[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 104 (Thursday, May 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30386-30388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10491]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2007D-0168]


Draft Guidances for Industry Describing Product-Specific 
Bioequivalence Recommendations; Availability

AGENCY:  Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of draft guidances for 
industry that describe recommendations on how to design bioequivalence 
(BE) studies for 200 specific drug products to support abbreviated new 
drug applications (ANDAs). These draft guidances are being made 
available

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concurrently with the publication of a draft guidance for industry 
entitled ``Draft Guidance for Industry--Bioequivalence Recommendations 
for Specific Products'' (product specific BE recommendations). This 
draft guidance describes the new process for making available guidance 
on product-specific BE studies. Under the process described in the 
draft guidance, draft and final product-specific BE study guidance will 
be made available on the FDA Web site. FDA believes that making this 
information available on the Internet will streamline the guidance 
process and provide a meaningful opportunity for the public to consider 
and comment on product-specific BE study recommendations. Elsewhere in 
this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing the availability 
of a related guidance document entitled ``Draft Guidance for Industry--
Bioequivalence Recommendations for Specific Products.''

DATES:  Submit written or electronic comments on the draft guidances by 
September 28, 2007. General comments on agency guidance documents are 
welcome at any time.

ADDRESSES:  Submit written requests for single copies of draft product-
specific BE study guidances to the Division of Drug Information (HFD-
240), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Send one self-
addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your 
requests. Submit written comments on the draft guidance to the Division 
of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 
Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments 
to http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments. See the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section for electronic access to the draft guidance 
document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doan T. Nguyen, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research (HFD-600), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 
Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 301-827-0495.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    To receive approval for an ANDA, an applicant generally must 
demonstrate, among other things, that its product has the same active 
ingredient, dosage form, strength, route of administration and 
conditions of use as the listed drug, and that the proposed drug 
product is bioequivalent to the reference listed drug (21 U.S.C. 
355(j)(2)(A); 21 CFR 314.94(a)). Bioequivalent drug products show no 
significant difference in the rate and extent of absorption of the 
therapeutic ingredient (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(8); 21 CFR 320.1(e)). BE 
studies are undertaken in support of ANDA submissions with the goal of 
demonstrating BE between a proposed generic drug product and its 
reference listed drug. The regulations governing BE are provided at 21 
CFR in part 320.
    The draft guidance entitled ``Bioequivalence Recommendations for 
Specific Products'' describes the following process for making 
available draft and final product-specific BE recommendations:
     FDA will develop product-specific BE recommendations and 
post them on the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) 
guidance page (http://www.fda.gov/cder/index.html) in draft to 
facilitate public consideration and comment. The recommendations can be 
viewed by clicking on the URL associated with the ``Bioequivalence 
Recommendations for Specific Products'' guidance on the CDER guidance 
page or on the Office of Generic Drugs Page (see www.fda.gov/cder/ogd/index.htm). Users can also search for a specific product BE 
recommendation using the search tool on the CDER guidance page.
     Newly posted draft and final BE recommendations will be 
announced in the ``Newly Added Guidance Documents'' list, which is 
posted monthly on the CDER guidance page.
     The agency will issue a notice in the Federal Register 
announcing the availability on the FDA web site of new product-specific 
draft and final BE recommendations. The notice will identify a comment 
period for the recommendations.
     Comments on product-specific BE recommendations will be 
considered in developing final BE recommendations.
     The BE recommendations will be revised as appropriate to 
ensure that the most up-to-date BE information is available to the 
public.
    FDA is making the first group of draft product-specific BE 
recommendations available concurrently with the issuance of the draft 
guidance document describing the process.

II. Drug Products for Which Draft Product-Specific BE Recommendations 
Are Available

    The FDA is making available draft recommendations for drug products 
containing the following active ingredients:

A
Abacavir Sulfate
Abacavir Sulfate; Lamivudine; Zidovudine
Acamprosate Calcium
Acitretin
Acyclovir
Almotriptan Malate
Alosetron HCl
Alprazolam
Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate; Benazepril HCl
Amoxicillin; Clavulanate Potassium
Anagrelide HCl
Anastrozole
Aprepitant
Atazanavir Sulfate
Atomoxetine HCl
Atorvastatin Calcium
 
B
Benzonatate
Benzphetamine HCl
Bicalutamide
Bisoprolol Fumarate
Bisoprolol Fumarate; Hydrochlorothiazide
 
C
Candesartan Cilexetil
Candesartan Cilexetil; Hydrochlorothiazide
Carbamazepine
Carbidopa; Entacapone; Levodopa
Carvedilol
Cefditoren Pivoxil
Celecoxib
Cetirizine HCl
Cevimeline HCl
Cilostazol
Cinacalcet HCl
Clarithromycin
Clonidine HCl
Clopidogrel
 
D
Danazol
Dantrolene Sodium
Darifenacin HBr
Deferasirox
Desloratadine
Dextromethorphan Polistirex
Diclofenac Sodium; Misoprostol
Dicloxacillin Sodium
Didanosine (multiple dosage forms)
Digoxin
Dipyridamole
Divalproex Sodium
Dofetilide
Donepezil HCl
Doxazosin Mesylate
Drospirenone; Estradiol
Duloxetine HCl (multiple dosage forms)
Dutasteride
 
