Antimicrobial Animal Drug Sales and Distribution Annual Summary Report Data Tables, 59308-59312 [2013-23488]
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(a) Applicability
(1) This AD applies to the following
helicopters, certificated in any category:
(i) Eurocopter Model AS332C, AS332L,
AS332 L1, and AS332 L2 helicopters with a
hoist beam, Part Number (P/N) 330A87–
2345–00, –01, –02, –03, –04, –05, or –06,
installed with a single or double hoist plate;
and
(ii) Eurocopter Model SA330J helicopters
with a hoist beam, P/N 330A87–2345–00,
–01, –02, –03, –04, –05, or –06, installed with
a single hoist plate.
(b) Unsafe Condition
The unsafe condition is defined as hoist
cable jamming and subsequent cable failure,
which could result in injuries or damage to
the helicopter.
(c) Comments Due Date
Comments are due November 25, 2013.
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(d) Compliance
You are responsible for performing each
action required by this AD within the
specified compliance time unless
accomplished previously.
(e) Required Actions
(1) Before the next hoist operation:
(i) For all helicopters, install a placard in
full view of the hoist operator that states: ‘‘IN
CASE OF CABLE JAM AGAINST STRUT DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO RAISE OR LOWER
LOAD’’.
(ii) For helicopters with a hoist control
electrical harness routed at the base of the
hoist supporting strut:
(A) Disable the hoist pyrotechnic shear
function.
(B) Install a placard on the instrument
panel in full view of the flight crew that
states:
‘‘HOIST PYROTECHNIC SHEAR
FUNCTION DISABLED’’.
(C) Install a placard in full view of the
hoist operator that states:
‘‘HOIST PYROTECHNIC SHEAR
FUNCTION DISABLED. IN CASE OF
NECESSITY, CUT THE HOIST CABLE
WITH THE SHEARS LOCATED IN THE
CABIN.’’
(iii) For helicopters listed in Paragraph
(a)(1)(i) of this AD with a tray-mounted
double hoist installed with the back-up
electrical hoist power supply harness routed
at the base of the hoist supporting strut, do
one of the following:
(A) Install a hoist beam lower fitting
protector in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph
2.B.2.b of Eurocopter Emergency Alert
Service Bulletin No. 25.02.08, Revision 3,
dated July 6, 2011 (EASB), and if a short
footstep, P/N 332P21–9000–00 or 332P21–
2052–01, is installed, also install the short
footstep with lower side protector in
accordance with the Accomplishment
Instructions, paragraph 2.B.2.c.2, of the
EASB; or
(B) Install two placards, one in full view
of the flight crew and one in full view of the
the hoist operator, that state:
‘‘IN–FLIGHT OPERATION OF THE HOIST
IS PROHIBITED.’’
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(2) Within 60 hours time-in-service:
(i) For helicopters listed in paragraph
(a)(1)(i) of this AD without a tray-mounted
double hoist installed with the back-up
electrical hoist power supply harness routed
at the base of the hoist supporting strut and
without a right hand sliding door, P/N
332A22–1165–01, installed, do one of the
following:
(A) Install a hoist beam lower fitting
protecter in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph
2.B.2.b, of the EASB and if a short footstep,
P/N 332P21–9000–00 or 332P21–2052–01, is
installed, also install the short footstep with
lower side protector in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph
2.B.2.c.2, of the EASB; or
(B) Install two placards, one in full view
of the flight crew and one in full view of the
hoist operator, that state:
‘‘IN–FLIGHT OPERATION OF THE HOIST
IS PROHIBITED.’’
(ii) For helicopters listed in paragraph
(a)(1)(i) of this AD with a right hand sliding
door, P/N 332A22–1165–01, installed, do one
of the following:
(A) Install a hoist beam lower fitting
protector in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph
2.B.5, of the EASB; or
(B) Install two placards, one in full view
of the flight crew and one in full view of the
hoist operator, that state:
‘‘IN–FLIGHT OPERATION OF THE HOIST
IS PROHIBITED.’’
(iii) For Model SA330J helicopters, do one
of the following:
(A) Install a hoist beam lower fitting
protector in accordance with the
Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph
2.B.4, of Eurocopter Emergency Alert Service
Bulletin No. 25.39, Revision 3, dated July 5,
2011; or
(B) Install two placards, one in full view
of the flight crew and one in full view of the
hoist operator, that state:
‘‘IN–FLIGHT OPERATION OF THE HOIST
IS PROHIBITED.’’
(3) For any helicopter that has been
modified per paragraph (e)(1)(iii)(A),
(e)(2)(i)(A), (e)(2)(ii)(A), or (e)(2)(iii)(A) of this
AD, do the following before the next hoist
operation:
(i) Re-establish the hoist pyrotechnic shear
function if disabled per paragraph
(e)(1)(ii)(A).
(ii) Remove any placards if installed as
required by paragraph (e)(1)(i), (e)(1)(ii)(B),
(e)(1)(ii)(C), (e)(1)(iii)(B), (e)(2)(i)(B),
(e)(2)(ii)(B), or (e)(2)(iii)(B).
(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(1) The Manager, Safety Management
Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this
AD. Send your proposal to: Robert Grant,
Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety Management
Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601
Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137;
telephone 817–222–5110; email
robert.grant@faa.gov.
(2) For operations conducted under a 14
CFR part 119 operating certificate or under
14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that
you notify your principal inspector, or
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lacking a principal inspector, the manager of
the local flight standards district office or
certificate holding district office before
operating any aircraft complying with this
AD through an AMOC.
(g) Additional Information
The subject of this AD is addressed in
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD
No. 2009–0271R1, dated July 8, 2011. You
may view the EASA AD at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching for and
locating it in Docket No. FAA–2013–0826.
(h) Subject
Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC)
Code: 7100, Powerplant System.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on September
17, 2013.
Gwendolynne O’Connell,
Acting Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 514
[Docket No. FDA–2012–N–0447]
Antimicrobial Animal Drug Sales and
Distribution Annual Summary Report
Data Tables
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
Notification; request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is seeking
comment on a proposal regarding the
content and format of data tables for the
Agency’s annual summary report of
sales and distribution data collected
from sponsors of antimicrobial new
animal drugs in accordance with the
new animal drug records and reporting
provisions of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) as
amended by the Animal Drug User Fee
Amendments of 2008 (ADUFA).
