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Essential Drug Delivery Performance Characteristics for Devices Intended To Deliver Drugs and Biological Products; Revised Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration

Abstract

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a revised draft guidance for industry entitled "Essential Drug Delivery Performance Characteristics for Devices Intended to Deliver Drugs and Biological Products." This revised draft guidance revises and replaces the draft guidance entitled "Essential Drug Delivery Outputs Intended to Deliver Drugs and Biological Products" announced in the Federal Register on July 1, 2024 (89 FR 54470). In accordance with its mission of protecting, promoting, and advancing public health, this guidance addresses key aspects of drug delivery performance information for devices, and combination products that include device constituent parts, intended for delivery of a human drug, including a biological product (herein referred to as drug delivery devices). This guidance provides recommendations for development and organization of device drug-delivery performance information and data to improve the consistency of this information in applications and to facilitate transparency and predictability in development and regulatory review. The guidance is intended to facilitate and streamline development and lifecycle management of drug delivery devices.

Action & Dates

Action
Notice of availability.
Dates
Submit either electronic or written comments on the revised draft guidance by January 28, 2027 to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this revised draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance.

Public Comment

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2027-01-28 — Open for comment

Document Excerpt

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2024-D-2560] AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a revised draft guidance for industry entitled “Essential Drug Delivery Performance Characteristics for Devices Intended to Deliver Drugs and Biological Products.” This revised draft guidance revises and replaces the draft guidance entitled “Essential Drug Delivery Outputs Intended to Deliver Drugs and Biological Products” announced in the Federal Register on July 1, 2024 ( 89 FR 54470 ). In accordance with its mission of protecting, promoting, and advancing public health, this guidance addresses key aspects of drug delivery performance information for devices, and combination products that include device constituent parts, intended for delivery of a human drug, including a biological product (herein referred to as drug delivery devices ). This guidance provides recommendations for development and organization of device drug-delivery performance information and data to improve the consistency of this information in applications and to facilitate transparency and predictability in development and regulatory review. The guidance is intended to facilitate and streamline development and lifecycle management of drug delivery devices. DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the revis…

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Citation: 91 FR 68523