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Posted 22 December 2016 | By Zachary Brennan
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced the latest batch of new draft guidance for the generic drug industry with 31 product-specific bioequivalence (BE) recommendations and 13 revisions to prior recommendations.
The recommendations, which have been released on an ongoing basis since 2010, provide product-specific guidance on the design of BE studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs).
The new guidance is for the following active ingredients: 1. Adapalene; benzoyl peroxide 2. Amphetamine 3. Betamethasone valerate 4. Budesonide 5. Cephalexin 6. Cetirizine hydrochloride 7. Clozapine 8. Colchicine 9. Doxycycline hyclate 10. Emtricitabine; Rilpivirine hydrochloride; Tenofovir alafenamide fumarate 11. Emtricitabine; Tenofovir alafenamide fumarate 12. Epinephrine 13. Esomeprazole Magnesium 14. Ethiodized oil 15. Fenofibrate 16. Fluocinonide 17. Fluoxetine hydrochloride 18. Halcinonide 19. Ibuprofen; pseudoephedrine hydrochloride 20. Lidocaine 21. Morphine sulfate 22. Nicotine polacrilex 23. Nitisinone 24. Omega-3-acid ethyl esters type A 25. Oxycodone 26. Panobinostat lactate 27. Perampanel 28. Pimavanserin tartrate 29. Prazosin hydrochloride 30. Simvastatin 31. Tofacitinib citrate
And the revised draft product-specific BE recommendations include: Acyclovir; Albuterol sulfate; Buprenorphine hydrochloride, Naloxone hydrochloride (multiple reference listed drugs); Cobicistat, Darunavir ethanolate; Divalproex sodium (multiple reference listed drugs); Levomilnacipran hydrochloride; Medroxyprogesterone acetate; Nepafenac (multiple reference listed drugs); Omega-3-acid ethyl esters; Omega-3-carboxylic acids; Ruxolitinib phosphate; Tedizolid phosphate; and Venlafaxine hydrochloride.
The federal docket of previous BE product-specific recommendations can be viewed here and the specific guidance documents can be viewed at Product-Specific Recommendations for Generic Drug Development.
Tags: BE studies, generic drug guidance from FDA, active ingredients
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