DATES: Submit electronic or written
comments by November 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on this proposal to https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit written
comments to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neal
Bataller, Center for Veterinary Medicine
(HFV–210), Food and Drug
Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,
SUMMARY:
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Rockville, MD 20855, 240–276–9062,
email: Neal.Bataller@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 512(l) of the FD&C Act (21
U.S.C. 360b(l)) requires sponsors of
approved or conditionally approved
new animal drug applications to
establish and maintain records and
make such reports to FDA of data and
other information relating to experience
with their new animal drugs as required
by regulation or order. Section 105 of
ADUFA (Pub. L. 110–316) directed the
Agency to collect data and information
about antimicrobial new animal drugs
approved for use in food-producing
animals by amending section 512(l) of
the FD&C Act to include new reporting
requirements for sponsors of these
drugs. Under new section 512(l)(3) of
the FD&C Act, antimicrobial new animal
drug sponsors are required to submit to
FDA on an annual basis a report
specifying the amount of each
antimicrobial active ingredient sold or
distributed for each of the sponsor’s
drug products that are approved for use
in food-producing animals. Specifically,
sponsors are required to report the
amount of each antimicrobial active
ingredient as follows: (1) By container
size, strength, and dosage form; (2) by
quantities distributed domestically and
quantities exported; and (3) for each
dosage form, a listing of the target
animals, indications, and production
classes that are specified on the
approved label of the product. The
information must be reported for the
preceding calendar year, include
separate information for each month of
the calendar year, and be submitted to
FDA each year by no later than March
31.
Section 512(l)(3) of the FD&C Act also
requires FDA to publish an annual
summary report of the antimicrobial
drug sales and distribution data
collected from sponsors of antimicrobial
new animal drugs approved for use in
food-producing animals, and further
provides that such data must be
reported by antimicrobial class. Section
512(l)(3)(E) of the FD&C Act directs FDA
not to independently report those
antimicrobial classes with fewer than
three distinct sponsors and further
directs FDA to report the data in a
manner consistent with protecting both
national security and confidential
business information.
In the Federal Register of July 27,
2012 (77 FR 44177), FDA published an
advanced notice of proposed
rulemaking (ANPRM) to seek public
comment on, among other things,
additional ways in which the FDA
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could compile and present this
summary information that are useful to
the public while maintaining
confidential business information. The
proposed additional data tables for the
Summary Report on Antimicrobials
Sold or Distributed for Use in FoodProducing Animals presented in this
notice were developed in response to
the comments FDA received.
II. Proposed Additional Data Tables for
the Summary Report on Antimicrobials
Sold or Distributed for Use in FoodProducing Animals
Consistent with section 512(l)(3) of
the FD&C Act, FDA’s current format for
its annual summary report only
includes gross antimicrobial drug sales
and distribution data by antimicrobial
drug class without further subdivision.
This format is illustrated in Table 1 with
supporting Table 2. FDA proposes to
retain these tables in future summary
reports. However, many of the
comments we received in response to
the July 27, 2012, ANPRM suggested
that alternative summaries of the
antimicrobial drug sales and
distribution data are needed by the
scientific community and public
interest groups to enhance their
understanding of antimicrobial
resistance. Such suggestions commonly
included further reporting by
importance to human medicine, route of
drug administration, dispensing status,
or indications. In response to these
suggestions, FDA proposes to add four
additional data tables to its annual
summary report as illustrated by Tables
3 through 6. FDA is seeking comment
on this proposal.
FDA believes that summarizing
domestic sales and distribution data for
antimicrobial new animal drugs
approved for use in food-producing
animals using the four additional
formats (outlined in Tables 3 through 6)
is currently possible without revealing
the confidential business information of
any one new animal drug sponsor.
These additional tables summarize the
domestic sales and distribution
information received by FDA by first
aggregating the data based on human
medical importance 1 and then further
breaking down the data by antimicrobial
drug class, route of administration,
dispensing status, and indications.
Export sales and distribution data are
not included in the proposed additional
tables due to the limited number of
1 Draft Guidance for Industry #213 proposes that
all antimicrobial drugs and their associated classes
listed in Appendix A to FDA’s Guidance for
Industry #152 (Appendix A) be considered
‘‘medically important.’’
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categories that could be independently
reported.
This approach makes it possible to
present domestic sales and distribution
data in a manner that does not violate
the confidentiality provisions of section
512(l) of the FD&C Act. While the ‘‘no
class with fewer than 3 distinct
sponsors’’ requirement of section
512(l)(3)(E)(i) of the FD&C Act
specifically applies to summary
reporting by antimicrobial drug class,
FDA notes that it is also obligated to
comply with the more broadly written
requirement of section 512(l)(3)(E)(ii) of
the FD&C Act that such ‘‘data shall be
reported in a manner consistent with
protecting . . . confidential business
information.’’ 2 In order to ensure that
we are in compliance with these
requirements, FDA has interpreted these
provisions to mean that our annual data
summary must: (1) Only report data for
a given drug class (or any other data
category) for which there are at least
three distinct sponsors and (2)
otherwise be consistent with protecting
confidential business information.
Based on our analysis of currently
available information, FDA believes that
all data categories in the proposed
additional tables (e.g., sales reported by
medical importance and indication)
would consist of combined sales and
distribution data from at least three
sponsors. For example, in Table 5, there
are only two sponsors of medically
important antimicrobial animal drug
products approved solely for production
indications (i.e., have no therapeutic
indications); therefore, reporting this
data point would reveal each sponsor’s
sales and distribution data to the other.
In order to protect confidential business
information, this category has been
combined with antimicrobial animal
drugs approved for both production and
therapeutic indications.
In evaluating possible approaches to
categorizing data in the proposed
additional tables, FDA also took into
account whether particular data points
could be utilized to indirectly derive
other data points that would reveal
confidential business information. FDA
believes the broad requirement to
protect confidential business
information means the Agency cannot
independently report data if it can be
used together with data presented
elsewhere or data already in the public
domain to derive confidential business
2 It should also be noted that the Trade Secrets
Act, 18 U.S.C. 1905, a broadly worded criminal
statute, also imposes obligations on the Agency to
protect confidential business information, including
that obtained from the drug sponsors. A violation
of the Trade Secrets Act can carry criminal
penalties.
