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Considerations for Mobile Health Technology Developers: Part 1

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Although mHealth has been gaining in popularity for at least the past decade, before commercializing their mHealth products, developers must determine whether the product is subject to U.S. If so, developers must develop and execute on a regulatory strategy. The FDA’s General Approach to Regulating mHealth Products.

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HP&M is Pleased to Welcome Lisa Baumhardt (Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert) and Sophia Gaulkin (Associate) to the Firm

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Baumhardt provides counsel to medical device, in vitro diagnostic, and combination product manufacturers on a wide range of pre- and post-marketing regulatory topics. Baumhardt advises clients on complaint handling, MDRs, Quality System Regulation compliance and enforcement matters. In the pre-market area, Ms. In addition, Ms.

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New IFPMA and EFPIA guidance on use of social media by the pharmaceutical industry

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To help ensure compliance, it is advisable for companies to establish procedures to assess and verify IT security of social media and digital channels, and to review and monitor company activities, content, and materials. What is the scope of the Guidance? Companies can sponsor website content if the role of the company is made clear.

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HP&M Files Comments Opposing FDA’s Proposed LDT Rule

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filed comments on behalf of the Coalition to Preserve LDT Access and Innovation in response to FDA’s proposed rule to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as devices. As a threshold matter, FDA lacks the power to regulate tests developed and used in a laboratory. Javitt — On Monday, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.

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Considerations for Mobile Health Technology Developers: Part 2

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The FDA regulates software that meets the definition of a medical device in section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). In Part 1 of this series, general wellness devices and mobile medical applications (MMAs) were considered. Part 2 of this series is devoted to clinical decision support (CDS) software.

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Proposed LDT Rule Raises Many Questions but Provides Few Answers

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Javitt & Philip Won — As we reported last week, FDA has issued a 26 page, single spaced, tiny-font Proposed Rule of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs). There is much to unpack, and we intend to do so in a series of blog posts. In this post, we focus on the proposed changes themselves, and the many questions the agency leaves unanswered.

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A Question 30 Years in the Making: Would a Final LDT Rule Withstand Judicial Scrutiny?

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Gibbs — For more than three decades, FDA has claimed that the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C Act) gives the agency legal authority to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices (see our prior post here ).