FDA 483 OBSERVATION · #978 OF 1,932 MOST-CITED

Circumstances of obtaining consent

FDA cited this observation 18 times across 17 firms in recent inspections. Below: how it breaks down by program area and fiscal year, and real examples of how FDA worded it on Form FDA 483.

What this grouping is not

An observation-type page groups FDA’s published citation records. The grouping, the compliance steps and the root causes are SPEQ synthesis, not an FDA classification of any citation, and a count measures what FDA published rather than risk.

BY PROGRAM AREA
Bioresearch Monitoring18
BY FISCAL YEAR
FY20251
FY20241
FY20234
FY20223
FY20201
FY20193
FY20181
FY20171
FY20163

How FDA worded it — real examples

The general requirements for informed consent were not met in that you did not seek consent under circumstances that minimized the possibility of coercion or undue influence.

Pratik Doshi, M.D. · Vadodara · Bioresearch Monitoring · 2025-03-07

The general requirements for informed consent were not met in that you did not seek consent under circumstances that provided the prospective subject or the subject's representative sufficient opportunity to consider whether or not to participate and minimized the possibility of coercion or undue influence.

Timirkumar C. Shah, MD, MBBS, DPM · Surat · Bioresearch Monitoring · 2024-08-09

The general requirements for informed consent were not met in that you did not seek consent under circumstances that minimized the possibility of coercion or undue influence.

Scitus Pharma Services Pvt Ltd · Chennai · Bioresearch Monitoring · 2023-08-18

The general requirements for informed consent were not met in that you and the investigator did not seek consent under circumstances that minimized the possibility of coercion or undue influence.

Arthur R. Cabrera, M.D. · Louisville, Colorado · Bioresearch Monitoring · 2023-05-16

The general requirements for informed consent were not met in that you did not seek consent under circumstances that provided the prospective subject or the subject's representative sufficient opportunity to consider whether or not to participate and minimized the possibility of coercion or undue influence.

Jatin Vadhvana, M.B.B.S. · Ahmedabad · Bioresearch Monitoring · 2023-03-31

The general requirements for informed consent were not met in that you did not seek consent under circumstances that provided the prospective subject or the subject's representative sufficient opportunity to consider whether or not to participate.

Rosa M. Suarez, M.D. · Miami, Florida · Bioresearch Monitoring · 2023-03-10

Related SPEQ references

Where to read the requirements behind this observation area on SPEQ. These are SPEQ's topic and audience pages — not an FDA classification of the citation.

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