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OCTOBER 6, 2023

All products are received in one of two forms: A New Drug Application (or NDA, for pharmaceuticals) or a Biologics License Application (BLA, for biologics). Novel drug products are defined as products that have never been approved for any indication. The FDA also refers to novel products as “New Molecular Entities,” or NMEs.

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JUNE 16, 2023

0910-AI26 September 2023 March 2023 Final Rule Stage Biologics License Applications and Master Files The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCI Act) deemed any biological product approved in a new drug application (NDA) to be a biologics license application (BLA) on March 23, 2020. fit in this definition.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

December 2023 Clinical Holds in Medical Device Investigations (Proposed Rule) The proposed rule would create procedures for suspending, i.e., imposing a hold (a “clinical hold”) on, a clinical investigation of a medical device. fit in this definition.

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