[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-7246]


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[Federal Register: March 29, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Docket No. 94N-0112]

 

Drug Export; PHOTOLEX PlusTM Broad Spectrum Sunscreen Lotion

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that 
Allergan Herbert, Division of Allergan, Inc., has filed an application 
requesting approval for the export of the human drug PHOTOPLEX 
PlusTM Broad Spectrum Sunscreen Lotion to Canada.

ADDRESSES: Relevant information on this application may be directed to 
the Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 
rm. 1-23, 12420 Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD 20857, and to the contact 
person identified below. Any future inquiries concerning the export of 
human drugs under the Drug Export Amendments Act of 1986 should also be 
directed to the contact person.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:James E. Hamilton, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research (HFD-313), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-594-2073.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The drug export provisions in section 802 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C. 382) 
provide that FDA may approve applications for the export of human drugs 
that are not currently approved in the United States. Section 
802(b)(3)(B) of the act sets forth the requirements that must be met in 
an application for approval. Section 802(b)(3)(C) of the act requires 
that the agency review the application within 30 days of its filing to 
determine whether the requirements of section 802(b)(3)(B) have been 
satisfied. Section 802(b)(3)(A) of the act requires that the agency 
publish a notice in the Federal Register within 10 days of the filing 
of an application for export to facilitate public participation in its 
review of the application. To meet this requirement, the agency is 
providing notice that Allergan Herbert, Division of Allergan, Inc., 
2525 Dupont Dr., P.O. Box 19534, Irvine, CA 92713, has filed an 
application requesting approval for the export of the human drug 
PHOTOPLEX PlusTM Broad Spectrum Sunscreen Lotion to Canada. This 
product is indicated for the protection of the skin where exposure to 
UVA and UVB light is contraindicated and offers adjuvant therapy for 
sun-sensitive dermatoses. The application was received and filed in the 
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research on December 7, 1993, which 
shall be considered the filing date for purposes of the act.
    Interested persons may submit relevant information on the 
application to the Dockets Management Branch (address above) in two 
copies (except that individuals may submit single copies) and 
identified with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of 
this document. These submissions may be seen in the Dockets Management 
Branch between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
    The agency encourages any person who submits relevant information 
on the application to do so by April 8, 1994, and to provide an 
additional copy of the submission directly to the contact person 
identified above, to facilitate consideration of the information during 
the 30-day review period.
    This notice is issued under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (sec. 802 (21 U.S.C. 382)) and under authority delegated to the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs (21 CFR 5.10) and redelegated to the 
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (21 CFR 5.44).

    Dated: March 17, 1994.
Raymond E. Hamilton,
Office of Compliance, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
[FR Doc. 94-7246 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]
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