CDRH Sets Performance Goals To Reduce Draft Guidance Ambiguity
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The device center has committed to metrics for draft guidance documents, trying to address complaints that policies linger too long in the draft stage and create regulatory confusion. CDRH also highlighted recent website upgrades intended to better distinguish between draft and final guidance documents.
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