Guidelines tracker: ICH, FDA, EMA, MHRA

New, draft and final guidance as it is published: FDA notices of availability (including the ICH guidelines FDA adopts) from the Federal Register, EMA scientific and procedural guidelines and public consultations (including ICH texts adopted in the EU), and MHRA guidance. Each entry links to the official document.

Clinical trialsGuideline · draft

Early-Phase IND Protocol Recommendations for Solid Tumors

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry titled "Early-Phase IND Protocol Recommendations for Solid Tumors." The purpose of this draft guidance is to provide recommendations to sponsors and clinical investigators developing early-phase trials, which include first-in- human (FIH) protocols or protocols for drugs and biologic products with limited human experience, submitted under an Investigational New Drug Application (IND) to the appropriate disease-specific division located within the Office of Oncologic Diseases (OOD) in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Office of Clinical Evaluation (OCE) in the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER.) This draft guidance is specific to solid tumors and does not address protocols for investigational drugs intended to treat hematologic malignancies.

🇺🇸 FDA · Thu 12 Nov 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Hepatitis B Virus

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance titled "Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Hepatitis B Virus." The guidance document provides blood establishments that collect blood and blood components, including Source Plasma, with FDA's recommendations for testing blood and blood components for hepatitis B virus (HBV) to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted HBV. The recommendations contained in the guidance apply to the collection of Whole Blood and blood components, including Source Plasma. The guidance announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance titled "Recommendations for Testing Blood Donations for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen" (July 2025 Draft Guidance). The guidance also supersedes the documents titled "Recommendations for the Management of Donors and Units that are Initially Reactive for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg)" (December 1987 Memorandum), "FDA Recommendations Concerning Testing for Antibody to Hepatitis B Core Antigen (Anti-HBc)" (September 1991 Memorandum), "Adequate and Appropriate Donor Screening Tests for Hepatitis B;

🇺🇸 FDA · Tue 03 Nov 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Potency Assurance for Cellular and Gene Therapy Products

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance titled "Potency Assurance for Cellular and Gene Therapy Products." The guidance document provides recommendations to help assure the potency of human cellular therapy or gene therapy (CGT) products at all stages of the product lifecycle. FDA is recommending a comprehensive approach to potency assurance of CGT products that is grounded in quality risk management. For investigational products, we describe how to progressively implement a strategy for potency assurance during product development and provide additional considerations to help assure the potency of products that are undergoing rapid clinical development. For licensed products, we describe requirements for potency assurance, including testing required for lot release assays. The guidance announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued on December 28, 2023.

🇺🇸 FDA · Tue 03 Nov 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

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

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.

🇺🇸 FDA · Fri 30 Oct 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Individualized Human Genome Editing Products: Considerations for BLA Submission and Postapproval Management

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft document titled "Individualized Human Genome Editing Products: Considerations for BLA Submission and Postapproval Management." The draft guidance document provides recommendations for how an individualized human genome editing (GE) product that includes multiple product variants can be submitted in a single Biologics License Application (BLA). When finalized, this guidance will describe the FDA's current thinking on individualized GE products with respect to how to specify the extent of GE component variation in a BLA, how to add new product variants to the BLA after licensure, and related topics.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 28 Oct 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Regulatory Considerations for Prescription Drug Use-Related Software

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry titled "Regulatory Considerations for Prescription Drug Use-Related Software." This final guidance describes FDA's application of its drug labeling authorities to certain software outputs that are disseminated by or on behalf of a drug sponsor for use with a prescription drug product or a prescription drug-led, drug-device combination product that is assigned to the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research or the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research as the lead center. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued on September 19, 2023.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 21 Oct 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Postapproval Manufacturing Changes to Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products: Questions and Answers

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled "Postapproval Manufacturing Changes to Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products: Questions and Answers." This guidance provides answers to commonly asked questions from applicants and other interested parties regarding postapproval manufacturing changes made to biosimilar and interchangeable biosimilar products licensed under the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act). This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued on July 23, 2024.

🇺🇸 FDA · Tue 13 Oct 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Target Animal Safety Evaluation for Veterinary Monoclonal Antibody Products

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry (GFI) #298 (VICH GL62) titled "Target Animal Safety Evaluation for Veterinary Monoclonal Antibody Products." This draft guidance has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH). This draft guidance contributes to the international harmonization of methods used for the target animal safety (TAS) evaluation of veterinary monoclonal antibody products (VMAPs) and aids in preparing and conducting VMAP TAS studies under laboratory and field conditions. A harmonized standard is intended to aid in development of mutually acceptable VMAP TAS programs.

