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Variations in Drug Products that May Be Included in a Single ANDA

FinalCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research12/01/1998

Description

This guidance is intended to provide information to applicants on certain specific variations of a drug product that should be included in a single abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) and describe the general factors to be considered when determining whether single or multiple ANDAs should be submitted.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

5
Pharmacy Bulk Packages

Sterile preparations for dispensing single doses to many patients in a pharmacy admixture program.

Topical products

UVB-induced phototoxicity is more relevant for topical products

Transdermal Products

Drug products delivered through the skin; Patch-based delivery systems

Parenteral Products

Products requiring visual inspection for particulate matter

Solid Oral Dosage Forms

Subject of the minor changes guidance

Stakeholders

1
Applicant

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

Regulatory Context

Attributes

4
RLD

Reference Listed Drug used as the comparator in bioequivalence studies.

Tonicity

Property maintained by inactive ingredients in parenteral formulations

Dosage Form

Field B.2.2.2 describing the physical form of the VMP

Strength

controls in place to maintain the strength, composition, and purity

Related CFR Sections (1)

See Also (8)

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