Public Meeting on FDA Approach to Evaluating Nicotine Replacement Therapies
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) will hold a public
hearing on FDA’s approach
to evaluating the safety and efficacy of nicotine replacement therapy
(NRT) products, including how they should
be used and labeled.
A majority (roughly 70%) of adult smokers in the United States report
that they want to quit, and nearly half
of them make a quit attempt each year. Many of those quit attempts involve
the use of NRT products, which are designed to help people quit smoking
by supplying controlled amounts of nicotine to ease their withdrawal symptoms.
The Agency is committed to increasing access to and use of nicotine replacement
therapy that which could help more smokers quit. FDA believes it is critical
to obtain input from researchers, health care professionals, manufacturers,
interested industry and professional organizations, the public health
community, and the public regarding how evolving science could influence
FDA’s approach to evaluating the safety and effectiveness of NRT products.
Date
The public hearing will be held on Friday, January 26, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The public hearing may be extended or may end early depending on the level of public participation.
Meeting Location
FDA White Oak Campus
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Building 31 Conference Center
the Great Room A
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
The entrance for public meeting participants (non-FDA employees or contractors)
is through Building 1,
where routine security check procedures will be performed.
For parking, security and other visitor information, please refer to Public Meetings at the FDA White Oak Campus.
Background Information
- Federal Register notice
- Agenda (an agenda and any other background materials will be made available 5 days before the meeting)
Registration
If you wish to attend the public meeting (either in person or via webcast)
and/or present at the meeting,
please register by Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact
Allison Hoffman at 301-796-9203
or OMPTFeedback@fda.hhs.gov at least 7 days before the meeting.
Webcast
FDA will provide instructions for viewing the live Webcast in advance of
the public meeting. We will post a link
to the archived Webcast on this Website approximately one week after the meeting.
Submitting Comments
Regardless of attendance at the public meeting, you can submit electronic
or written comments to the public
docket by February 15, 2018. Submit electronic comments to Regulations.gov.
Submit written comments to the Division of Docket’s Management (HFA-305),
Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville,
MD 20852. Comments received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper
submissions) will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery
service acceptance receipt is on or before that date.
All comments must be identified with the docket number TBD. The FDA may
post, without change, all comments received to Regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided.
Questions
If you have questions about registering for the meeting, contact Allison Hoffman, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993, phone: 301-796-9203, email: OMPTFeedback@fda.hhs.gov.