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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
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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 April 15,
2016 (81 FR 22283). This notice
announces draft product-specific
recommendations, either new or
revised, that are posted on FDA’s Web
site.
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TABLE 2—REVISED DRAFT PRODUCTSPECIFIC BE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR DRUG PRODUCTS—Continued
Loteprednol Etabonate
Loteprednol Etabonate; Tobramycin Ophthalmic
Mesalamine (multiple reference listed drugs)
Methylphenidate
Morphine sulfate
Paroxetine hydrochloride
Pomalidomide
Prednisolone Acetate
Rimexolone
For a complete history of previously
published Federal Register notices
related to product-specific BE
II. Drug Products for Which New Draft
recommendations, go to https://
Product-Specific BE Recommendations
www.regulations.gov and enter Docket
Are Available
No. FDA–2007–D–0369.
These draft guidances are being
FDA is announcing the availability of
issued consistent with FDA’s good
a new draft guidance for industry on
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR
product-specific BE recommendations
10.115). These draft guidances, when
for drug products containing the
finalized, will represent the current
following active ingredients:
thinking of FDA on the product-specific
TABLE 1—NEW DRAFT PRODUCT-SPE- design of BE studies to support ANDAs.
CIFIC BE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR They do not establish any rights for any
person and are not binding on FDA or
DRUG PRODUCTS
the public. You can use an alternative
approach if it satisfies the requirements
Amcinonide
of the applicable statutes and
Cariprazine hydrochloride
regulations.
Cobimetinib fumarate
Empagliflozin; Metformin hydrochloride
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate
Everolimus
Flibanserin
Fluocinonide (multiple reference listed drugs)
Hydrocortisone
Lesinurad
Meloxicam
Methylergonovine maleate
Ombitasvir; paritaprevir; ritonavir
Prednicarbate
Propofol
Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride
Selexipag
Tacrolimus
IV. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the Internet
may obtain the draft guidance at either
https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/
GuidanceCompliance
RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/
default.htm or https://
www.regulations.gov.
Dated: June 13, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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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 PRODUCTSPECIFIC BE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR DRUG PRODUCTS
Acetaminophen; hydrocodone bitartrate
Albuterol sulfate
Azelastine hydrochloride; Fluticasone propionate
Benzoyl peroxide; Clindamycin phosphate
Dexamethasone; Tobramycin (multiple reference listed drugs)
Lansoprazole
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2016–D–1490]
Quality Attribute Considerations for
Chewable Tablets; Draft Guidance 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 a draft
guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Quality
Attribute Considerations for Chewable
Tablets.’’ This guidance describes the
SUMMARY:
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Agency’s thinking on the critical quality
attributes that should be assessed when
developing a chewable tablet dosage
form and recommends that the selected
acceptance criteria be appropriate and
meaningful indicators of product
performance throughout the shelf life of
the product.
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 August 16,
2016.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit comments
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your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
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INFORMATION
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nallaperumal Chidambaram, Center for
Drug Evaluation and Research, Food
and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 3112,
Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–
796–1339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of
a draft guidance for industry entitled
‘‘Quality Attribute Considerations for
Chewable Tablets.’’ Chewable tablets are
an immediate release oral dosage form
intended to be chewed and then
swallowed by the patient, rather than
swallowed whole. They should be
designed to have a pleasant taste and be
easily chewed and swallowed.
Chewable tablets should be safe and
easy to use in a diverse patient
population, pediatric, adults, or elderly
patients, who are unable or unwilling to
swallow intact tablets due to the size of
the tablet or difficulty with swallowing.
In addition, certain tablets must be
chewed before swallowing to avoid
choking and to ensure the release of the
active ingredient. The availability of
safe, easy-to-use dosage forms is
important in clinical practice, and
chewable tablet formulations are
available as both over-the-counter and
prescription drug products.
A review of numerous applications
for chewable tablet drug products
revealed that in certain cases, critical
quality attributes such as hardness,
disintegration, and dissolution were not
given as much consideration as may
have been warranted. This draft
guidance describes the critical quality
attributes that should be assessed when
developing a chewable tablet dosage
form. No single quality characteristic
should be considered sufficient to
control the performance of a chewable
tablet. Instead, the goal should be to
develop the proper combination of these
attributes to ensure the performance of
the chewable tablet for its intended use.
This draft guidance is being issued
consistent with FDA’s good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
The draft guidance, when finalized, will
represent the current thinking of FDA
on Quality Attribute Considerations for
Chewable Tablets. It does not establish
any rights for any person and is not
binding on FDA or the public. You can
use an alternative approach if it satisfies
the requirements of the applicable
statutes and regulations.
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1995
This draft guidance refers to
previously approved collections of
information found in FDA regulations.
These collections of information are
subject to review by the Office of
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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). The collection of
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control number 0910–0338; and the
format and content of prescription drug
labeling is approved under OMB control
number 0910–0572.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the Internet
may obtain the draft guidance at either
https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/
GuidanceCompliance
RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/
default.htm or https://
www.regulations.gov.
Dated: June 13, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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Control Act) (Pub. L. 111–31) amends
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (the FD&C Act) to grant FDA
authority to regulate the manufacture,
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legal guardian of each youth, to collect
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media use. Because the cohort aged over
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2016-D-1490]
Quality Attribute Considerations for Chewable Tablets; Draft
Guidance 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 a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Quality
Attribute Considerations for Chewable Tablets.'' This guidance
describes the
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Agency's thinking on the critical quality attributes that should be
assessed when developing a chewable tablet dosage form and recommends
that the selected acceptance criteria be appropriate and meaningful
indicators of product performance throughout the shelf life of the
product.
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 August 16, 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, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2016-D-1490 for ``Quality Attribute Considerations for Chewable
Tablets.'' 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: Nallaperumal Chidambaram, Center for
Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 3112, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-1339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry
entitled ``Quality Attribute Considerations for Chewable Tablets.''
Chewable tablets are an immediate release oral dosage form intended to
be chewed and then swallowed by the patient, rather than swallowed
whole. They should be designed to have a pleasant taste and be easily
chewed and swallowed. Chewable tablets should be safe and easy to use
in a diverse patient population, pediatric, adults, or elderly
patients, who are unable or unwilling to swallow intact tablets due to
the size of the tablet or difficulty with swallowing. In addition,
certain tablets must be chewed before swallowing to avoid choking and
to ensure the release of the active ingredient. The availability of
safe, easy-to-use dosage forms is important in clinical practice, and
chewable tablet formulations are available as both over-the-counter and
prescription drug products.
A review of numerous applications for chewable tablet drug products
revealed that in certain cases, critical quality attributes such as
hardness, disintegration, and dissolution were not given as much
consideration as may have been warranted. This draft guidance describes
the critical quality attributes that should be assessed when developing
a chewable tablet dosage form. No single quality characteristic should
be considered sufficient to control the performance of a chewable
tablet. Instead, the goal should be to develop the proper combination
of these attributes to ensure the performance of the chewable tablet
for its intended use.
This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on Quality
Attribute Considerations for Chewable Tablets. It does not establish
any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You
can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the
applicable statutes and regulations.
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II. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This draft guidance refers to previously approved collections of
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The
collection of information in investigational new drug applications is
approved under OMB control number 0910-0014; the collection of
information (including prescription drug labeling) in new drug
applications and abbreviated new drug applications, as well as
supplements to these applications, is approved under OMB control number
0910-0001; the collection of biologics license applications is approved
under OMB control number 0910-0338; and the format and content of
prescription drug labeling is approved under OMB control number 0910-
0572.
III. 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: June 13, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-14354 Filed 6-16-16; 8:45 am]
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