Minutes are incomplete and only describe voting actions as “passed unanimously.”
  • Minutes do not clearly indicate IRB approvals
  • Minutes fail to include  discussion of controverted issues

Minutes need to include:

  • Attendance
  • Actions taken
  • Vote on Actions-for, against, abstaining
  • Requiring changes or disapproving research
  • Controverted issues and resolution

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A Framework for Benefit-Risk Counseling to Patients About Drugs with a REMS

Additional risk management steps are required for certain prescription drugs with serious risks, to ensure that the benefits outweigh the risks

  • Part of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy – REMS
  • Additional steps include  risk communications, patient‒provider agreements, patient counseling tools
  • Warrant higher level of understanding of risks, greater degree of vigilance, activities to ensure benefits outweigh risks
  • Require individualized and collaborative counseling approach

Proposed 4-E Framework 

  1.  Evaluate (and continuously re-evaluate): Individualized health profile, treatment goals, and counseling needs
  2. Educate: Treatment needs and options, potential risks and benefits, importance of  adhering to REMS
  3. Engage: Patient participation in health care decisions and ensuring safe drug use
  4. Ensure: Patient counseling on key risk information and mitigation

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Emerging Technology Program : Submission of chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) information containing emerging technology to FDA

  • For IND, NDA, ANDA, DMF
  • Support and enable pharmaceutical innovation and modernization
  • Support flexible approaches  to advance product design, modernize pharmaceutical manufacturing, improve quality
  • Adopt innovative approaches by leveraging existing FDA resources to facilitate  regulatory assessment of novel technology submissions

Discussion of Scope and Process

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Classification of Products as Drugs and Devices & Additional Product Classification Issues

To address Requests for Designation (RFDs)  whether a product should be classified as either a drug or a device

  • RFD guidance on obtaining formal determination of product’s classification
  • FDA’s decision-making process for classification determinations

Statutory Definitions

  • Drug
  • Device

Key provisions of Device definition

  • “Similar or related article”
  • “Primary intended purposes”
  • “Chemical action”
  • “Within or on the body”
  • Illustrative Examples

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FDA and Industry Actions on De Novo Classification Requests: Effect on FDA Review Clock and Goals

MDUFA IV authorizes user fees for De Novo classification requests

  • Additional funds  to improve the device review process
  • Meet certain performance goals
  • Implement improvements for device review process

FDA Actions 

  •  Issue an Order Granting the Request to Classify the Device
  • Issue an Order Declining the Request
  • Request Additional Information (AI)
  • Issue a Notice of Withdrawal

De Novo Performance Goals for MDUFA IV

  • Submission
  • FDA Review
  • MDUFA IV Goals
  • Missed MDUFA Decision Communication

Requester Actions 

  • Response to an AI Request
  • Request for Withdrawal of the De Novo Request

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Shortage of organs available for transplants has propelled innovation in organ preservation technologies

  • Best practices for utilizing animal studies for the evaluation of organ preservation devices
  • To support IDE, PMA, HDE, 510(k), De Novo applications/requests

Overview and General Study Design Considerations

  • Procedure Duration
  • Contamination
  • Transportability

Reperfusion Models

  • Ex Vivo Models
  • In Vivo Models

Sample Panel of Biomarkers in Liver

  • Liver Injury Biomarkers
  • Liver Function Biomarkers

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