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Alternate Source of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient in Pending ANDAs Guidance for Industry December 2000

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Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

This guidance is intended to describe the Office of Generic Drugs' (OGD) policy on the use of alternate sources of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) in unapproved abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs). The guidance describes the circumstances under which an alternate source can be used. This guidance is intended to decrease the regulatory burden on industry and provide a more consistent approach to pre- and postapproval changes in API sources.

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