[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 13, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-22497]
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[Federal Register: September 13, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 94N-0322]
Drug Export; Talc Triturate-Free Conjugated Estrogens Granulation
Bulk
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories has filed an application requesting approval
for the export of the human drug Talc Triturate-Free Conjugated
Estrogens Granulation Bulk to Ireland.
ADDRESSES: Relevant information on this application may be directed to
the Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration,
rm. 1-23, 12420 Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD 20857, and to the contact
person identified below. Any future inquiries concerning the export of
human drugs under the Drug Export Amendments Act of 1986 should also be
directed to the contact person.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James E. Hamilton, Division of Drug
Labeling Compliance (HFD-313), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research,
Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857,
301-594-2073.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The drug export provisions in section 802
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 U.S.C. 382)
provide that FDA may approve applications for the export of drugs that
are not currently approved in the United States. Section 802(b)(3)(B)
of the act sets forth the requirements that must be met in an
application for approval. Section 802(b)(3)(C) of the act requires that
the agency review the application within 30 days of its filing to
determine whether the requirements of section 802(b)(3)(B) have been
satisfied. Section 802(b)(3)(A) of the act requires that the agency
publish a notice in the Federal Register within 10 days of the filing
of an application for export to facilitate public participation in its
review of the application. To meet this requirement, the agency is
providing notice that Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, P.O. Box 8299,
Philadelphia, PA 19101, has filed an application requesting approval
for the export of the human drug Talc Triturate-Free Conjugated
Estrogens Granulation Bulk to Ireland. This drug product is used for
the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with
menopause, atrophic vaginitis, atrophic urethritis, and osteoporosis.
The firm does have new drug approval for the Talc Triturated Conjugated
Estrogen Granulation formulation. The application was received and
filed in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research on March 1, 1993,
which shall be considered the filing date for purposes of the act.
Interested persons may submit relevant information on the
application to the Dockets Management Branch (address above) in two
copies (except that individuals may submit single copies) and
identified with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of
this document. These submissions may be seen in the Dockets Management
Branch between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The agency encourages any person who submits relevant information
on the application to do so by September 23, 1994, and to provide an
additional copy of the submission directly to the contact person
identified above, to facilitate consideration of the information during
the 30-day review period.
This notice is issued under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (sec. 802 (21 U.S.C. 382)) and under authority delegated to the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs (21 CFR 5.10) and redelegated to the
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (21 CFR 5.44).
Dated: August 30, 1994.
David B. Barr,
Deputy Director, Office of Compliance, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research.
[FR Doc. 94-22497 Filed 9-12-94; 8:45 am]
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