Article: Guidance On Acceptance Of Foreign Clinical Studies Released By FDA : Ethical principles clarified, public comments requested.

On March 13, 2001, the US FDA released final guidance to clarify the ethical principles with which a company must comply, before FDA will accept a foreign clinical study that was not conducted under an FDA-approved IND or IDE (investigational new drug application or investigational device exemption). No deadline was set for submittal of written comments.

Final approval of an FDA-sanctioned standard methodology for accepting foreign clinical trial results, will almost certainly result in cost savings of thousands of dollars for small manufacturers. For larger firms (especially drug manufacturers/developers), the savings would be many millions of dollars.

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