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Naming of Drug Products Containing Salt Drug Substances

FinalCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research06/17/2015

Description

This guidance for industry is intended to help you, the sponsor, understand how products with 16 active ingredients that are salts may be affected by CDER’s implementation of the United States 17 Pharmacopeia (USP) policy entitled,Monograph Naming Policy for Salt Drug Substances in18Drug Products and Compounded Preparations2(the USP Salt Policy). Your involvement with 19 the implementation of this policy helps to ensure drug product naming that is consistent with the 20 USP Salt Policy, which became effective on May 1, 2013.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

2
Biological Product

Regulated under section 351(i) of the PHS Act; Virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, vaccine, or protein applicable to prevention or treatment; Alternative regulation category for products meeting device definition

Prescription Drug Product

Products subject to program fees; Specific strength or potency of a drug in final dosage form

Stakeholders

2
BBB packaging services

Distributor listed in the sample label.

ABC Limited

Manufacturer listed in the sample label.

Regulatory Context

Attributes

3
USP controlled room temperature

Storage condition requirement for the drug product.

Strength

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

Established Name

Naming format required for other products in the combination regimen.

Related CFR Sections (4)

Related Warning Letters (4)

  • Finished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/Misbranded/Adulterated

    Guangzhou Zhongkebaishi Health Industry Co., Ltd.

    2022-04-26
  • CGMP/Finished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/Misbranded/Adulterated

    Notarika, S.A. de C.V.

    2021-10-12
  • Finished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/Misbranded/Adulterated

    Guangzhou Minghui Cosmetics Co., Ltd.

    2021-07-13
  • Finished Pharmaceuticals/Unapproved New Drug/Misbranded/Adulterated

    Distribuidora Lagunera del Norte S.A. de C.V.

    2021-03-30

See Also (8)