🇺🇸 FDA · Fri 18 Sep 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Recommendations for the Development of Blood Collection, Processing, and Storage Systems for the Manufacture of Blood Components Using the Buffy Coat Method

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance titled "Recommendations for the Development of Blood Collection, Processing, and Storage Systems for the Manufacture of Blood Components Using the Buffy Coat Method." The guidance document provides recommendations on the development of blood collection, processing, and storage systems (e.g., blood bags with anticoagulant and additive solutions, empty bags for platelet pooling) intended for the manufacture of blood and blood components for transfusion using the buffy coat (BC) method and on regulatory submissions to FDA for such products. This guidance is intended for manufacturers of blood collection, processing, and storage systems. The guidance announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance of the same title dated October 18, 2024.

🇺🇸 FDA · Thu 17 Sep 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Temporary Policies for Compounding Certain Starter Parenteral Nutrition Drug Products for Neonates

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry titled "Temporary Policies for Compounding Certain Starter Parenteral Nutrition Drug Products for Neonates." This guidance describes the FDA's regulatory and enforcement priorities regarding the compounding of certain starter parenteral nutrition drug products for neonates by outsourcing facilities and by State-licensed pharmacies and Federal facilities that are not registered with FDA as outsourcing facilities. This guidance is being published for immediate implementation due to the expected market exit of the predominant source of certain starter parenteral nutrition drug products for neonates in the United States.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 09 Sep 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Pharmacokinetics in Patients With Impaired Hepatic Function: Study Design, Data Analysis, and Impact on Dosage

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry titled "Pharmacokinetics in Patients with Impaired Hepatic Function: Study Design, Data Analysis, and Impact on Dosage." This guidance assists sponsors in the design and analysis of studies that assess the influence of hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics and, where appropriate, the pharmacodynamics of a drug, including therapeutic biological products. When final, this guidance will represent FDA's current thinking. FDA is also withdrawing the guidance for industry titled "Pharmacokinetics in Patients with Impaired Hepatic Function: Study Design, Data Analysis, and Impact on Dosing and Labeling" (May 2003), which formerly provided FDA's thinking relating to studies to assess the effect of hepatic impairment on the pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics of a drug and recommendations to include hepatic impairment information in labeling.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 02 Sep 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Compounding Animal Drugs From Bulk Drug Substances: Compounding Under CGMP in Federally-Registered Facilities; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability; Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry (GFI) #256B entitled "Compounding Animal Drugs from Bulk Drug Substances: Compounding under CGMP in Federally-Registered Facilities." This draft guidance, when finalized, will describe FDA's current thinking regarding the circumstances under which we generally do not intend to take action against the compounding of animal drug products from bulk drug substances (BDS) when done in accordance with Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) at drug production facilities that are registered with FDA.

🇺🇸 FDA · Fri 28 Aug 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Evaluation of Therapeutic Equivalence

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry titled "Evaluation of Therapeutic Equivalence." This guidance explains FDA's thinking on therapeutic equivalence evaluations and therapeutic equivalence codes (TE codes). FDA's therapeutic equivalence evaluations are listed for multisource prescription drug products approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) in the active section of the "Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations" (commonly known as the Orange Book). These therapeutic equivalence evaluations have been prepared to serve as public information and advice to state health agencies, prescribers, and pharmacists to promote public education in the area of drug product selection and to foster containment of health care costs. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued in July 2022.

🇺🇸 FDA · Mon 24 Aug 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Product-Specific Guidances; Draft and Revised Draft Guidances for Industry

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of additional draft and revised draft product-specific guidances. The draft guidances provide product-specific recommendations on, among other things, the design of bioequivalence (BE) studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal Register of June 11, 2010, FDA announced the availability of a guidance for industry titled "Bioequivalence Recommendations for Specific Products" that explained the process that would be used to make product-specific guidances available to the public on FDA's website. The draft guidances identified in this notice were developed using the process described in that guidance.

🇺🇸 FDA · Mon 24 Aug 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Frequently Asked Questions-Developing Potential Cellular and Gene Therapy Products; Final Guidance for Industry

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance titled "Frequently asked Questions--Developing Potential Cellular and Gene Therapy Products." The guidance document provides industry with answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) and commonly faced issues that arise during the development of cellular and gene therapy (CGT) products. The FAQs represent common questions directed to the Agency and span multiple disciplines, including regulatory review; chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC); pharmacology/toxicology; clinical; and clinical pharmacology. This guidance announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued on November 19, 2024.

