
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12502-12504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05347]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0369]


Product-Specific Bioequivalence Recommendations; Draft and 
Revised Draft Guidances for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is 
announcing the availability of additional draft and revised draft 
product-specific bioequivalence (BE) recommendations. The 
recommendations provide product-specific guidance on the design of BE 
studies to support abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). In the 
Federal Register of June 11, 2010, FDA announced the availability of a 
guidance for industry entitled ``Bioequivalence Recommendations for 
Specific Products,'' which explained the process that would be used to 
make product-specific BE recommendations available to the public on 
FDA's Web site. The BE recommendations identified in this notice were 
developed using the process described in that guidance.

DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR

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10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comments on 
these draft and revised draft guidances before it begins work on the 
final versions of the guidances, submit either electronic or written 
comments on the draft and revised draft product-specific BE 
recommendations listed in this notice by May 8, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the individual 
BE guidances to the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New 
Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 
20993-0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that 
office in processing your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section for electronic access to the draft guidance recommendations.
    Submit electronic comments on the draft product-specific BE 
recommendations to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments 
to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Xiaoqiu Tang, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 4730, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-5850.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of June 11, 2010 (75 FR 33311), FDA 
announced the availability of a guidance for industry entitled 
``Bioequivalence Recommendations for Specific Products,'' which 
explained the process that would be used to make product-specific BE 
recommendations available to the public on FDA's Web site at http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm.
    As described in that guidance, FDA adopted this process as a means 
to develop and disseminate product-specific BE recommendations and 
provide a meaningful opportunity for the public to consider and comment 
on those recommendations. Under that process, draft recommendations are 
posted on FDA's Web site and announced periodically in the Federal 
Register. The public is encouraged to submit comments on those 
recommendations within 60 days of their announcement in the Federal 
Register. FDA considers any comments received, and either publishes 
final recommendations or publishes revised draft recommendations for 
comment. Recommendations were last announced in the Federal Register on 
December 30, 2014 (79 FR 78447). This notice announces draft product-
specific recommendations, either new or revised, that are posted on 
FDA's Web site.

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

    FDA is announcing the availability of a new draft guidance for 
industry on product-specific BE recommendations for drug products 
containing the following active ingredients:

Table 1--New Draft Product-Specific BE Recommendations for Drug Products
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A..............................  Avanafil.
                                 Azilsartan medoxomil; Chlorthalidone.
B..............................  Buprenorphine hydrochloride; Naloxone
                                  hydrochloride.
C..............................  Chlorpheniramine maleate; Ibuprofen;
                                  Phenylephrine hydrochloride.
                                 Cyclosporine (multiple reference listed
                                  drugs).
D..............................  Deferiprone.
                                 Desoximetasone.
                                 Diclofenac.
                                 Dorzolamide.
                                 Doxepin hydrochloride.
E..............................  Eltrombopag olamine.
                                 Emtricitabine; Rilpivirine
                                  hydrochloride; Tenofovir disoproxil
                                  fumarate.
F..............................  Flucinolone acetonide; Hydroquinone;
                                  Tretinoin.
I..............................  Ibrutinib.
                                 Ibuprofen.
                                 Ipratropium bromide.
                                 Isosorbide dinitrate.
                                 Isotretinoin.
                                 Ivacaftor.
L..............................  Loperamide hydrochloride (multiple
                                  reference listed drugs and dosage
                                  forms).
M..............................  Minocycline hydrochloride.
N..............................  Naproxen sodium; Diphenhydramine
                                  hydrochloride.
O..............................  Oseltamivir phosphate.
                                 Oxybutynin chloride.
P..............................  Potassium chloride.
                                 Praziquantel.
                                 Pyrimethamine.
S..............................  Sodium polystyrene sulfonate
                                 Spinosad.
                                 Sucroferric oxyhydroxide.
T..............................  Ticagrelor.
                                 Topiramate (multiple reference listed
                                  drugs).
V..............................  Vigabatrin.
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III. Drug Products for Which Revised Draft Product-Specific BE 
Recommendations Are Available

    FDA is announcing the availability of a revised draft guidance for 
industry on product-specific BE recommendations for drug products 
containing the following active ingredients:

   Table 2--Revised Draft Product-Specific BE Recommendations for Drug
                                Products
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B..............................  Brimonidine tartrate (multiple
                                  reference listed drugs).
                                 Brimonidine tartrate; Brinzolamide.
                                 Brinzolamide.
                                 Budesonide.
C..............................  Carbamazepine (multiple reference
                                  listed drugs and dosage forms).
                                 Ciprofloxacin; dexamethasone.
D..............................  Dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride.
                                 Dextroamphetamine sulfate.
                                 Doxepin hydrochloride.
G..............................  Gabapentin.
I..............................  Isotretinoin.
M..............................  Methylphenidate hydrochloride.
                                 Mirtazapine.
N..............................  Nisoldipine.
P..............................  Paliperidone.
T..............................  Teriflunomide.
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    For a complete history of previously published Federal Register 
notices related to product-specific BE recommendations, go to http://www.regulations.gov and enter Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0369.
    These draft and revised draft guidances are being issued consistent 
with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). These 
guidances represent the Agency's current thinking on product-specific 
design of BE studies to support ANDAs. They do not create or confer any 
rights for or on any person and do 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.

IV. Comments

    Interested persons may submit either electronic comments on any of 
the specific BE recommendations posted on FDA's Web site to http://www.regulations.gov or written comments to the Division of Dockets 
Management (see ADDRESSES). It is only necessary to send one set of 
comments. Identify comments with the docket number found in brackets in 
the heading of this document. The guidances, notices, and received 
comments may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and

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will be posted to the docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

V. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the document at 
either http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm or http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: March 3, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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