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HP&M Counsel John Claud Provides Testimony to House Subcommittee on FDA Foreign Inspections

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Mr. Claud was joined in his testimony by Mary Denigan-Macauley , a Director for Health Care at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Dinesh Thakur. In its 2022 report, GAO recommended that FDA initiate pilot programs that assess unannounced international inspections. Mr. Claud closed his testimony echoing that sentiment.

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GAO Report on Clinical Research Inspections Encourages FDA to Care for its Clinical Inspection Program

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

In 2022, the Government Accountability Office reported that FDA needed to improve its foreign inspection program. That report prompted a hearing on Capitol Hill in February of this year where HPM Counsel John Claud offered testimony. But gaps still remain.

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Article FDA Thank You Explainer: What a government shutdown would mean for the FDA (Updated)

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For example, statutorily, the prescription drug user fee program (PDUFA) has a statutory cap of total carryover for operating reserves of 14 weeks, while the biosimilar user fee program (BsUFA) had a goal of bringing the carryover balance down to “no greater than 21 weeks of operating reserves” by the end of the 2022 fiscal year.

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Does the Drug Shortage White Paper Fall Short?

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

In 2022, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that FDA needed to improve its foreign inspection program and that report prompted a hearing on Capitol Hill in February of this year where HPM Counsel John Claud offered testimony.

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You What We Expect the FDA to do in July 2023

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BY ALEXANDER GAFFNEY, MS, RAC AUG 31, 2022 7:50 PM EDT | UPDATED JUN 26, 2023 12:41 PM EDT Note: This calendar also include some activities scheduled to take the last week of June, after this piece is published. Was supposed to be finalized as of June 24, 2022. not discontinued) and are available for sale.

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You What We Expect the FDA to do in October 2023

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BY ALEXANDER GAFFNEY, MS, RAC | AUG 31, 2022 6:50 PM CDT | UPDATED SEP 25, 2023 10:39 PM CDT Note: At the request of our subscribers, we are beginning to include information about the next two months of expected developments to make it easier for you to keep track of upcoming events.

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You What We Expect the FDA to do in December 2023

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BY ALEXANDER GAFFNEY, MS, RAC | AUG 31, 2022 6:50 PM CDT | UPDATED NOV 27, 2023 10:59 PM CST Note: At the request of our subscribers, we are beginning to include information about the next two months of expected developments to make it easier for you to keep track of upcoming events. to include devices.

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