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Clinical Pharmacology Labeling for Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products — Content and Format

FinalCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research12/05/2016

Description

This guidance is intended to assist applicants in preparing the CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY section of prescription drug labeling (henceforth referred to as labeling) to meet regulatory requirements and ensure appropriate consistency in the format and content of this section for all prescription drugs approved by FDA.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

2
Fixed dose combination products

Products including previously approved individual components

Biological Products

Requires analytical comparability per ICH Q5E

Stakeholders

1
Applicant

Entity submitting development data and knowledge; Entity performing the work process for change

Regulatory Context

Attributes

7
Central Tendency and Variation

Presentation of information in labeling

Tmax

time to reach peak exposure

Half-life

Property used to determine maintenance dose intervals and safety monitoring

AUC

AUC or Cmin may correlate with efficacy

Cmax

Cmax may be more informative for safety

Steady state blood concentrations

Time to stable PD effect

Dose-response relationship

Nature of the PD effect dependency

Identified Hazards

Hazards

1
Toxicity

Assessment of toxicity required in a 351(k) BLA

Related CFR Sections (3)

See Also (8)

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