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Guidance Documents

Guidance documents represent the Agency's current thinking on a particular subject. 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 statute, regulations, or both. For information on a specific guidance document, please contact the originating office.  Another method of obtaining guidance documents is through the Division of Drug Information.

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Title and Format
Subject
Type
Issue Date
Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Phase 1 Investigational Drugs [PDF] Current Good Manufacturing Practices Final 7/14/2008

Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format – Drug Establishment Registration and Drug Listing [PDF] or [HTML]

Electronic Submissions Draft
note*
7/10/2008

Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format –Postmarketing Individual Case Safety Reports [PDF] or [HTML]

*Technical specifications associated with this guidance will be provided as stand alone documents. They will be updated periodically independent of the guidance. To ensure that you have the most recent versions of the stand alone documents, check the appropriate center's guidance Web page. For CBER, this Web page is http://www.fda.gov/cber/esub/icsr.htm. For CDER, this Web page is http://www.fda.gov/cder/regulatory/ersr/#Postmarketing.

Electronic Submissions Draft
note*
6/11/2008
Updating Labeling for Susceptibility Test Information in Systemic Antibacterial Drug Products and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Devices [PDF] or [HTML]

Labeling
&
Clinical/Antimicrobial

Draft
note*
6/10/2008
Q3A(R) Impurities in New Drug Substances [PDF] or [HTML] International Conference on Harmonisation -Quality Final 6/6/2008
Indexing Structured Product Labeling [PDF] or [HTML] Electronic Submissions Final 6/2/2008
Good Reprint Practices for the Distribution of Medical Journal Articles and Medical or Scientific Reference Publications on Unapproved New Uses of Approved Drugs and Approved or Cleared Medical Devices [HTML] Procedural Draft
note*
2/2008

International Conference on Harmonisation; Guidance on E15 Pharmacogenomics Definitions and Sample Coding [HTML] or [PDF]

International Conference on Harmonisation - Efficacy Final 4/7/2008
Certifications To Accompany Drug, Biological Product, and Device
Applications/Submissions:Compliance with Section 4020) of
The Public Health Service Act,
Added By Title VIII of The Food and Drug Administration
Amendments Act of 2007
[PDF]

Procedural
&
FDAAA (Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act)

Draft
note*
4/2008

Coronary Drug-Eluting Stents-Nonclinical and Clinical Studies [PDF] or [HTML]

  • Coronary Drug-Eluting Stents — Nonclinical and Clinical Studies -Companion Document [PDF]

Combination Products Draft
note*
3/26/2008

S2(R1) Genotoxicity Testing and Data Interpretation for Pharmaceuticals Intended for Human Use [PDF] or [HTML]

International Conference on Harmonisation -Safety Draft
note*
3/24/2008
Hypertension Indication: Drug Labeling for Cardiovascular Outcome Claims [PDF] or [HTML] Labeling Draft
note*
3/12/2008
Nonclinical Safety Evaluation of Reformulated Drug Products and Products Intended for Administration by an Alternate Route [PDF] or [HTML] Pharm/Tox Draft
note*
3/7/2008
Diabetes Mellitus: Developing Drugs and Therapeutic Biologics for Treatment and Prevention [PDF] or [HTML] Clinical/Medical Draft
note*
2/29/2008
Container and Closure System Integrity Testing in Lieu of Sterility Testing as a Component of the Stability Protocol for Sterile Products [PDF] or [HTML] Procedural Final 2/22/2008

Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of Pharmacopoeial Texts for Use in the International Conference on Harmonisation Regions [PDF] or [HTML]

  • Annex I: Residue on Ignition/Sulphated Ash General Chapter [PDF] or [HTML]
International Conference on Harmonisation -Quality Final 2/20/2008
Safety Testing of Drug Metabolites [PDF] or [HTML] Pharm/Tox Final 2/14/2008

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Advertising

Title and Format Type Issue Date
Accelerated Approval Products: Submission of Promotional Materials  [PDF] Draft
note*
3/26/1999
Aerosol Steroid Product Safety Information in Prescription Drug Advertising and Promotional Labeling  [PDF] Final 12/1997
Brief Summary: Disclosing Risk Information in Consumer-Directed Print Advertisements [HTML] [PDF]
  • Labeling Example [PDF]
  • Labeling Example; Consumer-Friendly Version [PDF]
Draft
note*

