Characterization of the US Food and Drug Administration Post-Marketing Commitments and Requirements for Pregnancy and Lactation.

ABSTRACT: Enactment of the US Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA) in 2007 and the Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule (PLLR) in 2015 are important milestones giving the FDA the authority to request studies in pregnant and lactating women. Our objective was to characterize trends of pregnancy and lactation-related postmarketing commitments (PMCs) and postmarketing requirements (PMRs) for new molecular entities approved by the FDA between 2000 and 2022. Approval letters of original New Drug Applications (NDAs, N = 488) for new molecular entities were obtained from the FDA website. NDAs with pregnancy and lactation-based PMCs/PMRs were identified, and data extracted. Data included: PMC/PMR timelines and attributes of requested study(ies) (type, design elements, and outcomes) when avai

SUBMITTER: Avachat C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11006429 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature