Compounding Animal Drugs From Bulk Drug Substances; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of draft guidance for industry (GFI) #256 entitled "Compounding Animal Drugs from Bulk Drug Substances." The draft guidance, if finalized, will describe FDA's current thinking about compounding animal drugs from bulk drug substances. FDA has generally exercised enforcement discretion with regard to animal drug compounding from bulk drug substances under certain circumstances when no other medically appropriate treatment options exist. This draft guidance, a continuation of this practice, is intended to provide additional information and clarity to veterinarians and pharmacists about FDA's current thinking with respect to animal drug compounding from bulk drug substances. FDA previously published draft guidance on this issue for public comment in May 2015 (Draft GFI #230, "Compounding Animal Drugs from Bulk Drug Substances"). We received over 150 comments on that draft guidance. Based on those comments, we decided to withdraw the May 2015 draft guidance and publish this draft guidance for public comment.