civil penalties

FDA Announced Draft Guidance: Civil Money Penalties Relating to the ClinicalTrials.gov Data Bank

10/31/2018

Background:

Currently, the “responsible party” must register and provide results of any applicable clinical trial in the ClinicalTrials.gov data bank under the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA) of 2007, which added the provision to the Public Health Service Act. Submitting false or misleading information, failing to register, or failing to provide results for applicable clinical trials is prohibited by an FDAAA amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Also, FDAAA amended 303(f)(3) of the FD&C Act to allow for assessment of civil money penalties for responsible parties who violated these provisions. This is relevant for drug, device, and biologic products.