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CVM GFI #137 Analytical Methods Description for Type C Medicated Feeds

FinalCenter for Veterinary Medicine05/08/2007

Description

Section 512 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 360b) establishes the requirements for new animal drug approval. FDA regulations specify the information you must submit as part of your new animal drug application (NADA) and the proper format for the NADA submission. 21 CFR part 514. As part of your NADA submission, you must include a “detailed description of the collection of samples and the analytical procedures to which they are subjected.” 21 CFR 514.1(b)(5)(vii). This should include a description of practicable methods of analysis that have adequate sensitivity to determine the amount of the new animal drug in the final dosage form. 21 CFR 514.1(b)(5)(vii)(a).

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

3
Type C Medicated Feeds

Complete feeds that can be fed as is.

Type A Medicated Articles

The primary product category covered by this guidance; Subject of the bioequivalence guidance for poorly soluble APIs.

Type B Medicated Feeds

Supplements or intermediates that must be diluted.

Stakeholders

2
Sponsor

Entity responsible for submitting applications under section 524B

Analyst

determines frequency and acceptance criteria of system suitability evaluations; person who modifies instrument conditions during robustness testing

Regulatory Context

Attributes

6
Retention Times

The time a drug takes to pass through the column, used for identification.

Linearity

Performance characteristic to be validated

Drug Concentration

The calculated amount of drug in the feed, defined by specific units and equations.

Shelf life

Determined by the sponsor for the investigational product.; investigational product(s) are stable over the period of use and only used within the current shelf life

Potency

Measurement of potency for biological products

Peak Shape

A chromatographic performance criterion used to evaluate the acceptability of results.

Identified Hazards

Hazards

1
Hazardous chemicals

specific procedures for the safe handling of hazardous chemicals and reagents

Related CFR Sections (1)

  • 21CFR514.1§ 514.1 Applications.

    (a) Applications to be filed under section 512(b) of the act shall be submitted in the form and contain the information described in paragraph (b) of this section, as appropriate to support the particular submission. If any part of the application is in a foreign language, an accurate and complete ERead full regulation →

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