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Compounded Drug Products That Are Essentially Copies of a Commercially Available Drug Product Under Section 503A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Guidance for Industry

FinalCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research01/19/2018

Description

To qualify for exemptions under section 503A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&CAct), a drug product must be compounded by a licensed pharmacist or physician who does not compoundregularly or in inordinate amounts any drug products that are essentially copies of a commerciallyavailable drug product, among other conditions. This guidance sets forth FDA’s policies regardingthis provision of section 503A, including the terms commercially available, essentially a copy of acommercially available drug product, and regularly or in inordinate amounts.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

5
Compounded Drug Products

Human drug products produced by pharmacies or outsourcing facilities

commercially available drug product

FDA-approved drugs available in the market; Marketed drug products that compounded drugs cannot essentially copy; The reference marketed drug used for comparison

biological products

Regulated by CDER and CBER

compounded drug product

Drugs produced by pharmacies that must meet 503A conditions

OTC medications

Over-the-counter medications evaluated under the drug monograph process

Stakeholders

5
licensed pharmacist

Individual compounding human drug products

licensed physician

Typically submit individual patient expanded access requests; The individual responsible for treating the patient under expanded access.; Healthcare provider seeking information for patients; doctor or clinical staff whom the patient can contact

prescribing practitioner

Determines significant difference for the patient; Determines if a change produces a significant difference for a patient

outsourcing facility

Facilities registered under section 503B that compound human drug products; entities that compound drugs under section 503B; Entities that compound drug products under section 503B

physician

medical professional requesting HCT/P for urgent need; requesting HCT/P based on urgent medical need

Regulatory Context

Attributes

3
dosage strength

Amount of active ingredient present in each dosage

three years

Recommended retention period for compounding records

bioequivalent

proposed product must be bioequivalent to the RLD

Identified Hazards

Hazards

2
insanitary conditions

Conditions whereby a drug may have been contaminated with filth

visible contamination

Contamination of raw materials or finished products

Related CFR Sections (2)

See Also (8)

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