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  • 1.  CRO Registration with FDA for approved medical device

    Posted 14-Nov-2019 14:12
    The CRO is only receiving safety reports and determining whether the event and reportable and sending the determination to the Pharma company to report and then house the documents. Does the CRO need to be registered with the FDA or are there any other responsibilities that the CRO needs to meet.

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    Nikita Kathpal, MS
    Regulatory Officer II, USA & Canada

    Pharm-Olam International
    450 N. Sam Houston Parkway, E. Suite 250
    Houston, TX 77060

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  • 2.  RE: CRO Registration with FDA for approved medical device

    Posted 16-Nov-2019 16:05
    An establishment that ​maintains complaint files per 21 CFR 820.198 is required to register.
    https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/device-registration-and-listing/who-must-register-list-and-pay-fee
    Depending on your agreement, they may not fall in that category.

    The guidance on clinical investigation monitoring may give some insight into types of CRO responsibilities.
    https://www.fda.gov/media/116754/download

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    Anne LeBlanc
    Manager, Regulatory Affairs
    United States
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  • 3.  RE: CRO Registration with FDA for approved medical device

    Posted 17-Nov-2019 01:59
    Edited by Julie Omohundro 17-Nov-2019 02:02
    Yes, but that's what the E in IDE is all about.  Devices distributed for use under an IDE are exempted from virtually every device regulation except Parts 50, 52, 54, and 812, including registration, listing, and all of Part 820 except for design controls.  See 21 CFR 812.1(a).

    Don't get me started on the guidance.

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    Julie Omohundro, ex-RAC (US, GS), still an MBA
    Principal Consultant
    Class Three, LLC
    Mebane, North Carolina, USA
    919-544-3366 (T)
    434-964-1614 (C)
    julie@class3devices.com
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  • 4.  RE: CRO Registration with FDA for approved medical device

    Posted 18-Nov-2019 00:28
    The product is approved for use not under an IDE currently.

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    Best Regards,
    Nikita Kathpal, MS
    Regulatory Officer II, USA & Canada

    Pharm-Olam International
    450 N. Sam Houston Parkway, E. Suite 250
    Houston, TX 77060

    Email: nikita.kathpal@pharm-olam.com
    Direct line: +1 713-559-7964
    Main: +1 713-559-7900
    Ext. 11164
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  • 5.  RE: CRO Registration with FDA for approved medical device

    Posted 18-Nov-2019 01:30
    Edited by Julie Omohundro 18-Nov-2019 10:22
    OK, so I just realized you are talking pharma, not medical devices, so neither 21 CFR 820 or the IDE regulations apply  The IND also exempts investigational drugs from pretty much the same types of requirements, but if the study is a postmarket study that is not being conducted under an IND, that's irrelevant.  Hopefully a drug RA specialist can tell you whether or not there is something equivalent to complaint files under cGMP, and, if so, whether entities that maintain these files must register with FDA.   That is, if the CRO is maintaining them.  When you say "...and then houses the documents," I'm not entirely sure whether you are referring to the sponsor or the CRO.

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    Julie Omohundro, ex-RAC (US, GS), still an MBA
    Principal Consultant
    Class Three, LLC
    Mebane, North Carolina, USA
    919-544-3366 (T)
    434-964-1614 (C)
    julie@class3devices.com
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