
FDA Guidance Documents
FDA Guidance Documents
Stay current with the latest FDA guidance documents affecting drug, biologic, device, and diagnostic development. Browse recently issued and updated guidance to identify evolving regulatory expectations, compliance considerations, and recommendations that may influence your development and testing strategies.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled "Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device Premarket Approval Applications (PMAs)." FDA is issuing this draft guidance for submitters of certain PMAs to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and Center for...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry (GFI) #298 (VICH GL62) titled "Target Animal Safety Evaluation for Veterinary Monoclonal Antibody Products." This draft guidance has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance titled "Recommendations for the Development of Blood Collection, Processing, and Storage Systems for the Manufacture of Blood Components Using the Buffy Coat Method." The guidance document provides recommendations on the development of blood collection,...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry titled "Temporary Policies for Compounding Certain Starter Parenteral Nutrition Drug Products for Neonates." This guidance describes the FDA's regulatory and enforcement priorities regarding the compounding of certain starter parenteral nutrition drug products...
This draft guidance assists sponsors in the design and analysis of studies that assess the influence of hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics and, where appropriate, the pharmacodynamics of a drug, including therapeutic biological products. When final, this guidance will represent FDA's current thinking. FDA is also withdrawing the guidance for...
FDA is announcing the availability of a final guidance titled "Dental Composite Resin Devices--Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions." This guidance provides recommendations for device description, performance testing, and labeling to include in 510(k) submissions for dental composite resin devices. It supersedes the guidance "Dental Composite Resin Devices--Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions" dated...
FDA is announcing the availability of a final guidance titled "Dental Curing Lights--Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions." This guidance provides recommendations for device description, performance testing, and labeling to include in 510(k) submissions for dental curing lights. It supersedes the guidance "Dental Curing Lights--Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions" dated March 27, 2006....
FDA is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (GFI) #116 (VICH GL23(R2)) titled "Studies to Evaluate the Safety of Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Human Food: Genotoxicity Testing (Revision 2)." This guidance has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements...
FDA is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (GFI) #115 (VICH GL22(R)) titled "Studies to Evaluate the Safety of Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Human Food: Reproduction Testing (Revision 1)." This guidance has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements...
This draft guidance (GFI #256B) describes circumstances where FDA generally does not intend to take enforcement action against the compounding of animal drug products from bulk drug substances at facilities registered under sections 503B(b) or 510(b) of the FD&C Act operating under current good manufacturing practice (CGMP). It extends FDA's...