Updates
Consumer Updates
Medical Devices for Weight Loss and Weight Management: What to Know
 Overweight and obesity are linked to a long list of health problems that includes heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain types of cancer.
When diet and exercise aren’t having enough of an effect, a health care professional may suggest a weight loss treatment that can include a prescription medication, bariatric surgery, or a medical device.
Halloween Safety Tips: Costumes, Candy, and Colored Contact Lenses
 Whether your Halloween plans are for adults or kids, there’s plenty to consider before choosing a costume, putting on makeup, and eating a bag full of treats.
To help you and your loved ones enjoy a safe and happy Halloween, here are some tips from the FDA, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
FDA Voices
FDA Continues to Advance Medicines for Children
 By: Dionna Green, M.D., Director, Office of Pediatric Therapeutics (pictured below), Lynne Yao, M.D., Director, Division of Pediatrics and Maternal Health, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, and Barbara Buch, M.D., Associate Director for Medicine, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Increasing the availability of safe and effective medicines for children is a key priority for the FDA. Prior to the late 1990s, very few medicines were specifically approved for use in children because of ethical concerns about including children in clinical trials.
This resulted in doctors often using their professional judgement in recommending use of medicines approved for use in adults that had not been reviewed by the FDA for safety and effectiveness in children if he or she believed that the medicine was the best available treatment option for the child.
To address this critical public health issue, the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) and the Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA) were enacted by Congress in 2002 and 2003, respectively, to incentivize and require pediatric studies under certain circumstances.
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Guidance Document
Clostridioides difficile Infection: Developing Drugs for Treatment, Reduction of Recurrence, and Prevention
The purpose of this draft guidance is to assist sponsors in the clinical development of drugs for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), reduction of recurrence, or prevention of CDI.
Developing and Responding to Deficiencies in Accordance with the Least Burdensome Provisions
This guidance document is intended to help FDA staff develop a request for additional information needed to make a decision on a medical device marketing application in accordance with the Least Burdensome Provisions of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).
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Webinars and Virtual Workshops
Formulation Characterization and Cutaneous Pharmacokinetics to Facilitate Generic Topical Product Development
November 3, 2022; 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM ET
The FDA will discuss efficient, science-based BE approaches in development that may be useful for certain prospective generic products that are compositionally different compared to the reference standard.
Webinar Series to Discuss the Infant Formula Transition Plan for Exercise of Enforcement Discretion
November 4, 2022; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
The FDA will host a 4-part webinar series to provide more in-depth information about the details outlined in the Infant Formula Transition Plan for Exercise of Enforcement Discretion and address questions.
Diagnostic and Monitoring Medical Devices for Opioid Use
November 7, 2022; 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM ET
The purpose of this workshop is to promote medical device innovation through discussions with stakeholders about important factors to inform the conduct of clinical studies for medical devices to diagnose, monitor, and manage individuals across the spectrum of opioid use, with a goal to foster the safe use of opioids.
Risk Prevention Devices of Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder Opportunities and Challenges
November 8, 2022; 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET
The purpose of this workshop is to promote medical device innovation through discussions with stakeholders about important factors to inform the conduct of clinical studies for medical devices to diagnose, monitor, and manage individuals across the spectrum of opioid use, with a goal to foster the safe use of opioids.
FDA CBER OTAT Patient-Focused Drug Development Listening Meeting - Patient Perspectives on Gene Therapy Products
November 15, 2022; 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM ET
 The FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT) is hosting a virtual patient-focused drug development listening meeting to better understand patient perspectives on gene therapy products, including cell-mediated gene therapies. This event is being held to meet an FDA commitment that is part of the seventh authorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA VII).
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