2/4/2004
Consumer-Directed Broadcast Advertisements [HTML] or [PDF] Questions and Answers (Posted 8/6/1999) Final 8/1999
Consumer-Directed Broadcast Advertising of Restricted Devices [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice: [ TXT ] [ PDF ]
Draft
note*
1/26/2004
“Help-Seeking” and Other Disease Awareness Communications by or on Behalf of Drug and Device Firms [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice: [ TXT ] [ PDF ]
Draft
note*
1/26/2004
Industry-Supported Scientific and Educational Activities [HTML] or [PDF Final 12/3/1997
Product Name Placement, Size, and Prominence in Advertising and Promotional Labeling  [PDF] Draft
note*
1/1999

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Biopharmaceutics

Title and Format Type Issue Date
Bioanalytical Method Validation [HTML] or [PDF] Final 5/2001
Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies for Nasal Aerosols and Nasal Sprays for Local Action [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [ TXT ] [ PDF ]
  • Statistical Information from the June 1999 Draft Guidance and Statistical Information for In Vitro Bioequivalence Data   [PDF]
Draft
note*
4/2/2003
4/11/2003
Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies for Orally Administered Drug Products - General Considerations [HTML] or [PDF] Final 3/2003
Cholestyramine Powder in Vitro Bioequivalence [PDF] (Intermin Guidance)  Final 7/15/93
Clozapine Tablets: In Vivo Bioequivalence and In Vitro Dissolution Testing [HTML] or [PDF] Final 6/17/2005
Conjugated Estrogens, USP-LC-MS Method for Both Qualitative Chemical Characterization and Documentation of Qualitative Pharmaceutical Equivalence. Draft
note*
Withdrawn
FR Notice
8/12/2005
Corticosteroids, Dermatologic (topical) In Vivo [PDF] (Issued 6/2/1995, Posted 3/6/1998) Final 6/2/1995
Dissolution Testing of Immediate Release Solid Oral Dosage Forms [PDF] (Issued 8/1997, Posted 8/25/1997) Final 8/1997
Extended Release Oral Dosage Forms: Development, Evaluation, and Application of In Vitro/In Vivo Correlations  [PDF] Final 9/1997
Food-Effect Bioavailability and Fed Bioequivalence Studies [HTML] or [PDF] Final 12/2002
Metaproterenol Sulfate and Albuterol Metered Dose Inhalers In Vitro
[PDF]
Final 6/27/1989
Potassium Chloride (slow-release tablets and capsules) In Vivo Bioequivalence and In Vitro Dissolution Testing   [PDF] Final 6/6/1994
Statistical Approaches to Establishing Bioequivalence [HTML] or [PDF] Final 2/2001
Waiver of In Vivo Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Studies for Immediate-Release Solid Oral Dosage Forms Based on a Biopharmaceutics Classification System.  [HTML] or PDF. Final 8/2000

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 [CGMPs] Current Good Manufacturing Practice (Pharmaceutical CGMPs for the 21st Century) / Compliance

Title and Format Type Issue Date
Bar Code Label Requirements--Questions and Answers [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]
Final 10/5/2006

Comparability Protocols - Protein Drug Products and Biological Products - Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information  [PDF
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]

Draft
note*
9/3/2003
Compressed Medical Gases Final 2/1989
Computerized Systems Used in Clinical Trials [HTML] or  [PDF] Final 5/10/2007

Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Combination Products [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]

Draft
note*
9/29/2004
Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Medical Gases [PDF] Federal Register Notice [ TXT ] [ PDF ] Draft
note*
5/6/2003
Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Phase 1 Investigational Drugs [PDF] Final 7/14/2008
Expiration Dating and Stability Testing of Solid Oral Dosage Form Drugs Containing Iron  [PDF] Final 6/27/1997
Expiration Dating of Unit-Dose Repackaged Drugs: Compliance Policy Guide [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice
[ TXT ] [ PDF ]
Draft
note*
5/27/2005
Formal Dispute Resolution: Scientific and Technical Issues Related to Pharmaceutical CGMP [HTML] or [PDF] Final 1/11/2006
General Principles of Process Validation Final 5/1987
Good Laboratory Practice Regulations Questions and Answers [PDF] Final  3/2/1998
Guidance for Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Other Health Care Facilities - FDA Public Health Advisory  [HTML] or [PDF] Final 4/5/2001
Guidance for IRBs, Clinical Investigators, and Sponsors: Exception from Informed Consent Requirements for Emergency Research (21 CFR 50.24) Draft released for comment 
Federal Register Notice
Draft
note*
8/29/2006
Guideline for Validation of Limulus Amebocyte Lysate Test as an End-Product Endotoxin Test for Human and Animal Parenteral Drugs, Biological Products, and Medical Devices  [PDF] Final Posted 3/2/1998

