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FDA Proposes Guidance for Dissemination of Information on Unapproved Uses of Medical Products

Guidance for Industry: Good Reprint Practices for the Distribution of Medical Journal Articles and Medical or Scientific Reference Publications on Unapproved New Uses of Approved Drugs and Approved or Cleared Medical Devices, February 2008.

  • “This draft guidance is intended to describe the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA or Agency) current thinking regarding “Good Reprint Practices” with regard to the distribution of medical journal articles and scientific or medical reference publications (referred to generally as medical and scientific information) that discuss unapproved new uses for approved drugs1 or approved or cleared medical devices marketed in the United States to healthcare professionals and healthcare entities. FDA’s guidance documents, including this draft guidance, do not establish legally enforceable rights or responsibilities. Instead, guidances describe the Agency’s current thinking on a topic and should be viewed only as recommendations, unless specific regulatory or statutory requirements are cited. The use of the word should in Agency guidances means that something is suggested or recommended, but not required.”
  • Federal Register (Docket No. FDA-2008-D-0053, OC 2007268)
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