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[Docket No. FDA–2007–D–0369]
Product-Specific Bioequivalence
Recommendations; Draft and Revised
Draft Guidances for Industry;
Availability
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing the availability of
additional draft and revised draft
product-specific bioequivalence (BE)
recommendations. The
recommendations provide productspecific guidance on the design of BE
studies to support abbreviated new drug
applications (ANDAs). In the Federal
Register of June 11, 2010, FDA
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announced the availability of a guidance
for industry entitled ‘‘Bioequivalence
Recommendations for Specific
Products’’ that explained the process
that would be used to make productspecific BE recommendations available
to the public on FDA’s Web site. The BE
recommendations identified in this
notice were developed using the process
described in that guidance.
DATES: Although you can comment on
any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the Federal Register of June 11,
2010 (75 FR 33311), FDA announced the
availability of a guidance for industry
entitled ‘‘Bioequivalence
Recommendations for Specific
Products’’ that explained the process
that would be used to make productspecific BE recommendations available
to the public on FDA’s Web site at
https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/
GuidanceCompliance
RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/
default.htm.
As described in that guidance, FDA
adopted this process as a means to
develop and disseminate productspecific BE recommendations and
provide a meaningful opportunity for
the public to consider and comment on
those recommendations. Under that
process, draft recommendations are
posted on FDA’s Web site and
announced periodically in the Federal
Register. The public is encouraged to
submit comments on those
recommendations within 60 days of
their announcement in the Federal
Register. FDA considers any comments
received and either publishes final
recommendations or publishes revised
draft recommendations for comment.
Recommendations were last announced
in the Federal Register on January 28,
2016 (81 FR 4913). This notice
announces draft product-specific
recommendations, either new or
revised, that are posted on FDA’s Web
site.
II. Drug Products for Which New Draft
Product-Specific BE Recommendations
Are Available
FDA is announcing the availability of
a new draft guidance for industry on
product-specific BE recommendations
for drug products containing the
following active ingredients:
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TABLE 1—NEW DRAFT PRODUCT-SPECIFIC BE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
DRUG PRODUCTS
Albendazole
Amlodipine besylate; perindopril arginine
Betamethasone dipropionate
Chlorpheniramine
polistirex;
codeine
polistirex
Clobetasol propionate (multiple reference listed drugs)
Cobicistat; darunavir ethanolate
Daclatasvir dihydrochloride
Deferasirox
Doxycycline hyclate
Eluxadoline
Empagliflozin; linagliptin
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate
Ferric Carboxymaltose
Fluticasone furoate
Fluticasone furoate; Vilanterol trifenatate
Gefitinib
Glatiramer Acetate
Halobetasol propionate (multiple reference
listed drugs)
Indacaterol Maleate
Isavuconazonium sulfate
Ivabradine hydrochloride
Ivacaftor
Ivacaftor; lumacaftor
Lenvatinib mesylate
Mometasone furoate (multiple reference listed drugs)
Oxaprozin
Oxybutynin chloride
Palbociclib
Sacubitril; valsartan
Sonidegib phosphate
Tazarotene
Triamcinolone acetonide (multiple reference
listed drugs)
III. Drug Products for Which Revised
Draft Product-Specific BE
Recommendations Are Available
FDA is announcing the availability of
a revised draft guidance for industry on
product-specific BE recommendations
for drug products containing the
following active ingredients:
TABLE 2—REVISED DRAFT PRODUCTSPECIFIC BE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR DRUG PRODUCTS
Ciprofloxacin; Dexamethasone
Cyclosporine (multiple reference listed drugs)
Testosterone
Ticagrelor
Valganciclovir hydrochloride
For a complete history of previously
published Federal Register notices
related to product-specific BE
recommendations, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and enter Docket
No. FDA–2007–D–0369.
These draft guidances are being
issued consistent with FDA’s good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR
10.115). These draft guidances, when
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finalized, will represent the current
thinking of FDA on the product-specific
design of BE studies to support ANDAs.
They do not establish any rights for any
person and are not binding on FDA or
the public. You can use an alternative
approach if it satisfies the requirements
of the applicable statutes and
regulations.
IV. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the Internet
may obtain the draft guidance at either
https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance
ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/
Guidances/default.htm or https://
www.regulations.gov.
