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Newly Added Guidance Documents

Below is a sortable list of the most recently added Guidance Documents.

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Newly Added Guidance Documents

Topic Guidance Status Date
ICH-Quality Q9(R1) Quality Risk Management Draft 6/14/2022
Import Importation of Prescription Drugs Final Rule Questions and Answers; Small Entity Compliance Guide Final 5/25/2022
Clinical/Antimicrobial Antibacterial Therapies for Patients With an Unmet Medical Need for the Treatment of Serious Bacterial Diseases – Questions and Answers (Revision 1) Draft 5/24/2022
Pharmaceutical Quality/Manufacturing Standards (CGMP) Risk Management Plans to Mitigate the Potential for Drug Shortages Draft 5/19/2022
Drug Safety Safety Considerations for Container Labels and Carton Labeling Design to Minimize Medication Errors Final 5/18/2022
Generics; User Fees Assessing User Fees Under the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017 Final 5/17/2022
Pharmaceutical Quality/Manufacturing Standards (CGMP) Investigating Out-of-Specification (OOS) Test Results for Pharmaceutical Production - Level 2 revision Final 5/16/2022
Pharmaceutical Quality - CMC Benefit-Risk Considerations for Product Quality Assessments Draft 5/9/2022
Clinical Pharmacology Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Human Radiolabeled Mass Balance Studies Draft 5/4/2022
ICH-Safety E2B(R3) The Electronic Transmission of Individual Case Safety Reports Implementation Guide —Appendix to the Implementation Guide — Backwards and Forwards Compatibility Final 4/29/2022
ICH-Efficacy E2B(R3) Electronic Transmission of Individual Case Safety Reports Implementation Guide — Data Elements and Message Specification; and Appendix to the Implementation Guide — Backwards and Forwards Compatibility Final 4/29/2022
ICH-Safety E2B(R3) The Electronic Transmission of Individual Case Safety Reports Implementation Guide —Appendix to the Implementation Guide — Backwards and Forwards Compatibility Final 4/29/2022
ICH-Safety FDA Regional Implementation Guide for E2B(R3) Electronic Transmission of Individual Case Safety Reports for Drug and Biological Products Final 4/29/2022
Electronic/Submission Electronic Submission of IND Safety Reports Technical Conformance Guide: Guidance for Industry Final 4/29/2022
Clinical/Medical Crohn’s Disease: Developing Drugs for Treatment Draft 4/28/2022
Clinical/Medical Ulcerative Colitis: Developing Drugs for Treatment Draft 4/28/2022
Electronic Submissions Providing Submissions in Electronic Format—Postmarketing Safety Reports  Final 4/27/2022
Clinical/Medical Celiac Disease:  Developing Drugs for Adjunctive Treatment to a Gluten-Free Diet Draft 4/15/2022
Clinical Pharmacology Bioavailability Studies Submitted in NDAs or INDs – General Considerations Final 4/15/2022
Generics Considerations for Waiver Requests for pH Adjusters in Generic Drug Products Intended for Parenteral, Ophthalmic, or Otic Use Draft 4/13/2022
Electronic Submissions Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic and Non-Electronic Format — Promotional Labeling and Advertising Materials for Human Prescription Drugs Final 4/11/2022
International Council for Harmonisation - Efficacy E8(R1) General Considerations for Clinical Studies Final 4/8/2022
Pharmacology / Toxicology Use of Whole Slide Imaging in Nonclinical Toxicology Studies: Questions and Answers Draft 4/7/2022
ICH-Multidisciplinary M7(R2) ADDENDUM: APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ICH M7 GUIDELINE TO CALCULATION OF COMPOUND-SPECIFIC ACCEPTABLE INTAKES Draft 4/6/2022
Clinical/Antimicrobial Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Developing Drugs for Treatment Final 4/6/2022
Combination Products Certain Ophthalmic Products: Policy Regarding Compliance With 21 CFR Part 4 Guidance for Industry Final 3/22/2022
Procedural Verification Systems Under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act for Certain Prescription Drugs Rev. Draft 03/09/2022
Procedural Pre-Launch Activities Importation Requests (PLAIR) Final 03/01/2022
Procedural Expansion Cohorts: Use in First-In-Human Clinical Trials to Expedite Development of Oncology Drugs and Biologics Guidance for Industry Final 0301/2022
Procedural Master Protocols: Efficient Clinical Trial Design Strategies to Expedite Development of Oncology Drugs and Biologics Final 03/01/2022
Clinical / Medical Development of Non-Opioid Analgesics for Acute Pain Draft 02/09/2022
COVID-19 COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Policy on COVID-19-Related Sanitation Tunnels Final 02/08/2022
Clinical Pharmacology Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Antibody-Drug Conjugates  Guidance for Industry Draft 02/07/2022
COVID-19 Nonclinical Considerations for Mitigating Nonhuman Primate Supply Constraints Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic Final 02/04/2022
Procedural FDA’s guidance on uniform national policy (Section 585 of the FD&C Act) Final 02/03/2022
Clinical Pharmacology Population Pharmacokinetics Final 02/03/2022
Clinical / Medical Assessment of Pressor Effects of Drugs Guidance for Industry Draft 02/03/2022
Labeling Immunogenicity Information in Human Prescription Therapeutic Protein and Select Drug Product Labeling--Content and Format Draft 02/03/2022
Procedural Formal Meetings Between the Food and Drug Administration and Sponsors or Requestors of Over-the-Counter Monograph Drugs Draft 2/01/2022
Generics Revising ANDA  Labeling Following  Revision of the RLD  Labeling Guidance for Industry Draft 1/25/2022