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information. The concept that a piece of
information that, in and of itself would
not cause substantial competitive harm
if released, would likely cause
substantial competitive harm if released
in light of other publicly available
information, often referred to as the
‘‘mosaic’’ effect, has been recognized by
the Courts as a legitimate issue of
concern in the context of protecting
confidential business information.3
After considering various approaches,
FDA is proposing as a first level of
categorization in the new tables to
distinguish between those antimicrobial
drug products that are important for
human medicine and those that are not
important for human medicine.
Stakeholder comments to the July 2012
ANPRM docket support this
presentation. In addition, this approach
highlights the public health relevance of
these data, and is consistent with the
FDA’s strategy to promote the judicious
use of medically important
antimicrobials used in food-producing
animals. FDA also proposes, as a second
level of categorization, to further break
down the aggregated medical
importance data by antimicrobial drug
class, route of administration,
indications, and dispensing status.
FDA considered a third level of
categorization for Tables 4–6, beyond
breaking down the aggregated medical
importance data by route of
administration, indications, and
dispensing status, to present such sales
and distribution data by individual drug
class. However, after analysis FDA
found that summarizing sales and
distribution data for antimicrobial new
animal drugs approved for use in foodproducing animals in this manner posed
concerns related to disclosure of
confidential business information,
either by revealing data representing
fewer than three sponsors or providing
sufficient information to allow indirect
calculation of confidential business
information. If such data points were to
be disclosed, this would be inconsistent
with the confidentiality provisions of
section 512(l)(3)(E) of the FD&C Act.
Alternatively, redacting or comingling
these data points would frequently
result in summary tables comprised
primarily of data collated into a single
‘‘not independently reported’’ (NIR)
category.
Therefore, the Agency believes the
additional data tables proposed for
inclusion in the ‘‘Summary Report on
Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for
Use in Food-Producing Animals’’ would
provide a more useful summary report
without violating the confidentiality
provisions of section 512(l) of the FD&C
Act. The new proposed data tables
(described in section II.B.) are intended
to augment the data tables provided in
previous Summary Reports (described
in section II.A.). FDA acknowledges
that, based on changes that may occur
in the animal drug industry, in the
future we may further reformat the data
tables as necessary to protect
confidential business information or, if
possible, to present the data in a more
detailed manner. However, based on an
analysis of the products marketed at this
time, FDA believes the data tables
presented in this proposal provide the
most feasible approach for including an
enhanced level of detail in the annual
summary reports while still maintaining
adequate protection for confidential
business information.
A. Existing Data Table Formats
FDA has included the following tables
in previous Summary Reports and
proposes to continue including these
types of data summaries in future
reports.
1. Sales and Distribution Data Reported
by Drug Class
Table 1 presents data on annual
domestic and export sales and
distribution of antimicrobial active
ingredients approved for use in foodproducing animals, broken down by
antimicrobial drug class.
TABLE 1—ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS APPROVED FOR USE IN FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS: SALES AND DISTRIBUTION DATA
REPORTED BY ANTIMICROBIAL CLASS MARKETED IN 20XX
Annual Totals (kg 1)
Antimicrobial Class
Domestic .....................................................
Export 4 ........................................................
Antimicrobial Class 1 .......................................................................................................
Antimicrobial Class 2 2 .....................................................................................................
Antimicrobial Class 3, Etc.* .............................................................................................
NIR 3 .................................................................................................................................
Antimicrobial Class 1 .......................................................................................................
Antimicrobial Class 2 2 .....................................................................................................
Antimicrobial Class 3, Etc.* .............................................................................................
NIRE 5 ..............................................................................................................................
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1 kg = kilogram of active ingredient. Antimicrobials which were reported in International Units (IU) (e.g., Penicillins) were converted to kg. Antimicrobial class includes drugs of different molecular weights, with some drugs reported in different salt forms.
2 Includes antimicrobial drug products which are approved and labeled for use in multiple species, including both food- and nonfood-producing
animals, such as dogs and cats.
3 NIR = Not Independently Reported. Antimicrobial classes for which fewer than three distinct sponsors actively marketed products domestically
were not independently reported. These classes include: [list of drug classes].
4 Only includes exports of FDA-approved, U.S.-labeled antimicrobial drugs approved for use in food-producing animals.
5 NIRE = Not Independently Reported Export. Antimicrobial classes for which fewer than three distinct sponsors exported products were not
independently reported. These classes include: [list of drug classes].
* Drug classes independently reported are based on number of distinct sponsors marketing drug products in each class during the calendar
year.
3 See e.g., Timken Company v. United States
Customs Service, 491 F. Supp. 557, 559 (D.D.C.
1980) (court held that disclosure of data furnished
by importer of Japanese roller bearings would cause
substantial competitive harm to both the importer
and the exporter by allowing competitors and
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customers to indirectly calculate the company’s
profit margin and production costs, thereby giving
competitors insight into the company’s
‘‘competitive strengths and weaknesses’’); Customs
& International Trade Newsletter v. U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, 588 F. Supp. 2d 51, 57
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(D.D.C. 2008) (names and addresses of certain
importers were properly withheld by the
government because that information, ‘‘when crossreferenced with publicly available . . . information
. . . would reveal information that could cause
substantial competitive harm.’’).
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2. Marketed Antimicrobial Drugs and
Drug Classes Approved for Use in FoodProducing Animals
Table 2 lists all antimicrobial active
ingredients approved for use in food-
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producing animals broken down by
antimicrobial drug classes that were
actively marketed during the specific
calendar year for which sales and
distribution data were reported.
TABLE 2—ANTIMICROBIAL DRUG CLASSES AND ACTIVE INGREDIENTS APPROVED FOR USE IN FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS *
MARKETED IN 20XX
Antimicrobial Class 1
Antimicrobial Class 2, Etc.***
Active Ingredient A ...................................................................................
Active Ingredient B ...................................................................................
Active Ingredient C, Etc.** ........................................................................
Active Ingredient A.
Active Ingredient B.
Active Ingredient C, Etc.**
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* Includes some antimicrobial drug products which are approved and labeled for use in multiple species, including both food- and nonfood-producing animals, such as dogs and cats.
** Active ingredients reported are based on drug products actively marketed during the calendar year.
*** Antimicrobial classes reported are based on drug products actively marketed in each class during the calendar year.
B. Proposed Additional Tables
Comments received in response to the
July 27, 2012, ANPRM (77 FR 44177)
commonly included suggestions for
further reporting of antimicrobial
classes by route of drug administration,
dispensing status, or indications, and
differentiation between drug classes of
human medical importance and those
not important to human medicine.
