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FDA Watch

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FDA Watch is a twice-monthly, national podcast that provides an independent, non-partisan forum for discussing and understanding the latest developments, trends, and issues involving FDA. The podcast focuses on four core areas: pharmaceuticals and biologics; medical devices and diagnostics; food and dietary supplements; and cosmetics and personal care products, as well as on the overall direction of FDA regulation. The podcast also will have bonus episodes to cover breaking news. Podcast guests analyze FDA regulations, guidances, and policy developments and engage in insightful and revealing conversations with host Wayne Pines, former FDA associate commissioner and author/editor of 16 books about FDA. Subscribers to the podcast include regulatory affairs specialists, food and drug attorneys, policymakers, government officials, strategic planners, and IT and cybersecurity professionals.2024 Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Medical Device Oversight in a Changing Landscape
    Aug 26 2025

    Wayne chats with Neil O’Flaherty, Partner and Head of the Medical Device Practice Group at Amin Wasserman Gurnani, and Bobbi Druyor-Sanchez, Partner with NDA Partners. You’ll hear their thoughts on what’s happening at CDRH with warning letters and inspections for medical devices, AI-enabled medical devices and the ongoing situation with Whoop, and much more.

    In our headlines segment, Wayne delves into these major developments:

    FDA releases new staff manual on “Gold Standard Science” policy
    Pharma: U.S. District Court upholds FDA authority to regulate homeopathic drugs as “new drugs” under the FD&C Act
    Pharma: HHS brings back task force on childhood vaccines
    Devices: FDA declares PFAS in medical devices safe
    Food: FDA issues warning about imported cookware that may leach lead into food
    Cosmetics: In recent webinar, experts outline growing complexity of biodiversity compliance for cosmetics and personal care companies

    In our Resource Links segment, we list key documents in our four core areas. To view these links, subscribe, or find out more information about our podcast, visit FDAWatch.net.

    Want to be a sponsor, marketing partner, or guest, or provide feedback on the podcast? Email us at info@fdawatch.net.

    Music by Dvir Silver from Pixabay.

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    52 mins
  • Vaccines, Pharmaceutical Policy & FDA’s Next Moves
    Aug 11 2025

    Wayne chats with Deb Autor, CEO of Healthcare Innovation Catalysts, and Paul Offit, M.D., Director of the Vaccine Education Center and professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. You’ll hear their thoughts on vaccine development, policy, testing, and funding, including COVID vaccines; the new Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher Program; the Sarepta gene therapy episode; leadership transitions at CDER and CBER; AI in pharmaceutical regulation; and much more.

    In our headlines segment, Wayne delves into these major developments:

    Pharma: Vinay Prasad back as CBER head after ousting

    Devices: Troubles continue with FDA’s new AI tool, Elsa

    Food: FDA and USDA publish joint RFI to help define ultra-processed foods

    Cosmetics: Anxiety over U.S.-imposed tariffs sparks shopper panic in late July

    In our Resource Links segment, we list key documents in our four core areas. To view these links, subscribe, or find out more information about our podcast, visit FDAWatch.net.

    Want to be a sponsor, marketing partner, or guest, or provide feedback on the podcast? Email us at info@fdawatch.net.

    Music by Dvir Silver from Pixabay.

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    41 mins
  • FDA’s Past, Present & Future with John Taylor
    Aug 7 2025

    Wayne chats with John Taylor, Head of the Quality and Compliance Practice at ELIQUENT and 30-year FDA, industry, trade association, and consulting veteran. Together, they discuss Taylor’s pedigree; his perspective on the most pressing issues FDA is facing in drugs, devices, foods, and cosmetics; the agency’s increasing use of AI; what FDA’s top priorities should be moving forward; and much more.

    This episode and all bonus episodes do not include the usual Headlines and Resources Links segments.

    To subscribe or find out more information about our podcast, visit FDAWatch.net.

    Want to be a sponsor, marketing partner, or guest, or provide feedback on the podcast? Email us at info@fdawatch.net.

    Music by Dvir Silver from Pixabay.

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    48 mins
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