NDI Submissions Fare Better With Early FDA Contact
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA officials encourage firms to work with them before submitting notifications to ensure all necessary information is included, increasing a firm’s chance of success. Most NDI notifications the agency rejects have incomplete information, they say.
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