Bar Code Label Requirements for Human Drug Products;
Notice of Public Meeting

Date and Time: July 26, 2002, 9:00am. - 5:00pm.

Location: Natcher Auditorium, Building 45, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Parking will be limited and there may be delays entering the NIH campus due to increased security. Therefore, we recommend arriving by Metro if possible. NIH is accessible from the Metro's redline at the Medical Center/NIH stop.

Summary: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting to solicit comments for the development of a regulation on bar code labeling for human drug products, including biologic products. We (FDA) will also explore issues surrounding bar codes on medical devices. We are holding this meeting to support the initiative of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reduce medication errors.

How to Register: If you wish to speak at the public meeting please contact Mary C. Gross, Office of Drug Safety, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15B-32, Rockville, Maryland 20857, phone 301-827-3193, fax 301-443-9664, email grossm@cder.fda.gov. You should submit a short summary of your presentation by July 12, 2002, to the person listed above; faxed copies of presentations are also permissible. We encourage consolidation of like-minded presentations to enable a broad range of views to be presented. Speakers must register by July 12, 2002.

If you wish to attend the public meeting, contact Elizabeth French, Office of Policy, Office of Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 14-101, Rockville, MD 20857, phone 301-827-3360, fax 301-827-6777, email efrench@oc.fda.gov. You should register no later than July 12, 2002. As time permits, we will accept oral comments from the audience.

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