Dated: April 7, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
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Committee’s recommendations
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inherited disorders for screening that
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Services Administration. Pursuant to
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0369]
Product-Specific Bioequivalence Recommendations; Draft and
Revised Draft Guidances for Industry; Availability
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of additional draft and revised draft product-specific
bioequivalence (BE) recommendations. The recommendations provide
product-specific guidance on the design of BE studies to support
abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the Federal Register of
June 11, 2010, FDA announced the availability of a guidance for
industry entitled ``Bioequivalence Recommendations for Specific
Products'' that explained the process that would be used to make
product-specific BE recommendations available to the public on FDA's
Web site. The BE recommendations identified in this notice were
developed using the process described in that guidance.
DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this
draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the
guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by June 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').
Written/Paper Submissions
Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of
Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted,
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marked and identified, as confidential, if submitted as detailed in
``Instructions.''
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2007-D-0369 for Product-Specific Bioequivalence Recommendations;
Draft and Revised Draft Guidances for Industry. Received comments will
be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as
``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Division of Dockets Management. If you do not
wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available,
you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body
of your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to
the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave.,
Hillandale Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one
self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your
requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the draft guidance document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Xiaoqiu Tang, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 4730, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-5850.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the Federal Register of June 11, 2010 (75 FR 33311), FDA
announced the availability of a guidance for industry entitled
``Bioequivalence Recommendations for Specific Products'' that explained
the process that would be used to make product-specific BE
recommendations available to the public on FDA's Web site at https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm.
As described in that guidance, FDA adopted this process as a means
to develop and disseminate product-specific BE recommendations and
provide a meaningful opportunity for the public to consider and comment
on those recommendations. Under that process, draft recommendations are
posted on FDA's Web site and announced periodically in the Federal
Register. The public is encouraged to submit comments on those
recommendations within 60 days of their announcement in the Federal
Register. FDA considers any comments received and either publishes
final recommendations or publishes revised draft recommendations for
comment. Recommendations were last announced in the Federal Register on
January 28, 2016 (81 FR 4913). This notice announces draft product-
specific recommendations, either new or revised, that are posted on
FDA's Web site.
II. Drug Products for Which New Draft Product-Specific BE
Recommendations Are Available
FDA is announcing the availability of a new draft guidance for
industry on product-specific BE recommendations for drug products
containing the following active ingredients:
Table 1--New Draft Product-Specific BE Recommendations for Drug Products
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Albendazole
Amlodipine besylate; perindopril arginine
Betamethasone dipropionate
Chlorpheniramine polistirex; codeine polistirex
Clobetasol propionate (multiple reference listed drugs)
Cobicistat; darunavir ethanolate
Daclatasvir dihydrochloride
Deferasirox
Doxycycline hyclate
Eluxadoline
Empagliflozin; linagliptin
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate
Ferric Carboxymaltose
Fluticasone furoate
Fluticasone furoate; Vilanterol trifenatate
Gefitinib
Glatiramer Acetate
Halobetasol propionate (multiple reference listed drugs)
Indacaterol Maleate
Isavuconazonium sulfate
Ivabradine hydrochloride
Ivacaftor
Ivacaftor; lumacaftor
Lenvatinib mesylate
Mometasone furoate (multiple reference listed drugs)
Oxaprozin
Oxybutynin chloride
Palbociclib
Sacubitril; valsartan
Sonidegib phosphate
Tazarotene
Triamcinolone acetonide (multiple reference listed drugs)
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III. Drug Products for Which Revised Draft Product-Specific BE
Recommendations Are Available
FDA is announcing the availability of a revised draft guidance for
industry on product-specific BE recommendations for drug products
containing the following active ingredients:
Table 2--Revised Draft Product-Specific BE Recommendations for Drug
Products
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Ciprofloxacin; Dexamethasone
Cyclosporine (multiple reference listed drugs)
Testosterone
Ticagrelor
Valganciclovir hydrochloride
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For a complete history of previously published Federal Register
notices related to product-specific BE recommendations, go to https://www.regulations.gov and enter Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0369.
These draft guidances are being issued consistent with FDA's good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). These draft guidances,
when
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finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on the product-
specific design of BE studies to support ANDAs. They do not establish
any rights for any person and are not binding on FDA or the public. You
can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the
applicable statutes and regulations.
IV. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the draft guidance
at either https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm or https://www.regulations.gov.
Dated: April 7, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-08682 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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