New Investigator Warning Letter posted MAR 2016

5/6/2016

An FDA warning letter issued by Director David Burrow, Pharm.D., J.D. of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to Benedict S. Liao, M.D. informs Dr. Benedict of the “objectionable conditions observed during” the course of an FDA inspection conducted at his clinical site between August 11 and September 29, 2015. This letter is a great example of the importance of having proper investigator training on research and the study protocol. Many of the findings outlined in the Form FDA 483 can be traced back to the investigator’s brazen disregard for the protocol and lack of understanding of the difference between standard of care and clinical research, as seen in his written response: