FDA Regulations
FDA Regulations
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Regulations and Guidance
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Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21
- 21 CFR 11: Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures
- 21 CFR 50: Protection of Human Subjects, Informed Consent
- 21 CFR 54: Financial Disclosure
- 21 CFR 56: Institutional Review Boards
- 21 CFR 312: Investigational New Drugs
- 21 CFR 314: FDA Approval to Market a New Drug (NDA)
- 21 CFR 600: Biologics, general
- 21 CFR 601: Biologics, licensing
- 21 CFR 812: Investigational Devices
- 21 CFR 814: Medical Devices, Pre-Market-Approval (PMA)
- 21 CFR 860: Medical Devices, Classification Procedures
FDA Guidance and Information Sheets
- Guidance for Institutional Review Boards, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors
- FDA Guidance Documents Index
FDA Commonly Used Links
- A guide to informed consent
- Device advice
- FAQ: IRB review of Medical Devices
- FDA Enforcement Activities
- FDA Regulations: special protections for children
- FDA Warning Letters
- Index, Information for FDA-regulated Industry Index
- Information for Health Professionals
- Off-Label and Investigational Use of Marketed Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices
- Significant Differences between HHS and FDA regulations
FDA Issues Guidance on New Informed Consent Requirements
FDA has issued the guidance, “Questions and Answers on Informed Consent Elements, 21 CFR § 50.25(c)." This guidance is intended to help sponsors, investigators and Institutional Review Boards better understand the new informed consent requirement set forth in 21 CFR 50.25(c). The guidance will assist those involved in applicable FDA-regulated clinical trials better understand the new informed consent requirement, including small businesses
The document is now available using the following web link:
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/UCM291085.pdf