FDA Guidance for use of Social Media by Regulated Industries (Updated to include Recent Guidance from FDA)

Carolyn Troiano Instructor:
Carolyn Troiano 
Friday, November 14, 2025
12:00 PM PST | 03:00 PM EST
90 Minutes
Webinar ID: 503320

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Overview:

This webinar is intended for those working in the FDA-regulated industries, including pharmaceutical, medical device, biological, tobacco and tobacco-related (e-liquid, cigars).

Functions that are applicable include marketing, regulatory affairs, compliance, sales, manufacturing, Quality Control, clinical study management, labeling, adverse events management and post-marketing surveillance.

You should attend this webinar if you are responsible for planning, executing or managing the processes related to using social media to post product-related information.

Why should you Attend: The first two guidance documents are:

  • Fulfilling Regulatory Requirements for Post-marketing Submissions of Interactive Promotional Media for Prescription Human & Animal Drugs & Biologics - January 2014
  • Internet/Social Media Platforms with Character Space Limitations - Presenting Risk & Benefit Information for Prescription Drugs & Medical Devices - June 2014
  • Guidance for Industry: Internet/Social Media Platforms: Correcting Independent Third-Party Misinformation About Prescription Drugs & Medical Devices - June 2014
  • Addressing Misinformation About Medical Devices & Prescription Drugs - Questions and Answers - Guidance for Industry - July 2024.A fourth DRAFT guidance from FDA will be discussed. This draft will replace the third guidance listed above, Guidance for Industry: Internet/Social Media Platforms: Correcting Independent Third-Party Misinformation About Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices - June 2014

We will also take a look at social media regulations from various areas of the world, where countries have implemented guidelines and requirements similar to those by FDA in the US. Finally, we’ll discuss the role of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as it continues working with FDA to fine-tune regulations.

Areas Covered in the Session:
  • Pros and cons of using social media venues
  • Compliant use of Social Media in an FDA-regulated Environment
  • FDA draft guidance documents
  • Balancing benefit and risk information on social media
  • Managing character space limitations on social media
  • Managing misinformation posted by independent third-parties
  • Pending regulatory action by the US Congress
  • Q&A

Who Will Benefit:
  • Website Administrators
  • Legal
  • Marketing
  • Information Technology Analysts
  • QC/QA Managers
  • QC/QA Analysts
  • Clinical Data Managers
  • Clinical Data Scientists
  • Analytical Chemists
  • Compliance Managers
  • Laboratory Managers
  • Automation Analysts
  • Manufacturing Managers
  • Manufacturing Supervisors
  • Supply Chain Specialists
  • Computer System Validation Specialists
  • GMP Training Specialists
  • Business Stakeholders responsible for computer system validation planning, execution, reporting, compliance, maintenance and audit
  • Consultants working in the life sciences industry who are involved in computer system implementation, validation and compliance
  • Auditors engaged in the internal inspection


Speaker Profile
Carolyn (McKillop) Troiano has more than 35 years of experience in the tobacco, pharmaceutical, medical device and other FDA-regulated industries. She has worked directly, or on a consulting basis, for many of the larger pharmaceutical and tobacco companies in the US and Europe, developing and executing compliance strategies and programs. Carolyn is currently active in the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP), and Project Management Institute (PMI) chapters in the Richmond, VA area.

During her career, Carolyn worked directly, or on a consulting basis, for many of the larger pharmaceutical companies in the US and Europe. She developed validation programs and strategies back in the mid-1980s, when the first FDA guidebook was published on the subject, and collaborated with FDA and other industry representatives on 21 CFR Part 11, the FDA's electronic record/electronic signature regulation.


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