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  1. Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)

Activities Report of the Generic Drug Program (FY 2016)

GDUFA YEAR/Actions This Month15-Oct15-Nov15-Dec16-Jan16-Feb16-Mar16-Apr16-May16-Jun16-Jul16-Aug16-SepFY-2016
Refuse to Receive (RTR) +12 19 11 29 33 18 3140 1314 17 9246
Withdrawals (all original ANDAs)18 19 14 48 27 20 20 8 34 13 12 15248
Approvals +50 61 79 43 51 60 53 55 51 46 51 51651
Tentative Approvals +22 6 20 17 12 16 16 20 15 10 14 16184
Complete Responses (CR) +105 92 113 103 129 147 190 151 166 169 167 1931725
Drug Master File Completeness Assessment (DMF CA)111 57 132 61 96 65 84 60 51 83 38 48886
GDUFA YEAR (Receipts)Submissions This Month15-Oct15-Nov15-Dec16-Jan16-Feb16-Mar16-Apr16-May16-Jun16-Jul16-Aug16-SepFY-2016
Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDA) ++35 42 180 40 61 114 56 58 78 69 60 59852
CBE Supplements623 374 386 348 410 506 540 426 499 357 519 6785666
PAS Supplements34 33 47 32 45 35 33 43 39 33 71 33478
GDUFA YEAR (Receipts)Submissions This Month15-Oct15-Nov15-Dec16-Jan16-Feb16-Mar16-Apr16-May16-Jun16-Jul16-Aug16-SepFY-2016
Controls +++158 101 118 126 157 204 134 186 219 168 154 1581883
GDUFA Post CR Meeting Requests ++++141 143 146 148 153 156 161 163 166 169 174 176 
Post CR Meeting Requests this month1 2 3 2 5 3 5 2 3 3 5 236

NOTE: Numbers reflect current data at the time of posting and may change based on refreshed counts in our tracking systems, including application status updates.
These numbers are not intended for Congressional reporting purposes.

* = This data requires additional verification and will be posted when available.
+ = Revised to reflect more accurate counting by our tracking systems. For example, RTRs revised to include both RTR due to failure to pay user fees and RTR due to technical reasons.
++ = Starting FY15, ANDA Original Receipts are reported as raw receipts (versus filed receipts).
+++ = Controls have been revised to count only those requests deemed appropriate for a control.
++++ = Cumulative and NOT specific to the month.

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