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CDER NEWS
Drug Approvals
April 2,  2010
  • Advicor (niacin and lovastatin) Extended-Release Tablets, Abbott Laboratories, Manufacturing Change or Addition
  • Metaxalone Tablets, Sandoz, Inc., Approval
  • Patanase (olopatadine hydrochloride) Nasal Spray, Alcon Research, Ltd., Efficacy Supplement with Clinical Data to Support
  • Sustiva (efavirenz) Tablets, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Labeling Revision
  • Sustiva (efavirenz) Capsules, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Labeling Revision
  • Taclonex (calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate) Ointment, LEO Pharmaceuticals Products, Ltd., Labeling Revision
  • Verelan (verapamil hydrochloride) Extended-Release Capsules, Elan Drug Delivery, Inc., Labeling Revision
  • Vusion (miconazole nitrate, zinc oxide and white petrolatum) Ointment, Stiefel Laboratories, Inc., Labeling Revision

April 1,  2010

  • Abacavir Sulfate and Lamivudine Tablets, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Tentative Approval
  • Asclera (polidocanol) Injection, Chemische Fabrik Kreussler & Co., Approval
  • Clindamycin Phosphate Foam, Cobrek Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Approval
  • Exforge (amlodipine besylate and valsartan) Tablets, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., Labeling Revision
  • Isoptin SR (verapamil hydrochloride) Extended-Release Tablets, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., Labeling Revision
  • Moexipril Hydrochloride Tablets, Glenmark Generics Ltd., Approval 

March 31,  2010

  • Arixtra (fondaparinux sodium) Subcutaneous Injection, GlaxoSmithKline, Labeling Revision
  • Benztropine Mesylate Injection, PharmaForce, Inc., Approval
  • Benztropine Mesylate Tablets, InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Approval
  • Isentress (raltegravir potassium) Tablets, Merck Sharp Dohme, Labeling Revision
  • Lotrel (amlodipine besylate and benazapril hydrochloride) Capsules, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., Labeling Revision
  • Neomycin Sulfate Tablets, Oman Pharmaceutical Products Co. LLC, Approval

March 30,  2010

CDER Meetings
  • 4th Annual FDA/DIA Statistics Forum, April 19-21, 2010, Bethesda, MD. Meeting information and registration
  • 2010 PDA/FDA Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Workshop - Enough Talk: Let's Find and Implement Solutions, April 26-28, 2010, Hyatt Regency Bethesda, 7400 Wisconsin Ave, 1 Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD 20814. Meeting information and registration
  • Public Hearing on Expanded Access of Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents (DAAs) for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in Patients with Unmet Medical Need, April 30, 2010, Hilton Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.  Meeting information
  • FDA and PAT for Pharma Manufacturing: FDA-Partnering with Industry; a joint FDA/URI College of Pharmacy conference, Bethesda, Maryland, Hyatt Regency Bethesda, May 11-12, 2010. Meeting information and registration
  • FDA Orphan Drugs Workshops, February 25-26, 2010, Claremont, CA; August 3-4, 2010, Minneapolis, MN. Meeting Brochure (PDF - 91 KB)
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Weekly CFR Rule Changes -
Thursday - 814, 824, 5, 10, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1010, 1020, 1030, 1040, and
1050
Wednesday - 558
Tuesday - 558
Monday - 14

Fri, April 02, 2010
RULES - NONE

 
NOTICES
Meetings:
     National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System
     16817 [2010–7496]   [TEXT]  [PDF]
 
Thurs, April 01, 2010
RULES
Medical Devices; Pediatric Uses of Devices:
     Requirement for Submission of Information on Pediatric Subpopulations That Suffer From a Disease, et al.
     16347–16351 [2010–7193]   [TEXT]  [PDF]

Ophthalmic and Topical Dosage Form New Animal Drugs:
16346–16347 [2010–7163]   [TEXT]  [PDF]
     
Revision of Organization and Conforming Changes to Regulations
16353–16357 [2010–7282]   [TEXT]  [PDF]

Technical Amendments:
     Administrative Practices and Procedures; Good Guidance Practices
     16345–16346 [2010–7286]   [TEXT]  [PDF]
     Medical Devices
     16351–16353 [2010–7288]   [TEXT]  [PDF]

PROPOSED RULES
Beverages:
     Bottled Water; Reopening of Comment Period
     16363–16365 [2010–7292]   [TEXT]  [PDF]

Medical Devices;
     Requirement for Submission of Information on Pediatric Subpopulations That Suffer From a Disease, etc.
     16365–16370 [2010–7192]   [TEXT]  [PDF]
 
NOTICES - NONE

 
Wed, March 31, 2010
RULES
New Animal Drugs:
     Removal of Obsolete and Redundant Regulations
     16001–16002 [2010–7108]   [TEXT]  [PDF]
 
NOTICES
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:
     Export of Food and Drug Administration Regulated Products; Export Certificates
     16137–16138 [2010–7111]   [TEXT]  [PDF]

Meetings:
     Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee
     16148–16149 [2010–7113]   [TEXT]  [PDF]
     Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee
     16151 [2010–7114]   [TEXT]  [PDF]

Public Workshop:
     Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
     16157–16158 [2010–7151]   [TEXT]  [PDF]
 
Tue, March 30, 2010
RULES
New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal Feeds; CFR Correction
15610 [2010–7095]   [TEXT]  [PDF]

PROPOSED RULES
Revisions of Requirements for Constituent Materials
15639–15642 [2010–7073]   [TEXT]  [PDF]
 
NOTICES
Meetings:
     Voting and Nonvoting Consumer Representative Members on Public Advisory Committees and Panels
     15714 [2010–6967]   [TEXT]  [PDF]
 
Mon, March 29, 2010
RULES
Advisory Committees; Technical Amendment
15342–15343 [2010–6861]   [TEXT]  [PDF]

PROPOSED RULES
Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisements:
     Presentation of the Major Statement in Television and Radio Advertisements in a Clear, Conspicuous, and Neutral Manner
     15376–15387 [2010–6996]   [TEXT]  [PDF]
Veterinary Feed Directive
15387–15388 [2010–6872]   [TEXT]  [PDF]
 
NOTICES
Food and Drug Administration/Xavier University Global Medical Device Conference
15439–15440 [2010–6865]   [TEXT]  [PDF]

Guidance for Industry:
     Standards for Securing the Drug Supply Chain Standardized Numerical Identification for Prescription Drug Packages
     15440–15441 [2010–6863]   [TEXT]  [PDF]

Public Workshops:
     Advancing the Development of Diagnostic Tests and Biomarkers for Tuberculosis
     15443–15444 [2010–6864]   [TEXT]  [PDF]
 
 
 

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