RAC Study Guide 2026

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📋 RAC Exam Format at a Glance

100

Questions

120 min

Time Limit

75.00%

Passing Score

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📚 RAC Topics to Study (80)

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✍️ Sample RAC Questions & Answers

1. In regulatory strategic planning, a 'target product profile' (TPP) serves as:

✓ A prospective summary of the desired characteristics of a product that guides development decisions

The TPP is a prospective, dynamic document that articulates the intended clinical profile of the product and serves as a benchmark to align development and regulatory strategy.

2. Which section of a PMA application contains the results of all clinical investigations used to support device safety and effectiveness?

✓ Section 6 – Clinical investigations

PMA Section 6 (Clinical Investigations) is where all clinical study data, protocols, and results must be reported.

3. An investigational device exemption (IDE) application is required before initiating a significant-risk device clinical study. Which FDA center reviews IDE applications for medical devices?

✓ CDRH

The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) reviews IDE applications for significant-risk medical device investigations.

4. What is the primary purpose of an Annual Product Review (APR) in pharmaceutical manufacturing?

✓ To assess consistency of existing processes and identify improvements

APRs evaluate the consistency of existing processes, quality of raw materials, and product quality to identify opportunities for improvement.

5. A regulatory affairs professional is reviewing a complaint that could qualify as an MDR-reportable event. Which criterion makes a malfunction MDR-reportable even without causing an injury?

✓ The malfunction would likely cause or contribute to serious injury if it recurred

A malfunction is MDR-reportable if it would likely cause or contribute to serious injury or death if it were to recur.

6. Which ICH guideline provides recommendations on the content and format of Clinical Overview and Clinical Summary documents in the CTD?

✓ ICH M4E (CTD for Registration of Pharmaceuticals — Efficacy)

ICH M4E specifically addresses the efficacy component of the Common Technical Document, including guidance on Clinical Overview and Clinical Summary content.

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