FDA’s Dispute Resolution Process — Best Practices
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While the FDA’s dispute resolution process (the agency's version of an appeals court) is used to get a review of both scientific and procedural actions, IND/NDA decisions and warning letters are the most commonly challenged issues.
Just recently, Labopharm appealed an approvable letter for a drug, claiming that the FDA had previously requested additional data analysis that proved its effectiveness and met approval conditions. An expected action date has been set for Jan. 2, 2009.
TMJ Implants, in another instance, objected to an inspection that resulted in a Form 483 and later a warning letter that cited failure to file 17 adverse event reports under MDR regulations. TMJ claimed the events were not reportable under MDR. TMJ won the right to appeal, although they lost the case.
In both instances these companies knew how to properly maneuver through the dispute resolution process.
Knowing when to confront an FDA action and how to take the proper steps towards filing for a request to challenge that action can determine whether or not a review will even be granted.
As companies contend with complete response letters and and an increase in FDA crackdowns on facility inspections, there will be more challenges to negative FDA actions — meaning it’s more important than ever to gain a complete understanding of the dispute resolution process.
Regulatory expert Steven Hoff will walk you through the formal and informal processes to request a review. He’ll explain whether or not you should make a request. And he’ll follow-up with lessons learned through case studies on firms that have both succeeded and failed.
Order now for your entire team to listen in and discover:
- An explanation of the benefits and risks of the formal process, including:
- Well-defined process; therefore, predictable
- Time bound; therefore, predictable
- Offers unbiased and uninvolved counsel — Office of Regulatory Affairs
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An explanation of the benefits and risks of the informal process, including:
- Less defined process; therefore, predictable
- Not time bound; therefore, difficult to predict duration for resolution
- Offers unbiased and uninvolved counsel — Ombudsman
- Six tips to help you determine if you should use the formal or the informal process
- How to identify the most appropriate situations for using either process (make sure you understand the process and what you can ask for)
- The types of requests most likely to be accepted by the FDA and those most likely to be rejected
- Eight strategies for a successful outcome — including how to follow the chain of command and what your request should and should not include
- Relevant case studies showing situations when dispute resolution worked and when it didn’t
- Detailed information on dispute resolution contacts
- A rapid recap of the dispute resolution process, from its creation in the FDA Modernization Act of 1997 to the most recent guidances released by the agency
Order now and gain a thorough understanding of how and when to use the FDA’s dispute resolution process. Avoid having your request rejected — take advantage of the processes available to you to get your case in front of the FDA.