safety reporting

FDA IND Safety Reporting: New Draft Guidance

6/29/2021

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance “Sponsor Responsibilities - Safety Reporting Requirements and Safety Assessment for IND and Bioavailability/Bioequivalence Studies.” The draft guidance is a combination of the final guidance from 2012, “Safety Reporting Requirements for INDs and BA/BE Studies” and an updated version of the draft guidance from 2015, “Safety Assessment for IND Safety Reporting,” which has been withdrawn. The intent of the draft guidance is to clarify and support sponsors in understanding the requirements for expedited safety reporting.

Overinterpretation of Safety Reporting Regulations Leads to Burdens at Sites, FDA

4/27/2021

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There has been an increase in the complexity of clinical trials over the last decade. Add to that the support for including more diverse populations who may have additional underlying conditions (FDA Guidance document “Enhancing the Diversity of Clinical Trial Populations”), and this leads to an increase in the number of safety events reported.