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This revised draft guidance also provides answers to common questions about firms' dissemination of information to payors about medical products that are not yet approved/cleared for any use (collectively referred to as unapproved medical products) and firms' dissemination of information to payors about unapproved uses of approved/cleared medical products.","action":"Notice of availability.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/06/03/2026-11060.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"91 FR 33181","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2026-08-03","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by August 3, 2026 to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. FDA-2016-D-1307"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_name":"FDA","documents":[{"comment_count":0,"comment_start_date":"2026-06-03","updated_at":"2026-06-04T18:32:22.130-04:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FDA-2016-D-1307-0036","allow_late_comments":false,"id":"FDA-2016-D-1307-0036","comment_end_date":null,"regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":0,"id":"FDA-2016-D-1307","title":"Questions and Answers Regarding Drug and Device Manufacturer Communications with Payors; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability"}],"document_number":"2026-11060","effective_on":null,"end_page":33184,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2026/06/03/2026-11060.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/03/2026-11060/drug-and-device-manufacturer-communications-with-payors-formulary-committees-and-similar","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2026-11060?publication_date=2026-06-03","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2026-06-03/2026-11060/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":4,"page_views":{"count":2795,"last_updated":"2026-09-20 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-03/pdf/2026-11060.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11060.pdf?1780404312","publication_date":"2026-06-03","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2026/06/03/2026-11060.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_count":0,"agency_id":"FDA","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=FDA-2016-D-1307","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"FDA-2016-D-1307","document_id":"FDA-2016-D-1307-0036","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Questions and Answers Regarding Drug and Device Manufacturer Communications with Payors; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2026-06-09T16:31:49Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":33181,"subtype":null,"title":"Drug and Device Manufacturer Communications With Payors, Formulary Committees, and Similar Entities-Questions and Answers; Revised Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability","toc_doc":"Drug and Device Manufacturer Communications with Payors, Formulary Committees, and Similar EntitiesQuestions and Answers","toc_subject":"Guidance","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":91}