Based on the comments received in
response to the 2012 ANPRM, FDA has
developed four additional proposed
tables for inclusion in its annual
Summary Report. In developing these
new tables, FDA initially attempted to
further break down the data for
individual drug classes by route of
administration, dispensing status, and
indications, but found that very few
classes could be independently reported
in a manner consistent with protecting
confidential business information.
Therefore, FDA determined that
reporting the data instead by medical
importance with further divisions by
drug class (Table 3); route of
administration (Table 4); indications
(Table 5); and dispensing status (Table
6) would present more meaningful
information while continuing to protect
confidential business information.
Export data were not included in the
proposed additional tables due to the
limited number of categories that could
be independently reported. FDA
proposes to include these additional
tables in future reports and to update
previously published annual summaries
to include similar data tables.
1. Domestic Sales and Distribution Data
Reported by Medical Importance and
Drug Class
Table 3 presents data on annual
domestic sales and distribution of
antimicrobial active ingredients
approved for use in food-producing
animals broken down by human
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medical importance and antimicrobial
drug class.
** The total number of antimicrobial classes
independently reported depends upon the
number of distinct sponsors marketing drug
products in each class during the calendar
year. Only those antimicrobial classes with 3
or more distinct sponsors will be reported
independently.
TABLE 3—ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS APPROVED FOR USE IN FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS: * DOMESTIC SALES
AND DISTRIBUTION DATA REPORTED 2. Domestic Sales and Distribution Data
BY MEDICAL IMPORTANCE AND DRUG Reported by Medical Importance and
Route of Administration
CLASS MARKETED IN 20XX
Annual
totals (kg) 1
Medically Important: 2
Antimicrobial Class 1 ..............
Antimicrobial Class 2 ..............
Antimicrobial Class 3, Etc.** ...
NIR 3 ........................................
Not Medically Important: 4
Antimicrobial Class 1 ..............
Antimicrobial Class 2 ..............
Antimicrobial Class 3, Etc.** ...
NIR 5 ........................................
1 kg
= kilogram of active ingredient.
Antimicrobials which were reported in International Units (IU) (e.g., Penicillins) were converted to kg. Antimicrobial class includes
drugs of different molecular weights, with
some drugs reported in different salt forms.
2 Draft Guidance for Industry #213 proposes
that all antimicrobial drugs and their associated classes listed in Appendix A to FDA’s
Guidance for Industry #152 (Appendix A) be
considered ‘‘medically important.’’
3 NIR = Not Independently Reported. Medically Important antimicrobial classes for which
there were less than three distinct sponsors
actively marketing products domestically were
not independently reported. These classes include: [list of drug classes].
4 ‘‘Not Medically Important’’ refers to any
antimicrobial class not currently listed in Appendix A.
5 NIR = Not Independently Reported. Not
Medically Important antimicrobial classes for
which there were less than three distinct sponsors actively marketing products domestically
were not independently reported. These classes include: [list of drug classes].
* Includes some antimicrobial drug products
which are approved and labeled for use in
multiple species, including both food- and
nonfood-producing animals, such as dogs and
cats.
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Table 4 presents data on annual
domestic sales and distribution of
antimicrobial active ingredients
approved for use in food-producing
animals broken down by medical
importance and route of administration.
TABLE 4—ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS APPROVED FOR USE IN FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS: * DOMESTIC SALES
AND DISTRIBUTION DATA REPORTED
BY
MEDICAL IMPORTANCE AND
ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION MARKETED IN 20XX
Annual
totals (kg) 1
Medically Important:
Feed ........................................
Water .......................................
Injection ...................................
Other Routes 2 ........................
Not Medically Important:
Feed ........................................
Water .......................................
Injection ...................................
Other Routes 2 ........................
1 kg
= kilogram of active ingredient.
Antimicrobials which were reported in International Units (IU) (e.g., Penicillins) were converted to kg. Antimicrobial class includes
drugs of different molecular weights, with
some drugs reported in different salt forms.
2 The Other Routes category includes the
following: Water/Topical Immersion for Fish,
Water/Drench, Intramammary, Oral, and Topical.
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* Includes some antimicrobial drug products
which are approved and labeled for use in
multiple species, including both food- and
nonfood-producing animals, such as dogs and
cats.
TABLE 5—ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS
APPROVED FOR USE IN FOODPRODUCING ANIMALS: * DOMESTIC SALES AND DISTRIBUTION
DATA REPORTED BY MEDICAL
IMPORTANCE AND INDICATIONS
MARKETED IN 20XX—Continued
3. Domestic Sales and Distribution Data
Reported by Medical Importance and
Indications
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Table 5 presents data on annual
domestic sales and distribution of
antimicrobial active ingredients
approved for use in food-producing
animals broken down by medical
importance and indications.
Antimicrobials are approved for two
basic categories of indications in foodproducing animals: Therapeutic
(treatment, control, or prevention of a
specific bacterial disease), and
production (increased rate of weight
gain or improved feed efficiency). While
512(l)(3) of the FD&C Act requires that
sponsors report a listing of indications
that are specified on the approved label
of the product, sponsors currently are
not required to report sales and
distribution data broken down by
individual indications. Most products
are approved for more than one
indication; therefore, FDA is unable to
report sales and distribution data for
specific active ingredients broken down
by individual indications. Very few
products are approved solely for
production indications; therefore this
category could not be independently
reported. Many, however, are approved
solely for therapeutic indications, or for
a combination of therapeutic and
production indications. As a result, it is
possible to present sales and
distribution data for products approved
solely for therapeutic indications, and
products approved for both production
and therapeutic indications, but not for
the few products approved solely for
production indications (see Table 5,
footnote 4). It is important to note that
this latter category does not represent
the quantity actually used for
production purposes, since the vast
majority of antimicrobials in this
category also have therapeutic claims.
