[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 47504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24002]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
Dental Plaque Subcommittee of the Nonprescription Drugs Advisory
Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
Name of Committee: Dental Plaque Subcommittee of the
Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee.
General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
Date and Time: The meeting will be held on October 22 and 23, 1998,
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Town Center Hotel, The Maryland Ballroom, 8727 Colesville
Rd., Silver Spring, MD.
Contact Person: Robert L. Sherman or Stephanie A. Mason, Center for
Drug Evaluation and Research (HFD-560), Food and Drug Administration,
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 301-827-5191, or FDA Advisory
Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the
Washington, DC area), code 12541. Please call the Information Line for
up-to-date information on this meeting.
Agenda: The subcommittee will discuss: (1) The safety and efficacy
of the combination of triclosan and zinc citrate and vote on the
combination of zinc chloride, sodium citrate, hydrogen peroxide and
sodium lauryl sulfate; (2) professional labeling for over-the-counter
(OTC) antiplaque-antigingivitis drug products; and (3) the elements of
their recommendations concerning OTC antiplaque-antigingivitis drug
products, which will continue on October 23, 1998.
Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person by October 15,
1998. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled on October
22 between approximately 11 a.m. and 12 m. Time allotted for each
presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral
presentations should notify the contact person before October 15, 1998,
and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or
arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed
participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to
make their presentation.
Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).
Dated: September 1, 1998.
Michael A. Friedman,
Deputy Commissioner for Operations.
[FR Doc. 98-24002 Filed 9-4-98; 8:45 am]
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