Technical Specifications Document

Technical Specifications for Submitting Clinical Trial Data Sets for Treatment of Noncirrhotic Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).  Final 1/21/2022
Electronic Submissions Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic and Non-Electronic Format — Promotional Labeling and Advertising Materials for Human Prescription Drugs Final 4/11/2022
International Council for Harmonisation - Efficacy E8(R1) General Considerations for Clinical Studies Final 4/8/2022
Pharmacology / Toxicology Use of Whole Slide Imaging in Nonclinical Toxicology Studies: Questions and Answers Draft 4/7/2022
ICH-Multidisciplinary M7(R2) ADDENDUM: APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ICH M7 GUIDELINE TO CALCULATION OF COMPOUND-SPECIFIC ACCEPTABLE INTAKES Draft 4/6/2022
Clinical/Antimicrobial Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Developing Drugs for Treatment Final 4/6/2022
Combination Products Certain Ophthalmic Products: Policy Regarding Compliance With 21 CFR Part 4 Guidance for Industry Final 3/22/2022
Procedural Verification Systems Under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act for Certain Prescription Drugs Rev. Draft 03/09/2022
Procedural Pre-Launch Activities Importation Requests (PLAIR) Final 03/01/2022
Procedural Expansion Cohorts: Use in First-In-Human Clinical Trials to Expedite Development of Oncology Drugs and Biologics Guidance for Industry Final 0301/2022
Procedural Master Protocols: Efficient Clinical Trial Design Strategies to Expedite Development of Oncology Drugs and Biologics Final 03/01/2022
Clinical / Medical Development of Non-Opioid Analgesics for Acute Pain Draft 02/09/2022
COVID-19 COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Policy on COVID-19-Related Sanitation Tunnels Final 02/08/2022
Clinical Pharmacology Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Antibody-Drug Conjugates  Guidance for Industry Draft 02/07/2022
COVID-19 Nonclinical Considerations for Mitigating Nonhuman Primate Supply Constraints Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic Final 02/04/2022
Procedural FDA’s guidance on uniform national policy (Section 585 of the FD&C Act) Final 02/03/2022
Clinical Pharmacology Population Pharmacokinetics Final 02/03/2022
Clinical / Medical Assessment of Pressor Effects of Drugs Guidance for Industry Draft 02/03/2022
Labeling Immunogenicity Information in Human Prescription Therapeutic Protein and Select Drug Product Labeling--Content and Format Draft 02/03/2022
Procedural Formal Meetings Between the Food and Drug Administration and Sponsors or Requestors of Over-the-Counter Monograph Drugs Draft 2/01/2022
Generics Revising ANDA  Labeling Following  Revision of the RLD  Labeling Guidance for Industry Draft 1/25/2022