TABLE 5—ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS
APPROVED FOR USE IN FOODPRODUCING ANIMALS: * DOMESTIC SALES AND DISTRIBUTION
DATA REPORTED BY MEDICAL
IMPORTANCE AND INDICATIONS
MARKETED IN 20XX
Annual
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Medically Important:
Therapeutic 2 Indications
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Production 3 and Therapeutic Indications 4
Not Medically Important:
Therapeutic Indications
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Production and Therapeutic Indications 4
4. Domestic Sales and Distribution Data
Reported by Medical Importance and
Dispensing Status
Table 6 presents data on annual
domestic sales and distribution of
antimicrobial active ingredients
approved for use in food-producing
animals broken down by medical
importance and dispensing status (i.e.,
whether the product is sold over-thecounter or requires veterinary
oversight). Medicated feeds requiring
veterinary oversight are designated
‘‘veterinary feed directive’’ (VFD) status;
all other new animal drug products
requiring veterinary oversight are
designated ‘‘prescription’’ status. This
table combines products requiring
veterinary oversight because the VFD
category currently only includes three
‘‘medically important’’ products
marketed by two distinct sponsors;
therefore reporting the VFD category
independently would not be in a
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TABLE 6—ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS APPROVED FOR USE IN FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS: * DOMESTIC SALES
AND DISTRIBUTION DATA REPORTED
BY MEDICAL IMPORTANCE AND DISPENSING STATUS MARKETED IN
20XX
Annual
totals (kg) 1
1 kg = kilogram of active ingredient.
Antimicrobials which were reported in
International Units (IU) (e.g., Penicillins)
were converted to kg. Antimicrobial class
includes drugs of different molecular
weights, with some drugs reported in different salt forms.
2 Therapeutic Indications = treatment,
control, or prevention of a specific bacterial disease.
3 Production Indications = ‘‘increased
rate of weight gain’’ or ‘‘improved feed efficiency.’’
4 In both the Medically Important and
the Not Medically Important categories,
there are currently fewer than three distinct sponsors marketing antimicrobial
animal drug products approved solely for
production indications (no therapeutic indications). To protect confidential business information these data cannot be
independently reported and have, therefore, been included with drugs approved
for both production and therapeutic indications.
* Includes some antimicrobial drug
products which are approved and labeled
for use in multiple species, including both
food- and nonfood-producing animals,
such as dogs and cats.
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manner consistent with the protection
of confidential business information. If
the prescription and VFD categories are
able to be reported independently at a
later date, the table will reflect this.
Medically Important:
OTC 2 ......................................
Rx 3 or VFD 4 5 .........................
Not Medically Important:
OTC .........................................
Rx ............................................
1 kg
= kilogram of active ingredient.
Antimicrobials which were reported in International Units (IU) (e.g., Penicillins) were converted to kg. Antimicrobial class includes
drugs of different molecular weights, with
some drugs reported in different salt forms.
2 OTC = Over-The-Counter veterinary drug
products. Such products are available without
a prescription or veterinary feed directive.
3 Rx = prescription veterinary drug products.
Such products require a prescription from a licensed veterinarian.
4 VFD = Veterinary Feed Directive drug
products. Such products are intended for use
in or on animal feed and must be used under
the professional supervision or oversight of a
veterinarian.
5 The ‘‘Rx or VFD’’ category includes three
medically important VFD products marketed
by two distinct sponsors and, therefore, cannot
be independently reported. There are no VFD
products in the Not Medically Important category.
* Includes some antimicrobial drug products
which are approved and labeled for use in
multiple species, including both food- and
nonfood-producing animals, such as dogs and
cats.
III. Comments
Interested persons may submit either
electronic comments regarding this
document to https://www.regulations.gov
or written comments to the Division of
Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It
is only necessary to send one set of
comments. Identify comments with the
docket number found in brackets in the
heading of this document. Received
comments may be seen in the Division
of Dockets Management between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and
will be posted to the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Dated: September 23, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 514
[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0447]
Antimicrobial Animal Drug Sales and Distribution Annual Summary
Report Data Tables
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notification; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking comment on a
proposal regarding the content and format of data tables for the
Agency's annual summary report of sales and distribution data collected
from sponsors of antimicrobial new animal drugs in accordance with the
new animal drug records and reporting provisions of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) as amended by the Animal Drug
User Fee Amendments of 2008 (ADUFA).
DATES: Submit electronic or written comments by November 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on this proposal to https://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neal Bataller, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV-210), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl.,
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Rockville, MD 20855, 240-276-9062, email: Neal.Bataller@fda.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 512(l) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(l)) requires
sponsors of approved or conditionally approved new animal drug
applications to establish and maintain records and make such reports to
FDA of data and other information relating to experience with their new
animal drugs as required by regulation or order. Section 105 of ADUFA
(Pub. L. 110-316) directed the Agency to collect data and information
about antimicrobial new animal drugs approved for use in food-producing
animals by amending section 512(l) of the FD&C Act to include new
reporting requirements for sponsors of these drugs. Under new section
512(l)(3) of the FD&C Act, antimicrobial new animal drug sponsors are
required to submit to FDA on an annual basis a report specifying the
amount of each antimicrobial active ingredient sold or distributed for
each of the sponsor's drug products that are approved for use in food-
producing animals. Specifically, sponsors are required to report the
amount of each antimicrobial active ingredient as follows: (1) By
container size, strength, and dosage form; (2) by quantities
distributed domestically and quantities exported; and (3) for each
dosage form, a listing of the target animals, indications, and
production classes that are specified on the approved label of the
product. The information must be reported for the preceding calendar
year, include separate information for each month of the calendar year,
and be submitted to FDA each year by no later than March 31.
Section 512(l)(3) of the FD&C Act also requires FDA to publish an
annual summary report of the antimicrobial drug sales and distribution
data collected from sponsors of antimicrobial new animal drugs approved
for use in food-producing animals, and further provides that such data
must be reported by antimicrobial class. Section 512(l)(3)(E) of the
FD&C Act directs FDA not to independently report those antimicrobial
classes with fewer than three distinct sponsors and further directs FDA
to report the data in a manner consistent with protecting both national
security and confidential business information.
In the Federal Register of July 27, 2012 (77 FR 44177), FDA
published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to seek
public comment on, among other things, additional ways in which the FDA
could compile and present this summary information that are useful to
the public while maintaining confidential business information. The
proposed additional data tables for the Summary Report on
Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals
presented in this notice were developed in response to the comments FDA
received.
