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Points of Contact for Questions Related to Generic Drugs

Most questions related to generic drugs and GDUFA can be answered through the resources provided at these web pages on FDA.gov: Generic Drugs Program and Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (GDUFA). In addition, the specific topics below are hyperlinked directly to guidances or other helpful information on the FDA website. If you cannot find the information you are seeking, please reach out to the listed FDA point of contact.

TopicFDA Point of Contact 

Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) or 

Prior Approval Supplement Submissions 

Please contact the regulatory project manager assigned to the application: 

ANDA: Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) Regulatory Project Manager (RPM) 

Multidiscipline prior approval and bioequivalence only supplement: OGD RPM 

Labeling Only PAS: OGD Labeling Project Manager

ANDA questions post-approval

Qualified questions may be sent as controls. See Section I(E)(1) of the GDUFA III Commitment Letter for more information.

Send any questions that do not qualify as a control to: DrugInfo@fda.hhs.gov 

Bioequivalence inspections CDER-OSIS@fda.hhs.gov
Comments on guidances and other public documents Visit Regulations.gov and search for the public docket number associated with the guidance. 
Compliance issues CDERCompliance@fda.hhs.gov 
Congressional inquiries Legislation@fda.hhs.gov 
Controlled Correspondence - Product Development before ANDA submission to FDA GenericDrugs@fda.hhs.gov 
Drug Master File (DMF) 

Pre-DMF submission: 

DMFquestion@fda.hhs.gov

Post-DMF submission: DMFOGD@fda.hhs.gov 

Electronic submission or Using eCTD ESUB@fda.hhs.gov 
Fees FDAUserFees@fda.hhs.gov 
Firm/FDA Establishment Identifier (FEI) FDAGDUFAFEIRequest@fda.hhs.gov 
Form 483 (facility inspection) The contact is named on the Form 483. 
GDUFA and generic drugs inquiries from a trade association.  

OEPGDUFAII@fda.hhs.gov 

GDUFA - general inquiries AskGDUFA@fda.hhs.gov 
Generic drugs – general questions DrugInfo@fda.hhs.gov 
Imports CDERImports@fda.hhs.gov 
Inspection classification letter The contact is named on the Inspection Classification letter. 
Orange Book: Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations Orangebook@fda.hhs.gov 

Patents and exclusivity 

Patent Certifications and Suitability Petitions 

FAQs 

CDER Conversation: Patents and Exclusivities for Generic Drug products

Competitive Generic Therapy Approvals 

CDER-OGDPET@fda.hhs.gov 
Pre-ANDA meeting requests PreANDAhelp@fda.hhs.gov 
Pre-Launch Activities Importation Requests (PLAIR) CDER-OC-PLAIR@fda.hhs.gov 
Pre-Operational Review (POR) meeting requests 

Headquarter Units or 

CDER-OPQ-Inquiries@fda.hhs.gov 

Press inquiries CDERTradePress@fda.hhs.gov 
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) 

Pre-ANDA submission, submit question via Controlled Correspondence to: genericdrugs@fda.hhs.gov

Post-ANDA submission, contact: REMS Program 

Self-Identification of Generic Drug Facilities, Sites and Organizations AskGDUFA@fda.hhs.gov 
User FeesCDERCollections@fda.hhs.gov
Warning letter The contact is named on the Warning letter or other correspondence. 

Additional resources and information can be found on the following Web pages:  Generic Drug Development, the Office of Generic Drugs, the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, and the Office of Regulatory Affairs. 

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