INDs--Approaches to Complying with CGMP's for Phase 1 Drugs [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]

Draft
note*
1/12/2006
Investigating Out-of-Specification Test Results for Pharmaceutical Production [PDF] or [HTML] Final 10/11/2006
Manufacturing, Processing, or Holding Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients[PDF Draft
note*
4/17/1998
Marketed Unapproved Drugs -- Compliance Policy Guide [HTML] or [PDF] Final 6/8/2006
Monitoring of Clinical Investigations  [PDF] Final Posted 3/2/1998
Nuclear Pharmacy Guideline Criteria for Determining When to Register as a Drug Establishment  [PDF] Final Posted 3/2/1998
Part 11, Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures — Scope and Application [HTML] [PDF] Final 9/3/2003
PAT — A Framework for Innovative Pharmaceutical Development, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance [HTML] [PDF] Final 9/29/2004
PET Drug Products - Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) [HTML] or [PDF] Draft
note*
9/15/2005
Pharmacy Compounding -- Compliance Policy Guide  [PDF] Final 5/2002
Possible Dioxin/PCB Contamination of Drug and Biological Products [HTML] or [PDF] Final 8/23/1999
Powder Blends and Finished Dosage Units — Stratified In-Process Dosage Unit Sampling and Assessment [HTML]  [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]
  • Revised Attachments [PDF]
Draft
note*
11/2003
Preparation of Investigational New Drug Products (Human and Animal) [PDF] Final 11/1992

Prescription Drug Marketing Act — Donation of Prescription Drug Samples to Free Clinics [HTML] or [PDF]

  • Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA) Requirements- Questions and Answers [PDF] (Issued and Posted 11/13/2006)
Final  3/2006

Quality Systems Approach to Pharmaceutical Current Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]

Final 9/27/2006
Questions and Answers on Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) for Drugs Final 8/4/2004
Review of FDA's Implementation of the Drug Export Amendments of 1986  [PDF] Final 11/1989
Sterile Drug Products Produced by Aseptic Processing — Current Good Manufacturing Practice [HTML] [PDF] Final  9/29/2004
Street Drug Alternatives [HTML] or [PDF] Final  3/2000
Testing of Glycerin for Diethylene Glycol [ HTML] or [PDF] Final 5/1/2007
The Use of Mechanical Calibration of Dissolution Apparatus 1 and 2 - Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) [PDF] or [HTML] Draft
note*
10/18/2007

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Chemistry

Title and Format Type Issue Date

Analytical Procedures and Methods Validation. Optional format: PDF.
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]

Draft
note*
8/2000
BACPAC I: Intermediates in Drug Substance Synthesis; Bulk Actives Postapproval Changes: Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Documentation 2/2001 Final Withdrawn as per FR notice June 1, 2006
Botanical Drug Products [HTML] or [PDF] Final 6/2004
Changes to an Approved Application for Specified Biotechnology and Specified Synthetic Biological Products  [PDF] Final 7/1997
Changes to an Approved NDA or ANDA [HTML] or [PDF] Final 4/2004
Changes to an Approved NDA or ANDA: Questions and Answers [HTML] or [PDF] Final 1/2001
Changes to an Approved NDA or ANDA; Specifications – Use of Enforcement Discretion for Compendial Changes [HTML] or [PDF] Final 11/19/2004

Comparability Protocols -- Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]

Draft
note*
2/2003
Container Closure Systems for Packaging Human Drugs and Biologics [HTML] or [PDF]
  • Container Closure Systems for Packaging Human Drugs and Biologics -- Questions and Answers [PDF]
Final 5/1999
5/2002
Demonstration of Comparability of Human Biological Products, Including Therapeutic Biotechnology-derived Products Final 4/1996
Development of New Stereoisomeric Drugs Final 5/1/1992
Drug Master Files
      Current DMF Information (e.g. lists, addresses, guidances, etc.)
Final 9/1/1989
Drug Master Files for Bulk Antibiotic Drug Substances [HTML] or [PDF] Final 11/1999
Drug Product: Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information   1/2003 Draft
note*
Withdrawn as per FR notice June 1, 2006
Drug Substance: Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information 1/2004 Draft
note*
Withdrawn as per FR notice June 1, 2006
Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices Derived from Bioengineered Plants for Use in Humans and Animals  [PDF] Draft
note*
9/11/2003
Environmental Assessment of Human Drug and Biologics Applications [PDF] Final 7/1998
Format and Content of the Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls Section of an Application* 2/1987 Final Withdrawn as per FR notice June 1, 2006
Format and Content for the CMC Section of an Annual Report   [PDF] Final 9/1/1994
INDs for Phase 2 and Phase 3 Studies Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information [HTML] or [PDF] Final 5/20/2003
IND Meetings for Human Drugs and Biologics Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information [HTML] or [PDF] Final 5/2001