II. Proposed Additional Data Tables for the Summary Report on
Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals
Consistent with section 512(l)(3) of the FD&C Act, FDA's current
format for its annual summary report only includes gross antimicrobial
drug sales and distribution data by antimicrobial drug class without
further subdivision. This format is illustrated in Table 1 with
supporting Table 2. FDA proposes to retain these tables in future
summary reports. However, many of the comments we received in response
to the July 27, 2012, ANPRM suggested that alternative summaries of the
antimicrobial drug sales and distribution data are needed by the
scientific community and public interest groups to enhance their
understanding of antimicrobial resistance. Such suggestions commonly
included further reporting by importance to human medicine, route of
drug administration, dispensing status, or indications. In response to
these suggestions, FDA proposes to add four additional data tables to
its annual summary report as illustrated by Tables 3 through 6. FDA is
seeking comment on this proposal.
FDA believes that summarizing domestic sales and distribution data
for antimicrobial new animal drugs approved for use in food-producing
animals using the four additional formats (outlined in Tables 3 through
6) is currently possible without revealing the confidential business
information of any one new animal drug sponsor. These additional tables
summarize the domestic sales and distribution information received by
FDA by first aggregating the data based on human medical importance \1\
and then further breaking down the data by antimicrobial drug class,
route of administration, dispensing status, and indications. Export
sales and distribution data are not included in the proposed additional
tables due to the limited number of categories that could be
independently reported.
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\1\ Draft Guidance for Industry 213 proposes that all
antimicrobial drugs and their associated classes listed in Appendix
A to FDA's Guidance for Industry 152 (Appendix A) be
considered ``medically important.''
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This approach makes it possible to present domestic sales and
distribution data in a manner that does not violate the confidentiality
provisions of section 512(l) of the FD&C Act. While the ``no class with
fewer than 3 distinct sponsors'' requirement of section 512(l)(3)(E)(i)
of the FD&C Act specifically applies to summary reporting by
antimicrobial drug class, FDA notes that it is also obligated to comply
with the more broadly written requirement of section 512(l)(3)(E)(ii)
of the FD&C Act that such ``data shall be reported in a manner
consistent with protecting . . . confidential business information.''
\2\ In order to ensure that we are in compliance with these
requirements, FDA has interpreted these provisions to mean that our
annual data summary must: (1) Only report data for a given drug class
(or any other data category) for which there are at least three
distinct sponsors and (2) otherwise be consistent with protecting
confidential business information.
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\2\ It should also be noted that the Trade Secrets Act, 18
U.S.C. 1905, a broadly worded criminal statute, also imposes
obligations on the Agency to protect confidential business
information, including that obtained from the drug sponsors. A
violation of the Trade Secrets Act can carry criminal penalties.
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Based on our analysis of currently available information, FDA
believes that all data categories in the proposed additional tables
(e.g., sales reported by medical importance and indication) would
consist of combined sales and distribution data from at least three
sponsors. For example, in Table 5, there are only two sponsors of
medically important antimicrobial animal drug products approved solely
for production indications (i.e., have no therapeutic indications);
therefore, reporting this data point would reveal each sponsor's sales
and distribution data to the other. In order to protect confidential
business information, this category has been combined with
antimicrobial animal drugs approved for both production and therapeutic
indications.
In evaluating possible approaches to categorizing data in the
proposed additional tables, FDA also took into account whether
particular data points could be utilized to indirectly derive other
data points that would reveal confidential business information. FDA
believes the broad requirement to protect confidential business
information means the Agency cannot independently report data if it can
be used together with data presented elsewhere or data already in the
public domain to derive confidential business
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information. The concept that a piece of information that, in and of
itself would not cause substantial competitive harm if released, would
likely cause substantial competitive harm if released in light of other
publicly available information, often referred to as the ``mosaic''
effect, has been recognized by the Courts as a legitimate issue of
concern in the context of protecting confidential business
information.\3\
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\3\ See e.g., Timken Company v. United States Customs Service,
491 F. Supp. 557, 559 (D.D.C. 1980) (court held that disclosure of
data furnished by importer of Japanese roller bearings would cause
substantial competitive harm to both the importer and the exporter
by allowing competitors and customers to indirectly calculate the
company's profit margin and production costs, thereby giving
competitors insight into the company's ``competitive strengths and
weaknesses''); Customs & International Trade Newsletter v. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, 588 F. Supp. 2d 51, 57 (D.D.C. 2008)
(names and addresses of certain importers were properly withheld by
the government because that information, ``when cross-referenced
with publicly available . . . information . . . would reveal
information that could cause substantial competitive harm.'').
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After considering various approaches, FDA is proposing as a first
level of categorization in the new tables to distinguish between those
antimicrobial drug products that are important for human medicine and
those that are not important for human medicine. Stakeholder comments
to the July 2012 ANPRM docket support this presentation. In addition,
this approach highlights the public health relevance of these data, and
is consistent with the FDA's strategy to promote the judicious use of
medically important antimicrobials used in food-producing animals. FDA
also proposes, as a second level of categorization, to further break
down the aggregated medical importance data by antimicrobial drug
class, route of administration, indications, and dispensing status.
FDA considered a third level of categorization for Tables 4-6,
beyond breaking down the aggregated medical importance data by route of
administration, indications, and dispensing status, to present such
sales and distribution data by individual drug class. However, after
analysis FDA found that summarizing sales and distribution data for
antimicrobial new animal drugs approved for use in food-producing
animals in this manner posed concerns related to disclosure of
confidential business information, either by revealing data
representing fewer than three sponsors or providing sufficient
information to allow indirect calculation of confidential business
information. If such data points were to be disclosed, this would be
inconsistent with the confidentiality provisions of section
512(l)(3)(E) of the FD&C Act. Alternatively, redacting or comingling
these data points would frequently result in summary tables comprised
primarily of data collated into a single ``not independently reported''
(NIR) category.
Therefore, the Agency believes the additional data tables proposed
for inclusion in the ``Summary Report on Antimicrobials Sold or
Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals'' would provide a more
useful summary report without violating the confidentiality provisions
of section 512(l) of the FD&C Act. The new proposed data tables
(described in section II.B.) are intended to augment the data tables
provided in previous Summary Reports (described in section II.A.). FDA
acknowledges that, based on changes that may occur in the animal drug
industry, in the future we may further reformat the data tables as
necessary to protect confidential business information or, if possible,
to present the data in a more detailed manner. However, based on an
analysis of the products marketed at this time, FDA believes the data
tables presented in this proposal provide the most feasible approach
for including an enhanced level of detail in the annual summary reports
while still maintaining adequate protection for confidential business
information.