🇺🇸 FDA · Thu 20 Aug 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Potency Assessment of Active Immunotherapy Products

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft document titled "Potency Assessment of Active Immunotherapy Products." The draft guidance document provides recommendations for developing assays to assess potency as a part of a potency assurance strategy for active immunotherapy products (ACTIMPs). When finalized, this guidance will describe the FDA's current thinking regarding design, validation, and evaluation of potency tests for ACTIMPs. This guidance is intended to supplement the December 2023 draft guidance for industry, when finalized, on "Potency Assurance for Cellular and Gene Therapy Products" with additional advice and considerations specifically for ACTIMPs, including peptide- and-protein based ACTIMPs that are not cellular or gene therapy products.

🇺🇸 FDA · Thu 20 Aug 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Determining Whether To Submit an ANDA or a 505(b)(2) Application

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry titled "Determining Whether to Submit an ANDA or a 505(b)(2) Application." This draft guidance is intended to serve as a foundational guidance to assist applicants in determining which one of the abbreviated approval pathways under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) is appropriate for the submission of a marketing application to FDA. This draft guidance revises the guidance for industry titled "Determining Whether to Submit an ANDA or a 505(b)(2) Application" issued in May 2019 and, when finalized, will replace the 2019 guidance for industry.

🇺🇸 FDA · Tue 18 Aug 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Type VII Veterinary Master File for Research and Development and Risk Reviews

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (GFI) #260 entitled "Type VII Veterinary Master File for Research and Development and Risk Reviews." This guidance describes FDA's current thinking regarding the use of Type VII Veterinary Master Files (Type VII VMFs). Type VII VMFs are appropriate for research and development of animal cells, tissues, and cell- and tissue-based products (ACTPs), gene therapies, and heritable intentional genomic alterations (IGAs) in animals.

🇺🇸 FDA · Mon 17 Aug 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Container Closure Systems for Human Drugs and Biological Products

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Container Closure Systems for Human Drugs and Biological Products." This document provides guiding principles for evaluating the quality of container closure systems (CCSs) used to package drugs and biological products, for human use. This includes CCSs that are also device constituent parts of combination products and CCSs used to package the drug or biological product constituent parts of combination products.

🇺🇸 FDA · Fri 14 Aug 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs With Regard to their Microbiological Effects on Bacteria of Human Health Concern

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (GFI) #152 entitled "Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs with Regard to their Microbiological Effects on Bacteria of Human Health Concern." This guidance document informs interested parties about FDA's current method for evaluating potential microbiological effects of antimicrobial new animal drugs on bacteria of human health concern as part of the new animal drug application process.

🇺🇸 FDA · Thu 06 Aug 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Assessing the Irritation and Sensitization Potential of Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs; Revised Draft Guidance for Industry

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a revised draft guidance for industry titled "Assessing the Irritation and Sensitization Potential of Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs." This revised draft guidance provides recommendations for the design and conduct of studies to evaluate the in vivo skin irritation (and sensitization, if applicable) potential of a proposed transdermal or topical delivery system (collectively referred to as TDS). The recommendations in this revised draft guidance relate to studies submitted in support of an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA). The revised draft guidance is intended to clarify FDA's recommendations and expectations related to in vivo skin irritation and in vivo combined skin irritation and sensitization studies. This draft guidance replaces the draft guidance "Assessing the Irritation and Sensitization Potential of Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs" (April 2023).

🇺🇸 FDA · Mon 03 Aug 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Assessing Adhesion With Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry titled "Assessing Adhesion With Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs." This guidance provides recommendations for the design and conduct of studies evaluating the adhesion performance of a transdermal or topical delivery system (collectively referred to as TDS). Depending on the objectives of a generic TDS product development program, applicants may choose to evaluate TDS adhesion in studies performed to evaluate TDS adhesion only, or in studies performed with a combined purpose (e.g., for the simultaneous evaluation of adhesion and bioequivalence (BE) with pharmacokinetic (PK) endpoints). The recommendations in this guidance relate to studies submitted in support of an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA). The guidance replaces the draft guidance (Revision 2) "Assessing Adhesion With Transdermal and Topical Delivery Systems for ANDAs," issued on April 13, 2023.

