Combo Product Safety: US FDA Rule On Post-Market Reporting Nears Finalization

Industry is eagerly awaiting guidance on combination products, and after seven years the adverse-event reporting regulation may be at top of the agency’s queue.

US FDA's proposed rule on post-market safety reporting for combination products appears to finally be making its way to the top of the queue, with the agency acknowledging that it is among the next steps in modernizing the combination products review program.

The rule – which was first proposed in 2009 – aims to clarify post-marketing safety reporting requirements for...

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