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# FDA 2024 Guidance Report and Best Practices
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-2024-guidance-report-and-best-practices/
- Published: 2024-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T14:48:28.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5158288

Applying lessons learned from the Covid-19 public health emergency in terms of speeding the dissemination of FDA recommendations and policies to industry and other interested parties, agency staff, and patients and consumers, FDA has issued a 2024 Report and Plan on Best Practices for Guidance. The final [report](https://www.fda.gov/media/183214/download?attachment&ref=fdaweb.com) follows a 12/28/2023 draft report and plan that drew over 30 sets of comments.

The final report and plan covers:

- best practices for the guidance document lifecycle;
- best practices for guidance communication/outreach;
- updates to FDA good guidance practices regulation;
- best practices for using Level 1 guidance “for immediate implementation” and Level 2 guidance; and
- best practices for using guidance to streamline the process for regulatory submissions.