Issue Date: October 1, 2024
Issued by: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Topic(s): Administrative / Procedural
Status: Final
Electronic Systems, Electronic Records, and Electronic Signatures in Clinical Investigations: Questions and Answers
This guidance provides information for sponsors, clinical investigators, institutional review boards, contract research organizations, and other interested parties on the use of electronic systems, electronic records, and electronic signatures in clinical investigations of foods, medical products, tobacco products, and new animal drugs. The guidance provides recommendations regarding the requirements in our regulations, pursuant to which FDA considers electronic systems, electronic records, and electronic signatures to be trustworthy, reliable, and generally equivalent to paper records and handwritten signatures executed on paper.
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