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Finalized Guidance for Industry: Investigator Responsibilities for Safety Reporting

Finalized Guidance for Industry: Investigator Responsibilities for Safety Reporting

01/08/2026

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On December 15th, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the finalized guidance for industry “Investigator Responsibilities — Safety Reporting for Investigational Drugs and Devices”. Unlike most updates, this finalized guidance is replacing the FDA’s recommendations from two separate final guidance documents: “Safety Reporting Requirements for INDs and BA/BE Studies” from 2012 and “Adverse Event Reporting to IRBs—Improving Human Subject Protection” from 2009, both of which are now withdrawn.

Inadequate Source Documentation Results in FDA Warning Letter

Inadequate Source Documentation Results in FDA Warning Letter

07/29/2025

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On May 29th, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Form FDA 483 and subsequent warning letter to a Principal Investigator (PI) as the result of objectionable conditions found during an inspection under the Bioresearch Monitoring Program (BIMO).

FDA BIMO Inspection Results in Warning Letter

FDA BIMO Inspection Results in Warning Letter

02/19/2025

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On October 10, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Warning Letter to a clinical investigator due to objectionable conditions observed during a Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) Program inspection in 2023. The warning letter addresses multiple violations to Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).