Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format-Content of the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies Document Using Structured Product Labeling; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format--Content of the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies Document Using Structured Product Labeling.'' This draft guidance is being issued in accordance with the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), which amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) to require that certain submissions under the FD&C Act and the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) be submitted in electronic format, beginning no earlier than 24 months after issuance of final guidance on electronic format for submissions. The draft guidance describes how FDA plans to implement the requirements for the electronic submission of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) documents in certain submissions under new drug applications, abbreviated new drug applications, and biologics license applications, beginning no earlier than 24 months after issuance of the final guidance.