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Real-Time PMA Supplements
FY 2009 MDUFA Performance Report Table of Contents
Goals
The table below summarizes the Tier 1 and Tier 2 performance goals for real-time PMA supplements. Performance goals are applied to the MDUFA cohort submissions.
| Goal | Tier | Review Time | Performance Level FY 2008 – FY 2012 Submissions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Issue a decision for real-time PMA supplements | 1 | 60 days | 80% on time |
| 2 | 90 days | 90% on time |
Workload
The number of real-time PMA supplement MDUFA cohort submissions increased by almost one-fifth from FY 2008 to FY 2009 (see corresponding graph and table).

Real-Time PMA Supplements
| Type | FY 05 | FY 06 | FY 07 | FY 08 | FY 09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submissions | -- | -- | -- | 250 | 301 |
| MDUFA Cohort Submissions* | -- | -- | -- | 241† | 285 |
* Workload for real-time PMA supplements was not reported from FY 2005 through FY 2007 and not required under MDUFMA I.
† FY 2008 number was updated to reflect a correction to the FY 2008 MDUFA Performance Report.
Performance
As of September 30, 2009, performance data was available for all (241 of 241) of real-time PMA supplement FY 2008 submissions and almost nine-tenths (250 of 285) of FY 2009 submissions (see table below).
- FDA completed 92 percent (222 of 241) of submissions on time and exceeded the Tier 1 performance goal for FY 2008. FDA met the Tier 1 review-time goal for 227 of 250 submissions in FY 2009. With submissions pending within goal, FDA has the potential to exceed the Tier 1 performance goal for FY 2009.
- FDA met the Tier 2 review-time goal for 234 of 240 submissions in FY 2008 and 237 of 250 submissions in FY 2009. With submissions pending within goal, FDA will exceed the Tier 2 performance goal for FY 2008 and has the potential to exceed the Tier 2 performance goal for FY 2009.
| Goal | Tier | Performance Goals | Fiscal Year | Cohort Closed | Received | Pending Within Goal | Overdue | On Time | Percent On Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issue a decision for real-time PMA supplements | 1 | Issue 80% within 60 days | 2008 | N | 241 | 0 | 19 | 222 | 92% |
| 2009 | N | 285 | 35 | 23 | 227 | 91% | |||
| 2 | Issue 90% within 90 days | 2008 | N | 241 | 1 | 6 | 234 | 98% | |
| 2009 | N | 285 | 35 | 13 | 237 | 95% |
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