Interpreting Sameness of Monoclonal Antibody Products Under the Orphan Drug Regulations [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]   

Draft
note*
7/24/1999

Liposome Drug Products: Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls; Human Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability; and Labeling Documentation. [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]

Draft
note*
7/2002
Monoclonal Antibodies Used as Reagents in Drug Manufacturing [HTML] or [PDF] Final 3/2001
Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) and Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) Drug Products [HTML] or [PDF] Draft
note*
11/13/1998
Nasal Spray and Inhalation Solution, Suspension, and Drug Products [HTML] or [PDF] Final 7/2002
NDAs: Impurities in Drug Substances [HTML] or [PDF] Final 2/2000
Orally Disintegrating Tablets [HTML] or [PDF] Draft
note*
4/6/2007
PAC-ATLS: Postapproval Changes - Analytical Testing Laboratory Sites  [PDF] Final 4/28/1998
Reviewer Guidance, Validation of Chromatographic Methods  [PDF]
(revised to include graphics, 5/14/2007)
Final 11/1994
The Sourcing and Processing of Gelatin to Reduce the Potential Risk Posed by Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Final 12/20/2000
Stability Testing of Drug Substances and Drug Products   6/5/1998 Draft
note*
Withdrawn as per FR notice June 1, 2006
Submission Documentation for Sterilization Process Validation in Applications for Human and Veterinary Drug Products [PDF] Final 11/1994
Submission of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls Information for Synthetic Peptide Substances 11/1994 Final Withdrawn as per FR notice June 1, 2006
Submitting Documentation for the Manufacturing of and Controls for Drug Products* [HTML] or [PDF] Final 2/1987
Submitting Documentation for the Stability of Human Drugs and Biologics*  (Issued , Posted 3/2/1998) Final Withdrawn as per FR notice June 1, 2006
Submitting Samples and Analytical Data for Methods Validation Final 2/1987
Submitting Supporting Documentation in Drug Applications for the Manufacture of Drug Substances  [PDF] Final 2/1987
SUPAC-IR: Immediate-Release Solid Oral Dosage Forms: Scale-Up and Post-Approval Changes: Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls, In Vitro Dissolution Testing, and In Vivo Bioequivalence Documentation [PDF] Final 11/1995
SUPAC-IR Questions and Answers about SUPAC-IR Guidance Final 2/18/1997
SUPAC-IR/MR: Immediate Release and Modified Release Solid Oral Dosage Forms Manufacturing Equipment Addendum  [PDF] Final  1/1999
SUPAC-MR: Modified Release Solid Oral Dosage Forms Scale-Up and Postapproval Changes: Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls; In Vitro Dissolution Testing and In Vivo Bioequivalence Documentation  [PDF] Final Issued 10/6/1997
SUPAC-SS: Nonsterile Semisolid Dosage Forms Manufacturing Equipment Addendum  [PDF] Draft
note*
12/1998
SUPAC-SS: Nonsterile Semisolid Dosage Forms; Scale-Up and Post-Approval Changes: Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls; In Vitro Release Testing and In Vivo Bioequivalence Documentation  [PDF] Final 5/1997

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Clinical Antimicrobial

Title and Format Type Issue Date
Acute Bacterial Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment  [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998
Acute Bacterial Meningitis — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998
Acute Bacterial Sinusitis — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment  [PDF] Draft
note*
10/29/2007
Acute or Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment  [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998
Acute Bacterial Otitis Media: Developing Drugs for Treatment [PDF] or [HTML] Draft
note*
1/17/2008
Antibacterial Drug Products: Use of Noninferiority Studies to Support Approval [PDF] or [HTML] Draft
note*
10/12/2007
Antiviral Product Development--Conducting and Submitting Virology Studies to the Agency [PDF] or [HTML]
  • Guidance for Submitting HIV Resistance Data [HTML] or [PDF]
  • Guidance for Submitting Influenza Resistance Data [HTML] or [PDF]
  • Guidance for Submitting HBV Resistance Data [HTML] or [PDF]
  • Guidance for Submitting HCV Resistance Data [HTML] or [PDF]
Final 6/2/2006
Antiretroviral Drugs Using Plasma HIV RNA Measurements — Clinical Considerations for Accelerated and Traditional Approval [HTML] or [PDF] Final 10/2002
Bacterial Vaginosis — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment  [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998

Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections - Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [ TXT ] [ PDF ]

Draft
note*
10/1999
Clinical Development and Labeling of Anti-Infective Drug Products [HTML] or [PDF] Final 10/1992 Revised 2/12/2001
Clinical Evaluation of Anti-Infective Drugs (Systemic) [PDF] Final  9/77
Community-Acquired Pneumonia — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998
Complicated Urinary Tract Infections and Pyelonephritis — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment [HTML] or [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998
Developing Antimicrobial Drugs — General Considerations for Clinical Trials [PDF] [Main Document] Draft
note*
7/22/1998

Developing Antimicrobial Drugs to Treat Inhalational Anthrax (Post Exposure) --   [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]

Draft
note*
3/15/2002
Empiric Therapy of Febrile Neutropenia — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment  [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998
Evaluating Clinical Studies Of Antimicrobials In The Division Of Anti-Infective Drug Products  [PDF] Draft
note*
2/18/1997
Lyme Disease — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998
Nosocomial Pneumonia — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment  [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998
Role of HIV Drug Resistance Testing in Antiretroviral Drug Development  [PDF] or [HTML]
Final
10/30/2007
Secondary Bacterial Infections of Acute Bronchitis — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment  [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998
Smallpox (Variola) Infection: Developing Drugs for Treatment or Prevention [PDF] or [HTML] Draft
note*
11/21/2007
Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Tonsillitis — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998
Uncomplicated and Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment  [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998
Uncomplicated Gonorrhea — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment  [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998,
Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment  [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998
Updating Labeling for Susceptibility Test Information in Systemic Antibacterial Drug Products and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Devices [PDF] or [HTML] Draft
note*
6/11/2008

Vaccinia Virus — Developing Drugs to Mitigate Complications from Smallpox Vaccination  [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]

Draft
note*
3/8/2004
Vulvovaginal Candidiasis — Developing Antimicrobial Drugs for Treatment  [PDF] Draft
note*
7/22/1998

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Clinical/Medical

Title and Format Type Issue Date
Acceptance of Foreign Clinical Studies [HTML] or [PDF] Final 3/12/2001

Acne Vulgaris: Developing Drugs for Treatment [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [ PDF]

Draft
note*
9/16/2005
Allergic Rhinitis: Clinical Development Programs for Drug Products [HTML] or [PDF] Draft
note*
6/2000
Antianxiety Drugs--Clinical Evaluation  [PDF] Final 9/1977
Antidepressant Drugs--Clinical Evaluation   [PDF] Final 9/1977
Available Therapy [HTML] or [PDF] Final 7/22/2004
Calcium DTPA and Zinc DTPA Drug Products - Submitting a New Drug Application [HTML] or [PDF] Final 8/13/2004
Cancer Drug and Biological Products - Clinical Data in Marketing Applications [HTML] or [PDF] Final 10/11/2001
Chronic Cutaneous Ulcer and Burn Wounds -- Developing Products for Treatment [PDF] or [HTML] Final 6/1/2006
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Developing Drugs for Treatment [PDF] or [HTML] Draft
note*
11/8/2007

Clinical Development Programs for Drugs, Devices, and Biological Products Intended for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis [PDF]
Federal Register Notice: [ TXT ] [ PDF ]

Draft
note*
7/07/1999
Clinical Development Programs for Drugs, Devices, and Biological Products for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)  [HTML] or [PDF] Final 1/1999
Clinical Evaluation of Analgesic Drugs (Withdrawn per August 5, 2003, Federal Register Notice) 

Final
 

Withdrawn
8/5/2003
Clinical Evaluation of  Antacid Drugs  (Withdrawn per July 20, 2004, Federal Register notice.) Final Withdrawn
7/20/2004
Clinical Evaluation of Anti-Inflammatory and Antirheumatic Drugs (adults and children)  Final Withdrawn
5/29/2008
Clinical Evaluation of Antidiarrheal Drugs  (Withdrawn per July 20, 2004, Federal Register notice.)

