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# Draft Guide on Optical Imaging Drugs
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/draft-guide-on-optical-imaging-drugs/
- Published: 2025-01-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:50:30.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5158445

*Federal Register* notice: FDA is making available a draft guidance entitled “Developing Drugs for Optical Imaging.” The document provides recommendations on clinical trial design features that support development and approval of optical imaging drugs that are used in conjunction with imaging devices and intended as intraoperative aids for detecting tumors or to enhance the conspicuity of normal anatomical structures. To view the notice, click [here](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-08/pdf/2025-00213.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).