🇺🇸 FDA · Mon 03 Aug 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products: Considerations for Container Closure Systems and Device Constituent Parts

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products: Considerations for Container Closure Systems and Device Constituent Parts." This draft guidance is intended to help applicants develop container closure systems and device constituent parts for proposed biosimilar and interchangeable biosimilar products. This draft guidance expands on and clarifies the Agency's recommendations and expectations regarding the development of delivery devices and container closure systems described in Q.I.4 of the guidance for industry entitled "Questions and Answers on Biosimilar Development and the BPCI Act" and the guidance for industry entitled "Considerations in Demonstrating Interchangeability With a Reference Product" for biosimilar and interchangeable biosimilar products, respectively.

🇺🇸 FDA · Mon 03 Aug 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Product-Specific Guidances; Revised Draft Guidances for Industry

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of additional revised draft product-specific guidances. The draft guidances provide product-specific recommendations on, among other things, the design of bioequivalence (BE) studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal Register of June 11, 2010, FDA announced the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Bioequivalence Recommendations for Specific Products" that explained the process that would be used to make product-specific guidances available to the public on FDA's website. The draft guidances identified in this notice were developed using the process described in that guidance.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 29 Jul 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Cancer Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria: Performance Status

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled "Cancer Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria: Performance Status." This guidance is one in a series of guidances that provide recommendations regarding eligibility criteria for clinical trials of investigational drugs regulated by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation Research (CBER) for the treatment of cancer. Specifically, this guidance includes recommendations regarding expanding eligibility criteria to include patients with a wider range of performance status. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued on April 26, 2024.

🇺🇸 FDA · Tue 28 Jul 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Cancer Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria: Washout Periods and Concomitant Medications

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry, institutional review boards (IRBs), and clinical investigators entitled "Cancer Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria: Washout Periods and Concomitant Medications." This guidance is one in a series of guidances that provide recommendations regarding eligibility criteria for clinical trials of investigational drugs regulated by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation Research (CBER) for the treatment of cancer. Specifically, this draft guidance includes recommendations regarding the appropriate use of washout periods and concomitant medication exclusions. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued on April 26, 2024.

🇺🇸 FDA · Tue 28 Jul 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Cancer Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria: Laboratory Values

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry, institutional review boards (IRBs), and clinical investigators entitled "Cancer Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria: Laboratory Values." This guidance is one in a series of guidances that provide recommendations regarding eligibility criteria for clinical trials of investigational drugs regulated by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation Research (CBER) for the treatment of cancer. Specifically, this guidance includes recommendations for selecting appropriate laboratory values as trial eligibility criteria to avoid unjustified exclusions of trial participants. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued on April 26, 2024.

🇺🇸 FDA · Tue 28 Jul 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Topical Dermatologic Corticosteroids: In Vivo Bioequivalence

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry titled "Topical Dermatologic Corticosteroids: In Vivo Bioequivalence." This guidance provides recommendations to applicants who submit abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) for topical dermatologic corticosteroids of all potency groups (referred to in this notice as topical corticosteroids). The guidance describes recommendations for an in vivo pharmacodynamic approach to demonstrate the bioequivalence (BE) of topical corticosteroids. This guidance provides clarity for potential ANDA applicants on the appropriate pilot dose duration vasoconstrictor response and pivotal vasoconstrictor BE studies and other recommendations for pharmacodynamic approaches to assess the BE of topical corticosteroids. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title "Topical Dermatologic Corticosteroids: In Vivo Bioequivalence" issued on October 24, 2022, and replaces the guidance for industry of the same title issued on June 2, 1995.

🇺🇸 FDA · Tue 14 Jul 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry titled "Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations." Because interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs has been increasing and designing clinical trials to evaluate these compounds presents unique challenges, FDA developed the draft guidance to present foundational aspects for sponsors to consider. This final guidance provides general considerations for sponsors developing psychedelic drugs for the treatment of medical conditions (e.g., psychiatric disorders, substance use disorders) and discusses recommendations for clinical investigations psychedelic drugs. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued on June 26, 2023.