Technical Specifications Document

Technical Specifications for Submitting Clinical Trial Data Sets for Treatment of Noncirrhotic Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).  Final 9/30/2021
ICH-Quality Q3B(R) Impurities in New Drug Products (Revision 3) Final 9/29/2021
Biologics Benefit-Risk Assessment for New Drug and Biological Products Draft 9/29/2021
Pharmaceutical Quality/ Microbiology Pharmaceutical Quality/ Manufacturing Standards (CGMP) Microbiological Quality Considerations in Non-Sterile Drug Manufacturing Draft 9/29/2021
Drug Safety Investigator Responsibilities – Safety Reporting for Investigational Drugs and Devices Draft 9/29/2021
Real World Data/Real World Evidence Real-World Data: Assessing Electronic Health Records and Medical Claims Data To Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Drug and Biological Products Draft 9/28/2021
Clinical/Antimicrobial Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease Caused by Mycobacterium avium Complex: Developing Drugs for Treatment Draft 9/2820/21
Pharmaceutical Quality Questions and Answers on Quality Related Controlled Correspondence Guidance for Industry Draft 9/20/2021
Biosimilars New and Revised Draft Q&As on Biosimilar Development and the BPCI Act (Revision 3)  Draft 9/17/2021
Biosimilars Questions and Answers on Biosimilar Development and the BPCI Act Final 9/17/2021
ICH - Quality Q2(R1) Validation of Analytical Procedures: Text and Methodology Guidance for Industry Final 9/16/2021
ICH - Safety S12 NONCLINICAL BIODISTRIBUTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR GENE THERAPY PRODUCTS Draft 9/13/2021
Covid-19 Development of Abbreviated New Drug Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Questions and Answers Guidance for Industry Final 9/8/2021
Technical Specifications Document Technical Specifications for Submitting Clinical Trial Data Sets for Treatment of Noncirrhotic Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Final 8/31/2021
Covid-19 Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Rev. Final 8/30/2021
Generics Bioequivalence Studies With Pharmacokinetic Endpoints for Drugs Submitted Under an Abbreviated New Drug Application Rev. Draft 8/20/2021
Pharmaceutical Quality - CMC Development and Submission of Near Infrared Analytical Procedures Final 8/6/2021
Clinical/Medical Nonmetastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Considerations for Metastasis-Free Survival Endpoint in Clinical Trials Final 8/6/2021
Clinical/Antimicrobial Rabies: Developing Monoclonal Antibody Cocktails for the Passive Immunization Component of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Guidance for Industry Draft 7/28/2021
Pharmaceutical Quality - CMC Field Alert Report Submission: Questions and Answers Guidance for Industry Final 7/22/2021
Clinical/Medical Assessment of Adhesion for Topical and Transdermal Systems Submitted in New Drug Applications Draft 7/1/2021
Electronic Submissions Providing Regulatory Submissions in Alternate Electronic Format Final 7/1/2021
Drug Safety Sponsor Responsibilities—Safety Reporting Requirements and Safety Assessment for IND and Bioavailability/Bioequivalence Studies Guidance for Industry Draft 6/25/2021
Procedural Definitions of Suspect Product and Illegitimate Product for Verification Obligations Under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act Final 6/3/2021
Procedural Drug Supply Chain Security Act Implementation: Identification of Suspect Product and Notification Final 6/3/2021
Procedural Enhanced Drug Distribution Security at the Package Level under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act Final 6/3/2021
Labeling Product Identifiers Under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act: Questions and Answers Final 6/3/2021
Pharmaceutical Quality - CMC and Labeling Oral Drug Products Administered Via Enteral Feeding Tube: In Vitro Testing and Labeling Recommendations Guidance for Industry Draft 6/2/2021
Pharmaceutical Quality - CMC Bispecific Antibody Development Programs Guidance for Industry Final 5/24/2021
ICH-Quality  ICH Q12: Implementation Considerations for FDA-Regulated Products Guidance for Industry draft 5/20/2021
Biostatistics  Adjusting for Covariates in Randomized Clinical Trials for Drugs and Biological Products Guidance for Industry draft 5/20/2021
Generic Drugs ANDAs for Certain Highly Purified Synthetic Peptide Drug Products That Refer to Listed Drugs of rDNA Origin Guidance for Industry draft 5/19/2021
Procedural Information Sheet Guidance for Sponsors, Clinical Investigators, and IRBs Frequently Asked Questions Statement of Investigator (Form FDA 1572) (Revision 1) Draft 5/19/2021
COVID-19 Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Drug and Biological Product Inspections During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Questions and Answers Guidance for Industry Final 5/17/2021
COVID-19- COVID-19: Master Protocols Evaluating Drugs and Biological Products for Treatment or Prevention Final 5/17/2021
ICH- M9 Biopharmaceutics Classification System-Based Biowaivers Final 5/11/2021
ICH - E9(R1) Statistical Principles for Clinical Trials: Addendum: Estimands and Sensitivity Analysis in Clinical Trials Final 5/11/2021
ICH Q3D(R2) – Guideline for Elemental Impurities-Investigators Final 5/11/2021
ICH S5(R3) Detection of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity for Human Pharmaceuticals Final 5/11/2021
ICH Q12 Technical and Regulatory Considerations for Pharmaceutical Product Lifecycle Management Guidance for Industry Final 5/11/2021
ICH Q12 Technical and Regulatory Considerations for Pharmaceutical Product Lifecycle Management Annex Final 5/11/2021
Pharm / Tox S11 Nonclinical Safety Testing In Support of Development of Pediatric Pharmaceuticals Final 5/11/2021
Procedural Qualified Infectious Disease Product Designation Questions and Answers Draft 5/11/2021
Pharm / Tox Nonclinical Testing of Individualized Antisense Oligonucleotide Drug Products for Severely Debilitating or Life-Threatening Diseases Guidance for Sponsor-Investigators Draft 4/26/2021
Covid-19 Remote Interactive Evaluations of Drug Manufacturing and Bioresearch Monitoring Facilities During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Guidance for Industry Final 4/14/2021
Covid-19 Development of Abbreviated New Drug Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Questions and Answers Guidance for Industry Final 4/5/2021

 

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