A. Existing Data Table Formats
FDA has included the following tables in previous Summary Reports
and proposes to continue including these types of data summaries in
future reports.
1. Sales and Distribution Data Reported by Drug Class
Table 1 presents data on annual domestic and export sales and
distribution of antimicrobial active ingredients approved for use in
food-producing animals, broken down by antimicrobial drug class.
Table 1--Antimicrobial Drugs Approved for Use in Food-Producing Animals:
Sales and Distribution Data Reported by Antimicrobial Class Marketed in
20XX
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual Totals
Antimicrobial Class (kg \1\)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Domestic....................... Antimicrobial Class 1. ...............
Antimicrobial Class 2 ...............
\2\.
Antimicrobial Class 3, ...............
Etc.*.
NIR \3\............... ...............
Export \4\..................... Antimicrobial Class 1. ...............
Antimicrobial Class 2 ...............
\2\.
Antimicrobial Class 3, ...............
Etc.*.
NIRE \5\.............. ...............
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\1\ kg = kilogram of active ingredient. Antimicrobials which were
reported in International Units (IU) (e.g., Penicillins) were
converted to kg. Antimicrobial class includes drugs of different
molecular weights, with some drugs reported in different salt forms.
\2\ Includes antimicrobial drug products which are approved and labeled
for use in multiple species, including both food- and nonfood-
producing animals, such as dogs and cats.
\3\ NIR = Not Independently Reported. Antimicrobial classes for which
fewer than three distinct sponsors actively marketed products
domestically were not independently reported. These classes include:
[list of drug classes].
\4\ Only includes exports of FDA-approved, U.S.-labeled antimicrobial
drugs approved for use in food-producing animals.
\5\ NIRE = Not Independently Reported Export. Antimicrobial classes for
which fewer than three distinct sponsors exported products were not
independently reported. These classes include: [list of drug classes].
* Drug classes independently reported are based on number of distinct
sponsors marketing drug products in each class during the calendar
year.
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2. Marketed Antimicrobial Drugs and Drug Classes Approved for Use in
Food-Producing Animals
Table 2 lists all antimicrobial active ingredients approved for use
in food-producing animals broken down by antimicrobial drug classes
that were actively marketed during the specific calendar year for which
sales and distribution data were reported.
Table 2--Antimicrobial Drug Classes and Active Ingredients Approved for
Use in Food-Producing Animals * Marketed in 20XX
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Antimicrobial Class 1 Antimicrobial Class 2, Etc.***
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Active Ingredient A.................... Active Ingredient A.
Active Ingredient B.................... Active Ingredient B.
Active Ingredient C, Etc.**............ Active Ingredient C, Etc.**
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* Includes some antimicrobial drug products which are approved and
labeled for use in multiple species, including both food- and nonfood-
producing animals, such as dogs and cats.
** Active ingredients reported are based on drug products actively
marketed during the calendar year.
*** Antimicrobial classes reported are based on drug products actively
marketed in each class during the calendar year.
B. Proposed Additional Tables
Comments received in response to the July 27, 2012, ANPRM (77 FR
44177) commonly included suggestions for further reporting of
antimicrobial classes by route of drug administration, dispensing
status, or indications, and differentiation between drug classes of
human medical importance and those not important to human medicine.
Based on the comments received in response to the 2012 ANPRM, FDA has
developed four additional proposed tables for inclusion in its annual
Summary Report. In developing these new tables, FDA initially attempted
to further break down the data for individual drug classes by route of
administration, dispensing status, and indications, but found that very
few classes could be independently reported in a manner consistent with
protecting confidential business information. Therefore, FDA determined
that reporting the data instead by medical importance with further
divisions by drug class (Table 3); route of administration (Table 4);
indications (Table 5); and dispensing status (Table 6) would present
more meaningful information while continuing to protect confidential
business information. Export data were not included in the proposed
additional tables due to the limited number of categories that could be
independently reported. FDA proposes to include these additional tables
in future reports and to update previously published annual summaries
to include similar data tables.
1. Domestic Sales and Distribution Data Reported by Medical Importance
and Drug Class
Table 3 presents data on annual domestic sales and distribution of
antimicrobial active ingredients approved for use in food-producing
animals broken down by human medical importance and antimicrobial drug
class.
Table 3--Antimicrobial Drugs Approved for Use in Food-Producing Animals:
* Domestic Sales and Distribution Data Reported by Medical Importance
and Drug Class Marketed in 20XX
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual totals (kg) \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Medically Important: \2\
Antimicrobial Class 1.................... ...........................
Antimicrobial Class 2.................... ...........................
Antimicrobial Class 3, Etc.**............ ...........................
NIR \3\.................................. ...........................
Not Medically Important: \4\ ...........................
Antimicrobial Class 1.................... ...........................
Antimicrobial Class 2.................... ...........................
Antimicrobial Class 3, Etc.**............ ...........................
NIR \5\.................................. ...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ kg = kilogram of active ingredient. Antimicrobials which were
reported in International Units (IU) (e.g., Penicillins) were
converted to kg. Antimicrobial class includes drugs of different
molecular weights, with some drugs reported in different salt forms.
\2\ Draft Guidance for Industry 213 proposes that all
antimicrobial drugs and their associated classes listed in Appendix A
to FDA's Guidance for Industry 152 (Appendix A) be considered
``medically important.''
\3\ NIR = Not Independently Reported. Medically Important antimicrobial
classes for which there were less than three distinct sponsors
actively marketing products domestically were not independently
reported. These classes include: [list of drug classes].
\4\ ``Not Medically Important'' refers to any antimicrobial class not
currently listed in Appendix A.
\5\ NIR = Not Independently Reported. Not Medically Important
antimicrobial classes for which there were less than three distinct
sponsors actively marketing products domestically were not
independently reported. These classes include: [list of drug classes].
* Includes some antimicrobial drug products which are approved and
labeled for use in multiple species, including both food- and nonfood-
producing animals, such as dogs and cats.
** The total number of antimicrobial classes independently reported
depends upon the number of distinct sponsors marketing drug products
in each class during the calendar year. Only those antimicrobial
classes with 3 or more distinct sponsors will be reported
independently.