🇺🇸 FDA · Tue 14 Jul 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Quantitative Systems Pharmacology (QSP)-Based Dose Selection for Minimum Anticipated Biological Effect Level (MABEL) in First-in-Human (FIH) Trials

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Quantitative Systems Pharmacology (QSP)-Based Dose Selection for Minimum Anticipated Biological Effect Level (MABEL) in First-in-Human (FIH) Trials." The guidance is intended to provide recommendations in the application of quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) modeling when a minimum anticipated biological effect level (MABEL) in first-in- human (FIH), phase 1 trials for drugs and biological products is recommended. This guidance focuses on drugs and biological products for which the MABEL approach can be used to guide starting doses for FIH trials. This includes, but is not limited to, drugs and biological products that may cause cytokine release, T-cell activation, or other potent pharmacological reactions.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 24 Jun 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Master Protocols for Drug and Biological Product Development

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Master Protocols for Drug and Biological Product Development." This draft guidance revises and replaces the previous draft guidance for industry of the same name issued on December 22, 2023. The draft guidance provides recommendations on the design and analysis of trials conducted under a master protocol as well as guidance on submissions to support regulatory review. The primary focus is on randomized trials utilizing a master protocol that are intended to contribute to a demonstration of safety and substantial evidence of effectiveness. The considerations in this guidance apply to a range of therapeutic areas. The draft guidance is intended to clarify the Agency's thinking on the use of master protocols in drug and biological product development.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 24 Jun 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · draft

Demonstrating Substantial Evidence of Effectiveness for Human Drug and Biological Products; Revised Draft Guidance for Industry

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a revised draft guidance for industry titled "Demonstrating Substantial Evidence of Effectiveness for Human Drug and Biological Products." FDA has revised and is reissuing this draft guidance in response to public comments and to changes in drug development by focusing on generating rigorous scientific evidence in the most efficient manner. Advances in our understanding of biological processes and the increasing availability of high-quality data have transformed the evidentiary landscape for drug development. Given these advances, the draft guidance discusses the many factors that can impact the strength of evidence of effectiveness for a drug and clarifies how sponsors can rely on one adequate and well-controlled clinical investigation with confirmatory evidence to satisfy the substantial evidence of effectiveness standard. When final, this guidance will replace the 1998 guidance titled "Providing Clinical Evidence of Effectiveness for Human Drug and Biological Products."

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 24 Jun 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products; Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: General Recommendations

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (GFI) #90 entitled "Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: General Recommendations." This guidance has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH). The objective of this guidance is to provide study design recommendations that will facilitate the universal acceptance of the generated effectiveness data to fulfill the national/regional requirements for anthelmintic drugs in animal species.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 24 Jun 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products; Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Bovines

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (GFI) #95 entitled "Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Bovines." This guidance has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH). The objective of this guidance is to provide study design recommendations specific to bovines that will facilitate the universal acceptance of the generated effectiveness data to fulfill the national/regional requirements for anthelmintic drugs in animal species.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 24 Jun 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products; Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Ovines

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (GFI) #96 entitled "Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Ovines." This guidance has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH). The objective of this guidance is to provide study design recommendations specific to ovines that will facilitate the universal acceptance of the generated effectiveness data to fulfill the national/regional requirements for anthelmintic drugs in animal species.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 24 Jun 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products; Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Caprines

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (GFI) #97 entitled "Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Caprines." This guidance has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH). The objective of this guidance is to provide study design recommendations specific to caprines that will facilitate the universal acceptance of the generated effectiveness data to fulfill the national/regional requirements for anthelmintic drugs in animal species.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 24 Jun 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products; Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Equines

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (GFI) #109 entitled "Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Equines." This guidance has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH). The objective of this guidance is to provide study design recommendations specific to equines that will facilitate the universal acceptance of the generated effectiveness data to fulfill the national/regional requirements for anthelmintic drugs in animal species.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 24 Jun 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products; Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Porcines

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (GFI) #110 entitled "Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Porcines." This guidance has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH). The objective of this guidance is to provide study design recommendations specific to porcines that will facilitate the universal acceptance of the generated effectiveness data to fulfill the national/regional requirements for anthelmintic drugs in animal species.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 24 Jun 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products; Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Canines

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (GFI) #111 entitled "Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Canines." This guidance has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH). The objective of this guidance is to provide study design recommendations specific to canines that will facilitate the universal acceptance of the generated effectiveness data to fulfill the national/regional requirements for anthelmintic drugs in animal species.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 24 Jun 2026

RegulatoryGuideline · final

International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products; Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Felines

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (GFI) #113 entitled "Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Felines." This guidance has been developed for veterinary use by the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products (VICH). The objective of this guidance is to provide study design recommendations specific to felines that will facilitate the universal acceptance of the generated effectiveness data to fulfill the national/regional requirements for anthelmintic drugs in animal species.

🇺🇸 FDA · Wed 24 Jun 2026

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