E
Efavirenz (multiple dosage forms)
Emtricitabine
Entacapone
Entecavir
Eplerenone
Erlotinib HCl
Escitalopram Oxalate
Esomeprazole Magnesium
Etidronate Disodium
Exemestane
 
F
Famotidine (multiple dosage forms)
Felbamate (multiple dosage forms)
Fenofibrate
Fexofenadine HCl (multiple dosage forms)
Flavoxate HCl
Fluconazole
Fluoxetine HCl; Olanzapine

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Fosamprenavir Calcium
Fosinopril Sodium; Hydrochlorothiazide
 
G
Gabapentin (multiple dosage forms)
Galantamine HBr
Ganciclovir
Gemifloxacin Mesylate
Glimepiride
Glipizide; Metformin HCl
Glyburide; Metformin HCl
Granisetron HCl
 
H
Hydrochlorothiazide
Hydrochlorothiazide; Lisinopril
Hydrochlorothiazide; Losartan Potassium
Hydrochlorothiazide; Moexipril HCl
Hydrochlorothiazide; Olmesartan Medoxomil
Hydrochlorothiazide; Valsartan
 
I
Ibandronate Sodium
Ibuprofen; Pseudoephedrine HCl
Indinavir Sulfate
Irbesartan
Isosorbide Mononitrate
Isradipine (multiple dosage forms)
Itraconazole
 
L
Lamivudine
Lamivudine; Zidovudine
Lamotrigine (multiple dosage forms)
Leflunomide
Liothyronine Sodium
Losartan Potassium
 
M
Mefloquine HCl
Meloxicam (multiple dosage forms)
Mercaptopurine
Mesalamine
Metaxalone
Metformin HCl
Metformin HCl; Pioglitazone HCl
Miglustat
Mirtazapine
Modafinil
Moexipril HCl
Montelukast Sodium
Morphine Sulfate
Mycophenolate Mofetil
Mycophenolate Mofetil HCl
 
N
Nabumetone
Nateglinide
Nelfinavir Mesylate
Nevirapine
 
O
Olanzapine
Olmesartan Medoxomil
Olsalazine Sodium
Omeprazole (multiple dosage forms)
Omeprazole Magnesium
Ondansetron (multiple dosage forms)
Oxcarbazepine (multiple dosage forms)
 
P
Pantoprazole Sodium
Perindopril Erbumine
Pilocarpine HCl
Pravastatin Sodium
 
Q
Quetiapine Fumarate
Quinapril HCl
 
R
Raloxifene HCl
Ramipril
Ribavirin (multiple dosage forms)
Rifampin
Riluzole
Risedronate Sodium; Calcium Chloride
Risedronate Sodium
Risperidone
Ritonavir
Rizatriptan Benzoate
Rosiglitazone Maleate
Rosuvastatin Calcium
 
S
Sertraline HCl
Sibutramine HCl
Sildenafil Citrate
Simvastatin
Sirolimus
Stavudine
Sulfamethoxazole; Trimethoprim
Sumatriptan Succinate
 
T
Tacrolimus
Tadalafil
Tamsulosin HCl
Telithromycin
Telmisartan
Terbinafine HCl
Testosterone
Ticlopidine HCl
Tizanidine HCl
Tolterodine Tartrate
Topiramate (multiple dosage forms)
Torsemide
Tramadol HCl
Tramadol HCl; Acetaminophen
Trandolapril
Triamterene
 
V
Valacyclovir HCl
Valsartan
Vardenafil HCl
Venlafaxine HCl
Verapamil HCl (multiple dosage forms)
Voriconazole
 
Z
Zaleplon
Zidovudine (multiple dosage forms)
Ziprasidone HCl
Zolpidem Tartrate
 
 

    These draft guidances are available on the CDER guidance page and 
may be viewed by clicking on the URL associated with the draft 
``Bioequivalence Recommendations for Specific Products'' guidance on 
the CDER guidance page or on the Office of Generic Drugs Page (see 
www.fda.gov/cder/ogd/index.htm). Users can also search for a specific 
product BE recommendation using the search tool on the CDER guidance 
page.
    These draft guidances are being issued consistent with FDA's good 
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidances 
represent the agency's current thinking on the design of product-
specific bioequivalence studies to support ANDAs. Guidance does not 
create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate 
to bind FDA or the public. An alternative approach may be used if such 
approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and 
regulations.

III. Comments

    Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management 
(see ADDRESSES) written or electronic comments on the draft guidance. 
Two copies of mailed comments are to be submitted, except that 
individuals may submit one copy. Comments are to be identified with the 
docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document. The 
draft guidance and received comments are available for public 
examination in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday.

IV. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the draft product-
specific BE recommendations at either http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/index.htm or http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/default.htm.

    Dated: May 22, 2007.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E7-10491 Filed 5-30-07; 8:45 am]
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