Considerations Regarding Food and Drug Administration Review and Regulation of Articles for the Treatment of Rare Diseases; Public Hearing

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public hearing regarding the Agency's regulation of drugs, biological products, and devices (e.g., therapies and diagnostics) for the treatment, diagnosis, and/or management of rare diseases. This public hearing is intended to gain from health care providers, academia, industry, patients, and other interested persons their perspectives on various aspects of the development of medical products for the diagnosis, treatment, or management of rare diseases. The input from this public hearing will help inform the work of FDA's committee for rare diseases. To help solicit such information and views, FDA is seeking responses to specific questions.