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Separating the Hype from the Hyperbole Surrounding FDORA’s Alternatives to Animal Testing under the FD&C Act

FDA Law Blog

Since 1962, the FD&C Act has authorized FDA to require that sponsors of clinical trials submit data from “preclinical tests (including tests on animals)” in order to demonstrate that their drug is safe enough to advance to testing in humans. adequate to justify the proposed clinical testing.” 21 U.S.C. § 355(i)(1)(A). FDORA § 3209(a)(1).

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SkinVive by Juvéderm: The New Dermal Filler Coming to the US

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It’s an extremely important factor I consider in my therapeutic process of restoring their natural beauty and appearance,” said Macrene Alexiades, MD, PhD, dual US-EU board-certified dermatologist, SkinVive by Juvéderm lead investigator and author of the clinical trial published in Dermatologic Surgery.

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Is Confirmatory Evidence Having a Moment?

FDA Law Blog

We use the term “confirmatory evidence” as short-hand for one of the two ways explicitly defined in the Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic Act (“FD&C Act”) for demonstrating substantial evidence of effectiveness. Some may confuse this requirement for two studies as a need for replication.