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GUIDANCE DOCUMENT

Use of Real-World Evidence to Support Regulatory Decision-Making for Medical Devices Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff August 2017

Final
Docket Number:
FDA-2016-D-2153
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Center for Devices and Radiological Health

FDA is issuing this guidance to clarify how we evaluate real-world data to determine whether they are sufficient for generating the types of real-world evidence that can be used in FDA regulatory decision-making for medical devices. This guidance is applicable to all devices, as that term is defined under section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), including software that meets the definition of a device.


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