Guidance for Industry on the Submission of Summary Bioequivalence Data for Abbreviated New Drug Applications; Availability

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Submission of Summary Bioequivalence Data for Abbreviated New Drug Applications." The guidance is intended to assist abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) applicants in complying with the requirements in the final rule on the submission of bioequivalence data that published in the Federal Register in January 2009 (74 FR 2849, January 16, 2009). The final rule requires ANDA applicants to submit data from all bioequivalence studies (BE studies) the applicant conducts on a drug product formulation submitted for approval, including both studies that demonstrate and studies that fail to demonstrate that a generic product meets the current bioequivalence criteria. The guidance provides recommendations to applicants planning to include BE studies for submission in ANDAs and is applicable to BE studies conducted during both preapproval and postapproval periods.