81_FR_43337 81 FR 43210 - Recurrent Herpes Labialis: Developing Drugs for Treatment and Prevention; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

81 FR 43210 - Recurrent Herpes Labialis: Developing Drugs for Treatment and Prevention; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 127 (July 1, 2016)

Page Range43210-43211
FR Document2016-15698

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Recurrent Herpes Labialis: Developing Drugs for Treatment and Prevention.'' The purpose of this guidance is to assist sponsors in all phases of development of treatments for recurrent herpes labialis. The guidance also addresses prevention of recurrent herpes labialis. The guidance outlines the types of nonclinical studies and clinical trials recommended throughout the drug development process to support approval of antiviral drug products for the treatment or prevention of recurrent herpes labialis.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 127 (Friday, July 1, 2016)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-D-1504]


Recurrent Herpes Labialis: Developing Drugs for Treatment and 
Prevention; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing 
the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Recurrent 
Herpes Labialis: Developing Drugs for Treatment and Prevention.'' The 
purpose of this guidance is to assist sponsors in all phases of 
development of treatments for recurrent herpes labialis. The guidance 
also addresses prevention of recurrent herpes labialis. The guidance 
outlines the types of nonclinical studies and clinical trials 
recommended throughout the drug development process to support approval 
of antiviral drug products for the treatment or prevention of recurrent 
herpes labialis.

DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this 
draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the 
guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft 
guidance by September 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments, to http://www.regulations.gov 
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be 
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment 
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party 
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone 
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information, 
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your 
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in 
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential 
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, 
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner 
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Division of 
Dockets Management, FDA will post your comment, as well as any 
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, 
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. 
[Docket No. FDA-2016-D-1504 ] for ``Recurrent Herpes Labialis: 
Developing Drugs for Treatment and Prevention.''. Received comments 
will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as 
``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Division of Dockets Management between 9 
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with 
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly 
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You 
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information 
you claim to be confidential

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with a heading or cover note that states ``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS 
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will review this copy, including 
the claimed confidential information, in its consideration of comments. 
The second copy, which will have the claimed confidential information 
redacted/blacked out, will be available for public viewing and posted 
on http://www.regulations.gov. Submit both copies to the Division of 
Dockets Management. If you do not wish your name and contact 
information to be made publicly available, you can provide this 
information on the cover sheet and not in the body of your comments and 
you must identify this information as ``confidential.'' Any information 
marked as ``confidential'' will not be disclosed except in accordance 
with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For more 
information about FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 
FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: http://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/dockets/default.htm.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in 
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the 
prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers 
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to 
the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and 
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave., 
Hillandale Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one 
self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your 
requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic 
access to the draft guidance document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Alivisatos, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6340, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-1500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry 
entitled ``Recurrent Herpes Labialis: Developing Drugs for Treatment 
and Prevention.'' This guidance addresses nonclinical development, 
early phases of clinical development, phase 3 trial considerations, and 
safety considerations in the development of antiviral drug products 
used to treat or prevent recurrent herpes labialis lesions.
    This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good 
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when 
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on developing 
drugs for the treatment and prevention of recurrent herpes labialis. It 
does not establish any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA 
or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the 
requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

II. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This guidance refers to previously approved collections of 
information that are subject to review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520). The collections of information in 21 CFR part 312 have been 
approved under OMB control number 0910-0014.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the draft guidance 
at either http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm or http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: June 27, 2016.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        ANDAs for paliperidone palmitate                       Electronic Submissions
                                                    Xiaoqiu Tang, Center for Drug                           extended-release injectable suspension.                  Submit electronic comments in the
                                                    Evaluation and Research (HFD–600),                      It does not establish any rights for any               following way:
                                                    Food and Drug Administration, 10903                     person and is not binding on FDA or the                  • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                    New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm.                       public. You can use an alternative                     www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                    4730, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002,                     approach if it satisfies the requirements              instructions for submitting comments.
                                                    301–796–5850.                                           of the applicable statutes and                         Comments submitted electronically,
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              regulations.                                           including attachments, to http://
                                                    I. Background                                           II. Electronic Access                                  www.regulations.gov will be posted to
                                                                                                                                                                   the docket unchanged. Because your
                                                       In the Federal Register of June 11,                    Persons with access to the Internet
                                                                                                                                                                   comment will be made public, you are
                                                    2010 (75 FR 33311), FDA announced the                   may obtain the draft guidance at either
                                                                                                                                                                   solely responsible for ensuring that your
                                                    availability of a guidance for industry                 http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance
                                                                                                                                                                   comment does not include any
                                                    entitled ‘‘Bioequivalence                               ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/
                                                                                                                                                                   confidential information that you or a
                                                    Recommendations for Specific                            Guidances/default.htm or http://
                                                                                                                                                                   third party may not wish to be posted,
                                                    Products,’’ which explained the process                 www.regulations.gov.
                                                    that would be used to make product-                                                                            such as medical information, your or
                                                                                                              Dated: June 28, 2016.                                anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                                    specific BE recommendations available
                                                    to the public on FDA’s Web site at
                                                                                                            Leslie Kux,                                            confidential business information, such
                                                    http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance                       Associate Commissioner for Policy.                     as a manufacturing process. Please note
                                                    ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/                        [FR Doc. 2016–15663 Filed 6–30–16; 8:45 am]            that if you include your name, contact
                                                    Guidances/default.htm. As described in                  BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                 information, or other information that
                                                    that guidance, FDA adopted this process                                                                        identifies you in the body of your
                                                    to develop and disseminate product-                                                                            comments, that information will be
                                                    specific BE recommendations and to                      DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                               posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                    provide a meaningful opportunity for                    HUMAN SERVICES                                           • If you want to submit a comment
                                                    the public to consider and comment on                                                                          with confidential information that you
                                                                                                            Food and Drug Administration                           do not wish to be made available to the
                                                    those recommendations. This notice
                                                    announces the availability of draft BE                                                                         public, submit the comment as a
                                                    recommendations for generic                             [Docket No. FDA–2016–D–1504]                           written/paper submission and in the
                                                    paliperidone palmitate extended-release                                                                        manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
                                                    injectable suspension.                                  Recurrent Herpes Labialis: Developing                  Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
                                                       FDA initially approved new drug                      Drugs for Treatment and Prevention;
                                                                                                            Draft Guidance for Industry;                           Written/Paper Submissions
                                                    application 022264 for INVEGA
                                                    SUSTENNA (paliperidone palmitate)                       Availability                                              Submit written/paper submissions as
                                                    extended-release injectable suspension                                                                         follows:
                                                                                                            AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                  • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
                                                    in July 2009. Currently, there are no                   HHS.
                                                    approved ANDAs for this product. In                                                                            written/paper submissions): Division of
                                                    August 2011, we issued a draft guidance                 ACTION:   Notice.                                      Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
                                                    for industry on BE recommendations for                                                                         and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                           Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                    paliperidone palmitate extended-release                 Administration (FDA or Agency) is
                                                    injectable suspension, which we                                                                                   • For written/paper comments
                                                                                                            announcing the availability of a draft                 submitted to the Division of Dockets
                                                    subsequently revised in December 2013                   guidance for industry entitled
                                                    and December 2015. We are now issuing                                                                          Management, FDA will post your
                                                                                                            ‘‘Recurrent Herpes Labialis: Developing                comment, as well as any attachments,
                                                    a further revised draft guidance for                    Drugs for Treatment and Prevention.’’
                                                    industry on BE recommendations for                                                                             except for information submitted,
                                                                                                            The purpose of this guidance is to assist              marked and identified, as confidential,
                                                    generic paliperidone palmitate                          sponsors in all phases of development
                                                    extended-release injectable suspension                                                                         if submitted as detailed in
                                                                                                            of treatments for recurrent herpes                     ‘‘Instructions.’’
                                                    (‘‘Draft Guidance on Paliperidone                       labialis. The guidance also addresses
                                                    Palmitate’’).                                                                                                     Instructions: All submissions received
                                                                                                            prevention of recurrent herpes labialis.               must include the Docket No. [Docket
                                                       In May 2013, Janssen Research and
                                                                                                            The guidance outlines the types of                     No. FDA–2016–D–1504 ] for ‘‘Recurrent
                                                    Development, LLC, manufacturer of the
                                                                                                            nonclinical studies and clinical trials                Herpes Labialis: Developing Drugs for
                                                    reference listed drug, INVEGA
                                                                                                            recommended throughout the drug                        Treatment and Prevention.’’. Received
                                                    SUSTENNA, submitted a citizen
                                                                                                            development process to support                         comments will be placed in the docket
                                                    petition requesting that FDA require
                                                                                                            approval of antiviral drug products for                and, except for those submitted as
                                                    that any ANDA referencing INVEGA
                                                                                                            the treatment or prevention of recurrent               ‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly
                                                    SUSTENNA meet certain conditions
                                                                                                            herpes labialis.                                       viewable at http://www.regulations.gov
                                                    related to demonstrating BE (Docket No.
                                                    FDA–2013–P–0608). FDA is reviewing                      DATES: Although you can comment on                     or at the Division of Dockets
                                                    the issues raised in the petition. FDA                  any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR                   Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
                                                    will consider any comments on the draft                 10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency               Monday through Friday.
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                                                    guidance on paliperidone palmitate in                   considers your comment on this draft                      • Confidential Submissions—To
                                                    responding to the petition.                             guidance before it begins work on the                  submit a comment with confidential
                                                       This draft guidance is being issued                  final version of the guidance, submit                  information that you do not wish to be
                                                    consistent with FDA’s good guidance                     either electronic or written comments                  made publicly available, submit your
                                                    practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).                   on the draft guidance by September 29,                 comments only as a written/paper
                                                    The draft guidance, when finalized, will                2016.                                                  submission. You should submit two
                                                    represent the current thinking of FDA                   ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                     copies total. One copy will include the
                                                    on the design of BE studies to support                  as follows:                                            information you claim to be confidential