Final
Withdrawn

Withdrawn
7/20/2004
Clinical Evaluation of Antiepileptic Drugs (adults and children)  [PDF]

Final

1/1981
Clinical Evaluation of Gastric Secretory Depressant (GSD) Drugs  (Withdrawn per July 20, 2004, Federal Register notice.) 

Final
Withdrawn

Withdrawn
7/20/2004
Clinical Evaluation of General Anesthetics  [PDF]

Final

5/1982
Clinical Evaluation of Laxative Drugs  (Withdrawn per July 20, 2004, Federal Register notice.)

Final
Withdrawn

Withdrawn
7/20/2004
Clinical Evaluation of Lipid-Altering Agents [PDF] Draft
note*
 10/1990
Clinical Evaluation of Radiopharmaceutical Drugs (Withdrawn per July 20, 2004, Federal Register notice.)

Final
Withdrawn

Withdrawn
7/20/2004

Clinical Trial Endpoints for the Approval of Cancer Drugs and Biologics [HTML] or [PDF]

Final 5/15/2007
Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data in Clinical Trials [HTML] or [PDF] Final 9/16/2005
Content and Format of Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs) for Phase 1 Studies of Drugs, Including Well-Characterized, Therapeutic, Biotechnology-derived Products  [PDF] Final 11/1995
Developing Medical Imaging Drug and Biological Products
  • Part 1: Conducting Safety Assessments [HTML] or [PDF]
  • Part 2: Clinical Indications [HTML] or [PDF]
  • Part 3: Design, Analysis, and Interpretation of Clinical Studies [HTML] or [PDF]
Final

6/17/2004
Developing Products for Weight Management Revision 1 [PDF] or [HTML] Draft
note*
2/14/2007
Development and Use of Risk Minimization Action Plans [HTML] or [PDF] Final 3/24/2005

Development of Parathyroid Hormone for the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]

Draft
note*
5/2000
Diabetes Mellitus: Developing Drugs and Therapeutic Biologics for Treatment and Prevention [PDF] or [HTML] Draft
note*
2/29/2008

Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices Derived from Bioengineered Plants for Use in Humans and Animals [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]

Draft
note*
9/6/2002
Establishing Pregnancy Exposure Registries [HTML] or [PDF] Final 8/2002
Establishment and Operation of Clinical Trial Data Monitoring Committees [PDF] Final 3/27/2006

Estrogen and Estrogen/Progestin Drug Products to Treat Vasomotor Symptoms and Vulvar and Vaginal Atrophy Symptoms — Recommendations for Clinical Evaluation or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]

Draft
note*

1/2003
Evaluating the Risks of Drug Exposure in Human Pregnancies [HTML] or [PDF] Final 4/27/2005
Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm (EIB) — Development of Drugs to Prevent EIB [PDF]
Federal Register Notice
[ TXT ] [ PDF ]
Draft
note*
 2/2002
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency Drug Products--Submitting New Drug Applications [HTML] or [PDF] Final 4/13/2006
Female Sexual Dysfunction: Clinical Development of Drug Products for Treatment [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]
Draft
note*
5/2000
FDA Approval of New Cancer Treatment Uses for Marketed Drug and Biological Products [HTML] or [PDF] Final 12/1998
FDA Requirements for Approval of Drugs to Treat Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer  [PDF] Final Posted 3/2/1998
FDA Requirements for Approval of Drugs to Treat Superficial Bladder Cancer (Withdrawn per July 20, 2004, Federal Register notice.) Final
Withdrawn
Withdrawn
7/20/2004

Format and Content of the Clinical and Statistical Sections of an Application  [PDF] Final 7/1988
Formatting, Assembling and Submitting New Drug and Antibiotic Applications*  [PDF] Final 2/1987
General Considerations for the Clinical Evaluation of Drugs  [PDF] Final  
General Considerations for the Clinical Evaluation of Drugs in Infants and Children  [PDF] Final  9/77
Gingivitis: Development and Evaluation of Drugs for Treatment or Prevention  [HTML] or [PDF]
Federal Register Notice [TXT] [PDF]
Draft
note*
 6/24/ 2005
Good Pharmacovigilance Practices and Pharmacoepidemiologic Assessment [HTML] or [PDF] Final 3/24/2005
Guidance for Clinical Trial Sponsors On the Establishment and Operation of Clinical Trial Data Monitoring Committees [PDF]