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Simplifying Annual Drug Sample Reporting
Simplifying Annual Drug Sample Reporting

Pharma manufacturers and authorized distributors need to submit distribution reports electronically in an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format to comply with the guidance entitled Reporting Drug Sample Information Under Section 6004 of the Affordable Care Act. This guidance fulfills the Drug Sample Transparency Act specification of ACA Section 6004. These amounts must be reported each year by April 1st for the previous calendar year.

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Class I UDI Inventory Exception: What You Need to Know about FDA Compliance
Class I UDI Inventory Exception: What You Need to Know about FDA Compliance

In 2013, the FDA granted a UDI exception for 3 years after the corresponding Compliance Date for finished medical devices manufactured and labeled without Unique Device Identification (UDI) as of the Compliance Date, commonly referred to as the 3-Year Inventory UDI Exception or the ‘Final Rule.’ Such devices meeting the criteria could be commercially distributed for 3 years after the corresponding Compliance Date without complying with UDI requirements. At the end of the 3-year period, any undistributed inventory would need to be reprocessed to comply with current UDI requirements, i.e., UDI Label and GUDID reporting.

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