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Controlled Correspondence Related to Generic Drug Development

FinalCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research03/18/2024

Description

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled “Controlled Correspondence Related to Generic Drug Development.”  This guidance provides information regarding the process by which generic drug manufacturers and related industry can submit controlled correspondence to FDA requesting information related to generic drug development and the Agency’s process for providing communications related to such correspondence.  This guidance also describes the process by which generic drug manufacturers and related industry can submit requests to clarify ambiguities in FDA’s controlled correspondence response and the Agency’s process for responding to those requests.  This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued on December 22, 2022.  This guidance replaces the guidance “Controlled Correspondence Related to Generic Drug Development” issued on December 17, 2020.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

7
Generic Drugs

topic of the guidance document

Parenteral Drug Product

Injectable products subject to specific inactive ingredient rules.

Combination Product

Products combining drug, device, or biological constituents; Generally recommended for Enhanced Documentation; Requires 14971-based framework incorporating ICH Q9; A drug-device combination where the device constituent part detects ingestion.

Drug-Device Combination Product

Requests related to the evaluation of the user interface; Products consisting of both a drug and a device constituent part.

Complex Product

Products with complex active ingredients or formulations

Reference Listed Drug

The drug product identified by the applicant for comparison; Comparison of ANDA product to RLD for pH adjuster differences

RLD

Reference Listed Drug used as the basis for an ANDA submission.

Stakeholders

5
Generic drug manufacturers

Entities that can submit controlled correspondence

authorized representative

Person authorized to submit requests on behalf of the manufacturer.

Requestor

Any person or group of persons marketing, manufacturing, processing, or developing a drug; Entity maintaining information for demonstrations of safety and effectiveness

Industry representatives

Entities that can submit controlled correspondence on behalf of manufacturers

Generic Drug Manufacturer

Entity submitting correspondence; Entities eligible to submit controlled correspondence.; Entity that may submit requests for clarification.

Regulatory Context

Attributes

6
Level 1 controlled correspondence

Standard controlled correspondence with a 60-day goal; Classification of the inquiry used to calculate the goal date.

Maximum Daily Dose

factor used to prioritize evaluation of at-risk drug products; Used to calculate concentration limits in ppm

Q1/Q2 Sameness

Qualitative and quantitative equivalence to the RLD; Qualitative and quantitative formulation sameness for complex products.

dosage form

The physical form of the drug product.

Level 2 controlled correspondence

Complex controlled correspondence with a 120-day goal; Classification of the inquiry used to calculate the goal date.

Goal Date

FDA performance metric for responding to submissions; The date by which FDA intends to respond to the controlled correspondence.

Identified Hazards

Hazards

1
Adverse Events

Safety concerns linked to inadequate servicing or remanufacturing

Related CFR Sections (4)

See Also (8)