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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of
a guidance for industry entitled
‘‘Enforcement Policy Regarding IND
Requirements for Use of Fecal
Microbiota for Transplantation to Treat
Clostridium difficile Infection Not
Responsive to Standard Therapies,’’
dated July 2013. This guidance is being
issued consistent with FDA’s good
guidance practices (GGP) regulation
§ 10.115 (21 CFR 10.115). This guidance
is being implemented without prior
public comment because the Agency has
determined that prior public
participation is not feasible or
appropriate (§ 10.115(g)(2)). The Agency
made this determination because the
guidance requires immediate
implementation for public health
reasons. This guidance deals with an
urgent issue affecting patients with lifethreatening infections with C. difficile.
Although this guidance document is
immediately in effect, it remains subject
to comment in accordance with the
Agency’s GGPs regulation.
Fecal microbiota collected from
healthy individuals are being
investigated for use in the treatment of
C. difficile infection. Published data
suggest that the use of fecal microbiota
to restore intestinal flora may be an
effective therapy in the management of
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refractory C. difficile infection.
However, the efficacy and safety profile
of this intervention have not yet been
fully evaluated in controlled clinical
trials.
In the Federal Register of February
25, 2013 (78 FR 12763), FDA announced
a public workshop, entitled ‘‘Fecal
Microbiota for Transplantation,’’ which
was held on May 2 and 3, 2013. The
purpose of the workshop was to provide
a forum for the exchange of information,
knowledge, and experience among the
medical and scientific community about
the regulatory and scientific issues
associated with FMT. During that
workshop, and in subsequent
communications, physicians and
scientists expressed concern to FDA that
FMT is not appropriate for study under
the Agency’s IND regulations (21 CFR
part 312). Some health care providers
stated that applying IND requirements
will make FMT unavailable and
suggested that an alternative regulatory
approach is needed to ensure the
widespread availability of FMT for
individuals with C. difficile infection
unresponsive to standard therapies.
FDA acknowledges these concerns.
The Agency intends to exercise
enforcement discretion regarding the
IND requirements for the use of FMT to
treat C. difficile infection not
responding to standard therapies,
provided that the treating physician
obtains adequate informed consent from
the patient or his or her legally
authorized representative for the use of
FMT products. Informed consent should
include, at a minimum, a statement that
the use of FMT products to treat C.
difficile is investigational and a
discussion of its potential risks. FDA
intends to exercise this discretion on an
interim basis while the Agency further
considers the matter.
This policy does not extend to other
uses of FMT. Data related to the use and
study of FMT to treat diseases or
conditions other than C. difficile
infection are limited, and study of FMT
for these other uses is not included in
this enforcement policy.
This guidance represents the Agency’s
current thinking on this topic. It does
not create or confer any rights for or on
any person and does not operate to bind
FDA or the public. An alternative
approach may be used if such approach
satisfies the requirements of the
applicable statutes and regulations.
II. Comments
Interested persons may submit either
electronic comments regarding this
document to https://www.regulations.gov
or written comments to the Division of
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and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and
will be posted to the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the Internet
may obtain the guidance at either https://
www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/
Guidances/default.htm or https://
www.regulations.gov.
Dated: July 12, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2013–N–0001]
Advisory Committee for
Pharmaceutical Science and Clinical
Pharmacology; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
This notice announces a forthcoming
meeting of a public advisory committee
of the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA). The meeting will be open to the
public.
Name of Committee: Advisory
Committee for Pharmaceutical Science
and Clinical Pharmacology.
General Function of the Committee:
To provide advice and
recommendations to the Agency on
FDA’s regulatory issues.
Date and Time: The meeting will be
held on September 25, 2013, from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Location: Bethesda North Marriott
Hotel and Conference Center, White Oak
Room, 5701 Marinelli Rd., Bethesda,
MD. The hotel phone number is 301–
822–9200.
Contact Person: Yvette Waples, Center
for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food
and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, rm. 2417,
Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–
796–9001, Fax: 301–847–8533, email:
ACPS-CP@fda.hhs.gov, or FDA
Advisory Committee Information Line,
1–800–741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the
Washington, DC area). A notice in the
Federal Register about last minute
modifications that impact a previously
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announced advisory committee meeting
cannot always be published quickly
enough to provide timely notice.
Therefore, you should always check the
Agency’s Web site at https://
www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/
default.htm and scroll down to the
appropriate advisory committee meeting
link, or call the advisory committee
information line to learn about possible
modifications before coming to the
meeting.
Agenda: On September 25, 2013, the
committee will discuss optimal
strategies for the evaluation,
interpretation, and communication of
drug-drug interaction (DDI) information.