2. Domestic Sales and Distribution Data Reported by Medical Importance
and Route of Administration
Table 4 presents data on annual domestic sales and distribution of
antimicrobial active ingredients approved for use in food-producing
animals broken down by medical importance and route of administration.
Table 4--Antimicrobial Drugs Approved for Use in Food-Producing Animals:
* Domestic Sales and Distribution Data Reported by Medical Importance
and Route of Administration Marketed in 20XX
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Annual totals (kg) \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Medically Important: ...........................
Feed..................................... ...........................
Water.................................... ...........................
Injection................................ ...........................
Other Routes \2\......................... ...........................
Not Medically Important: ...........................
Feed..................................... ...........................
Water.................................... ...........................
Injection................................ ...........................
Other Routes \2\......................... ...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ kg = kilogram of active ingredient. Antimicrobials which were
reported in International Units (IU) (e.g., Penicillins) were
converted to kg. Antimicrobial class includes drugs of different
molecular weights, with some drugs reported in different salt forms.
\2\ The Other Routes category includes the following: Water/Topical
Immersion for Fish, Water/Drench, Intramammary, Oral, and Topical.
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* Includes some antimicrobial drug products which are approved and
labeled for use in multiple species, including both food- and nonfood-
producing animals, such as dogs and cats.
3. Domestic Sales and Distribution Data Reported by Medical Importance
and Indications
Table 5 presents data on annual domestic sales and distribution of
antimicrobial active ingredients approved for use in food-producing
animals broken down by medical importance and indications.
Antimicrobials are approved for two basic categories of indications in
food-producing animals: Therapeutic (treatment, control, or prevention
of a specific bacterial disease), and production (increased rate of
weight gain or improved feed efficiency). While 512(l)(3) of the FD&C
Act requires that sponsors report a listing of indications that are
specified on the approved label of the product, sponsors currently are
not required to report sales and distribution data broken down by
individual indications. Most products are approved for more than one
indication; therefore, FDA is unable to report sales and distribution
data for specific active ingredients broken down by individual
indications. Very few products are approved solely for production
indications; therefore this category could not be independently
reported. Many, however, are approved solely for therapeutic
indications, or for a combination of therapeutic and production
indications. As a result, it is possible to present sales and
distribution data for products approved solely for therapeutic
indications, and products approved for both production and therapeutic
indications, but not for the few products approved solely for
production indications (see Table 5, footnote 4). It is important to
note that this latter category does not represent the quantity actually
used for production purposes, since the vast majority of antimicrobials
in this category also have therapeutic claims.
Table 5--Antimicrobial Drugs Approved for Use in Food-Producing Animals:
* Domestic Sales and Distribution Data Reported by Medical Importance
and Indications Marketed in 20XX
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual totals (kg) \1\
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Medically Important:
Therapeutic \2\ Indications Only .........................
Production \3\ and Therapeutic Indications .........................
\4\
Not Medically Important: .........................
Therapeutic Indications Only .........................
Production and Therapeutic Indications \4\ .........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ kg = kilogram of active ingredient. Antimicrobials which were
reported in International Units (IU) (e.g., Penicillins) were
converted to kg. Antimicrobial class includes drugs of different
molecular weights, with some drugs reported in different salt forms.
\2\ Therapeutic Indications = treatment, control, or prevention of a
specific bacterial disease.
\3\ Production Indications = ``increased rate of weight gain'' or
``improved feed efficiency.''
\4\ In both the Medically Important and the Not Medically Important
categories, there are currently fewer than three distinct sponsors
marketing antimicrobial animal drug products approved solely for
production indications (no therapeutic indications). To protect
confidential business information these data cannot be independently
reported and have, therefore, been included with drugs approved for
both production and therapeutic indications.
* Includes some antimicrobial drug products which are approved and
labeled for use in multiple species, including both food- and nonfood-
producing animals, such as dogs and cats.
4. Domestic Sales and Distribution Data Reported by Medical Importance
and Dispensing Status
Table 6 presents data on annual domestic sales and distribution of
antimicrobial active ingredients approved for use in food-producing
animals broken down by medical importance and dispensing status (i.e.,
whether the product is sold over-the-counter or requires veterinary
oversight). Medicated feeds requiring veterinary oversight are
designated ``veterinary feed directive'' (VFD) status; all other new
animal drug products requiring veterinary oversight are designated
``prescription'' status. This table combines products requiring
veterinary oversight because the VFD category currently only includes
three ``medically important'' products marketed by two distinct
sponsors; therefore reporting the VFD category independently would not
be in a manner consistent with the protection of confidential business
information. If the prescription and VFD categories are able to be
reported independently at a later date, the table will reflect this.
Table 6--Antimicrobial Drugs Approved for Use in Food-Producing Animals:
* Domestic Sales and Distribution Data Reported by Medical Importance
and Dispensing Status Marketed in 20XX
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual totals (kg) \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Medically Important:
OTC \2\.................................. ...........................
Rx \3\ or VFD 4 5........................ ...........................
Not Medically Important:
OTC...................................... ...........................
Rx....................................... ...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ kg = kilogram of active ingredient. Antimicrobials which were
reported in International Units (IU) (e.g., Penicillins) were
converted to kg. Antimicrobial class includes drugs of different
molecular weights, with some drugs reported in different salt forms.
\2\ OTC = Over-The-Counter veterinary drug products. Such products are
available without a prescription or veterinary feed directive.
\3\ Rx = prescription veterinary drug products. Such products require a
prescription from a licensed veterinarian.
\4\ VFD = Veterinary Feed Directive drug products. Such products are
intended for use in or on animal feed and must be used under the
professional supervision or oversight of a veterinarian.
\5\ The ``Rx or VFD'' category includes three medically important VFD
products marketed by two distinct sponsors and, therefore, cannot be
independently reported. There are no VFD products in the Not Medically
Important category.
* Includes some antimicrobial drug products which are approved and
labeled for use in multiple species, including both food- and nonfood-
producing animals, such as dogs and cats.
III. Comments
Interested persons may submit either electronic comments regarding
this document to https://www.regulations.gov or written comments to the
Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It is only necessary to
send one set of comments. Identify comments with the docket number
found in brackets in the heading of this document. Received comments
may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, and will be posted to the docket at https://www.regulations.gov.
Dated: September 23, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013-23488 Filed 9-25-13; 8:45 am]
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