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21 U.S.C. § 360bbb-8a

Section 360bbb-8a · Optimizing global clinical trials

Current version, with additions and removals from the July 9, 2012 version.

Current — December 13, 2016
As of July 9, 2012
(a) In general
(a) In general

The Secretary shall—

The Secretary shall—

(1) work with other regulatory authorities of similar standing, medical research companies, and international organizations to foster and encourage uniform, scientifically driven clinical trial standards with respect to medical products around the world; and

(1) work with other regulatory authorities of similar standing, medical research companies, and international organizations to foster and encourage uniform, scientifically driven clinical trial standards with respect to medical products around the world; and

(2) enhance the commitment to provide consistent parallel scientific advice to manufacturers seeking simultaneous global development of new medical products in order to—

(2) enhance the commitment to provide consistent parallel scientific advice to manufacturers seeking simultaneous global development of new medical products in order to—

(A) enhance medical product development;

(A) enhance medical product development;

(B) facilitate the use of foreign data; and

(B) facilitate the use of foreign data; and

(C) minimize the need to conduct duplicative clinical studies, preclinical studies, or nonclinical studies.

(C) minimize the need to conduct duplicative clinical studies, preclinical studies, or nonclinical studies.

(b) Medical product
(b) Medical product
In this section, the term "medical product" means a drug, as defined in subsection (g) of section 321 of this title, a device, as defined in subsection (h) of such section, or a biological product, as defined in section 262(i) of title 42.
In this section, the term "medical product" means a drug, as defined in subsection (g) of section 321 of this title, a device, as defined in subsection (h) of such section, or a biological product, as defined in section 351(i) of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 262(i)].
(c) Savings clause
(c) Savings clause
Nothing in this section shall alter the criteria for evaluating the safety or effectiveness of a medical product under this chapter.
Nothing in this section shall alter the criteria for evaluating the safety or effectiveness of a medical product under this chapter or under the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.].
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