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ANDAs: Stability Testing of Drug Substances and Products

FinalCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research06/20/2013
Stability Testing

Description

This guidance recommends that abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) submitted under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and the drug master files (DMFs) that support ANDAs, follow the stability recommendations provided in the International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) stability guidances.

Key Topics

Terms and concepts identified from this document

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

1
Drug Product

RTRT and CTD sections apply to drug products

Stakeholders

1
Applicant

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

Regulatory Context

Regulatory Activities

1
ANDA

Abbreviated New Drug Application

Document Types

1
Drug Master File

A submission to FDA that may be used to provide confidential information about facilities or processes.; cross-referencing a DMF in a BLA

Attributes

2
Small Scale Batch

two pilot scale batches and one small scale batch

Pilot Scale Batch

Submit data from three pilot scale batches

Technical Details

Substances

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Drug Substance

Postapproval changes to drug substances; the active pharmaceutical ingredient being modified; Evaluation of physical properties for drug substance; Active ingredient intended to furnish pharmacological activity; The molecule or ion responsible for the physiological or pharmacological action.; The active pharmaceutical ingredient subject to postapproval changes

Testing Methods

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Statistical Analysis

plan for evaluating equivalent or improved performance

Processes

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Commercial Process

Manufacture and package the drug product using principles representative of the commercial process

Standards & References

Specifications

2
Long-term Conditions

25±2°C, 60±5% RH

Accelerated Conditions

6 months of data that include accelerated and long-term conditions

ICH References (5)

ICH Q1E

Evaluation of Stability Data

ICH Q1D

Bracketing and Matrixing Designs for Stability Testing of New Drug Substances and Products

ICH Q1C

Stability Testing for New Dosage Forms

ICH Q1B

Photostability Testing of New Drug Substances and Products

ICH Q1A (R2)

Stability Testing of New Drug Substances and Products

Related MFDS Guidelines

Korean regulatory guidelines covering similar topics

See Also (8)

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