The Veterinary Drug Approval Process and FDA Regulatory Oversight: 2-day In-Person Seminar

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine or CVM is responsible for the approval of veterinary drug products intended for both family pets and food-producing animals. Not all products intended for animal use are regulated by FDA. Jurisdiction over animal products including licensed biologics such as vaccines is shared with a number of other federal agencies. For example, animal vaccines, animal disease diagnostic devices and some animal biologics are regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service or APHIS; and products such as flea and tick collars are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency.

This seminar on veterinary medicine regulations will provide attendees with a comprehensive understanding of FDA’s veterinary drug approval process. This two day interactive course will cover:

• Premarket approval process
• Various sections of a New Animal Drug Application
• Strategies for navigating the FDA approval process and for expending product approval
• The nature of shared jurisdiction over veterinary products in certain cases.

Upon completing this course on veterinary medicine regulations participants will:

• Understand how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates veterinary drug product.
• Understand how FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine is organized.
• Discuss the process by which veterinary drug products are reviewed and approved.
• Learn how to open an INAD File and request fee waivers.
• Obtain a working knowledge of various sections included within an NADA.
• Develop a deep understanding of what is needed to substantiate product characterization, target safety and effectiveness.
• Analyze FDA’s rules governing chemistry, manufacturing and controls or CMC.
• Understand the various components of an animal field study to support product approval.
• Discuss the difference between FDA’s various user fees and fee waivers.
• Identify the elements of an FDA compliant label.
• Develop a corporate compliance strategy covering labeling, marketing and advertising.
• Problem solving methods to mitigate regulatory enforcement risks.
• Explain how jurisdiction is split between various Federal agencies in a certain cases.
• Learn how animal feed, veterinary devices, OTC drug products and nutritional supplements are regulated in the U.S.

This course is designed for people tasked with developing and maintaining an animal health company’s product portfolio; and responsible for overseeing a company’s regulatory strategies. This includes individuals responsible for overseeing regulatory affairs, developing strategies for obtaining veterinary drug product approvals and those tasked with ensuring corporate compliance. Among others, this includes:

• Senior quality managers
• Quality professionals
• Regulatory professionals
• Compliance professionals
• Production supervisors
• Manufacturing engineers
• Production engineers
• Design engineers
• Labelers and Private Labelers
• Contract Manufacturers
• Importers and Custom Agents
• U.S. Agents of Foreign Corporations
• Process owners
• Quality engineers
• Quality auditors
• Document control specialists
• Record retention specialists
• Medical affairs
• Legal Professionals
• Financial Advisors and Institutional Investors
• Consultants, Inspectors and cGMP Experts