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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2017–N–0809] 

Issuance of Priority Review Voucher; 

Rare Pediatric Disease Product 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing the 

issuance of a priority review voucher to 

the sponsor of a rare pediatric disease 

product application. The Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), 

as amended by the Food and Drug 

Administration Safety and Innovation 

Act (FDASIA), authorizes FDA to award 

priority review vouchers to sponsors of 

approved rare pediatric disease product 

applications that meet certain criteria. 

FDA is required to publish notice of the 

award of the priority review voucher. 

FDA has determined that EPIDIOLEX 

(cannabidiol oral solution) 

manufactured by GW Research Ltd., 

meets the criteria for a priority review 

voucher. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Althea Cuff, Center for Drug Evaluation 

and Research, Food and Drug 

Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 

Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 

301–796–4061, Fax: 301–796–9856, 

email: althea.cuff@fda.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA is 

announcing the issuance of a priority 

review voucher to the sponsor of an 

approved rare pediatric disease product 

application. Under section 529 of the 

FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360ff), which was 

added by FDASIA, FDA will award 

priority review vouchers to sponsors of 

approved rare pediatric disease product 

applications that meet certain criteria. 

FDA has determined that EPIDIOLEX 

(cannabidiol oral solution) 

manufactured by GW Research Ltd., 

meets the criteria for a priority review 

voucher. EPIDIOLEX (cannabidiol oral 

solution) is indicated for the treatment 

of seizures associated with Dravet 

Syndrome or Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome 

in patients 2 years of age and older. 

For further information about the Rare 

Pediatric Disease Priority Review 

Voucher Program and for a link to the 

full text of section 529 of the FD&C Act, 

go to https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/ 

DevelopingProductsforRareDiseases

Conditions/RarePediatricDiseasePriority

VoucherProgram/default.htm. For 

further information about EPIDIOLEX 

(cannabidiol oral solution), go to the 

‘‘Drugs@FDA’’ website at https://

www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ 

daf/. 

Dated: July 13, 2018. 

Leslie Kux, 

Associate Commissioner for Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2016–D–2567] 

E17 General Principles for Planning 

and Design of Multiregional Clinical 

Trials; International Council for 

Harmonisation; Guidance for Industry; 

Availability 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or Agency) is 

announcing the availability of a final 

guidance entitled ‘‘E17 General 

Principles for Planning and Design of 

Multiregional Clinical Trials.’’ The 

guidance was prepared under the 

auspices of the International Council for 

Harmonisation (ICH), formerly the 

International Conference on 

Harmonisation. The guidance describes 

general principles for planning and 

designing multiregional clinical trials 

(MRCTs). The guidance is intended to 

increase the acceptability of data from 

MRCTs as the primary source of 

evidence supporting marketing approval 

in global regulatory submissions and 

thereby facilitate more efficient drug 

development and earlier access to 

medicines. 

DATES: The announcement of the 

guidance is published in the Federal 

Register on July 19, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit either 

electronic or written comments on 

Agency guidances at any time as 

follows: 

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