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FEDERAL REGISTER · NOTICEJanuary 7, 2025

Study of Sex Differences in the Clinical Evaluation of Medical Products; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

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Notice
Agency
Health and Human Services Department
Published
January 7, 2025
Comments close
April 7, 2025
Document number
2024-31537
ABSTRACT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Study of Sex Differences in the Clinical Evaluation of Medical Products." Clinical trials and non-interventional studies of medical products should be designed to enroll sufficient numbers of females and males to reflect the prevalence of the disease or condition for which the medical product is being investigated to help ensure the generalizability of results and facilitate exploration of potential differences in effects by sex. This guidance provides recommendations for increasing enrollment of females in clinical trials, analyzing and interpreting sex-specific data, and including sex-specific information in regulatory submissions of medical products. When finalized, this guidance will replace the guidance entitled "Guideline for the Study and Evaluation of Gender Differences in the Clinical Evaluation of Drugs" issued in July 1993.

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