FDA will seek input on: (1) Best
practices in DDI communication
through prescription drug product
labels (i.e., ‘‘package inserts’’), namely:
(a) Appropriate format for presentation
(e.g. tables, graphs, text) of DDI
information; (b) level of detail of DDI
study results; and (c) appropriate
wording for clinical recommendations
based on empirical data versus
anticipated interactions; (2) appropriate
criteria for determining whether or not
to describe DDI information derived
from the literature in product labels;
and (3) how package insert information
on DDIs is used by various end-users
(e.g., prescribers, dispensers, DDI
database curators) in decision making
and/or communication.
FDA intends to make background
material available to the public no later
than 2 business days before the meeting.
If FDA is unable to post the background
material on its Web site prior to the
meeting, the background material will
be made publicly available at the
location of the advisory committee
meeting, and the background material
will be posted on FDA’s Web site after
the meeting. Background material is
available at https://www.fda.gov/
AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/
default.htm. Scroll down to the
appropriate advisory committee link.
Procedure: Interested persons may
present data, information, or views,
orally or in writing, on issues pending
before the committee. Written
submissions may be made to the contact
person on or before September 11, 2013.
Oral presentations from the public will
be scheduled between approximately
12:45 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. Those
individuals interested in making formal
oral presentations should notify the
contact person and submit a brief
statement of the general nature of the
evidence or arguments they wish to
present, the names and addresses of
proposed participants, and an
indication of the approximate time
requested to make their presentation on
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or before September 3, 2013. Time
allotted for each presentation may be
limited. If the number of registrants
requesting to speak is greater than can
be reasonably accommodated during the
scheduled open public hearing session,
FDA may conduct a lottery to determine
the speakers for the scheduled open
public hearing session. The contact
person will notify interested persons
regarding their request to speak by
September 4, 2013.
Persons attending FDA’s advisory
committee meetings are advised that the
Agency is not responsible for providing
access to electrical outlets.
FDA welcomes the attendance of the
public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to
accommodate persons with physical
disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact Yvette
Waples at least 7 days in advance of the
meeting.
FDA is committed to the orderly
conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at
https://www.fda.gov/
AdvisoryCommittees/
AboutAdvisoryCommittees/
ucm111462.htm for procedures on
public conduct during advisory
committee meetings.
Notice of this meeting is given under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app. 2).
Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel;
Research Dissemination and Implementation
& Sleep Education Projects.
Date: August 26, 2013.
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
22202.
Contact Person: Keith A. Mintzer, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Officer, Office of Review
Branch/DERA, National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room
7186, Bethesda, MD 20892–7924, 301–594–
7947 mintzerk@nhlbi.nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for
Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and
Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung
Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases
and Resources Research, National Institutes
of Health, HHS)
Dated: July 12, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given of the following meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given of the following meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
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Dated: July 12, 2013.
Michelle Trout,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting
Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel;
Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Bioinformatics Clinical Coordinating Center.
Date: August 29, 2013.
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 7182,
6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892,
(Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Susan Wohler Sunnarborg,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Office of
Scientific Review/DERA, National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0001]
Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Science and Clinical
Pharmacology; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
Name of Committee: Advisory Committee for Pharmaceutical Science
and Clinical Pharmacology.
General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
Date and Time: The meeting will be held on September 25, 2013, from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center,
White Oak Room, 5701 Marinelli Rd., Bethesda, MD. The hotel phone
number is 301-822-9200.
Contact Person: Yvette Waples, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
31, rm. 2417, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-9001, Fax: 301-847-
8533, email: ACPS-CP@fda.hhs.gov, or FDA Advisory Committee Information
Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area). A
notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that
impact a previously
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announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly
enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the
Agency's Web site at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm
and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting link, or
call the advisory committee information line to learn about possible
modifications before coming to the meeting.
Agenda: On September 25, 2013, the committee will discuss optimal
strategies for the evaluation, interpretation, and communication of
drug-drug interaction (DDI) information. FDA will seek input on: (1)
Best practices in DDI communication through prescription drug product
labels (i.e., ``package inserts''), namely: (a) Appropriate format for
presentation (e.g. tables, graphs, text) of DDI information; (b) level
of detail of DDI study results; and (c) appropriate wording for
clinical recommendations based on empirical data versus anticipated
interactions; (2) appropriate criteria for determining whether or not
to describe DDI information derived from the literature in product
labels; and (3) how package insert information on DDIs is used by
various end-users (e.g., prescribers, dispensers, DDI database
curators) in decision making and/or communication.
FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available at the location of
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is
available at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link.
Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
September 11, 2013. Oral presentations from the public will be
scheduled between approximately 12:45 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. Those
individuals interested in making formal oral presentations should
notify the contact person and submit a brief statement of the general
nature of the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and
addresses of proposed participants, and an indication of the
approximate time requested to make their presentation on or before
September 3, 2013. Time allotted for each presentation may be limited.
If the number of registrants requesting to speak is greater than can be
reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing
session, FDA may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the
scheduled open public hearing session. The contact person will notify
interested persons regarding their request to speak by September 4,
2013.
Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.
FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Yvette Waples at
least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).
Dated: July 12, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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