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                                                    with a heading or cover note that states                development, phase 3 trial                             consistent with implementation of
                                                    ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS                                considerations, and safety                             International Council for Harmonisation
                                                    CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The                         considerations in the development of                   (ICH) guidance for industry ‘‘Q3D
                                                    Agency will review this copy, including                 antiviral drug products used to treat or               Elemental Impurities.’’ This draft
                                                    the claimed confidential information, in                prevent recurrent herpes labialis                      guidance will also assist manufacturers
                                                    its consideration of comments. The                      lesions.                                               of compendial drug products in
                                                    second copy, which will have the                           This draft guidance is being issued                 responding to the issuance of the United
                                                    claimed confidential information                        consistent with FDA’s good guidance                    States Pharmacopeia (USP) requirement
                                                    redacted/blacked out, will be available                 practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).                  for the control of elemental impurities.
                                                    for public viewing and posted on http://                The draft guidance, when finalized, will               DATES: Although you can comment on
                                                    www.regulations.gov. Submit both                        represent the current thinking of FDA                  any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
                                                    copies to the Division of Dockets                       on developing drugs for the treatment                  10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency
                                                    Management. If you do not wish your                     and prevention of recurrent herpes                     considers your comment on this draft
                                                    name and contact information to be                      labialis. It does not establish any rights             guidance before it begins work on the
                                                    made publicly available, you can                        for any person and is not binding on                   final version of the guidance, submit
                                                    provide this information on the cover                   FDA or the public. You can use an                      either electronic or written comments
                                                    sheet and not in the body of your                       alternative approach if it satisfies the               on the draft guidance by August 30,
                                                    comments and you must identify this                     requirements of the applicable statutes                2016.
                                                    information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any                    and regulations.                                       ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                    information marked as ‘‘confidential’’                  II. The Paperwork Reduction Act of                     as follows:
                                                    will not be disclosed except in                         1995
                                                    accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other                                                                         Electronic Submissions
                                                    applicable disclosure law. For more                        This guidance refers to previously                    Submit electronic comments in the
                                                    information about FDA’s posting of                      approved collections of information that               following way:
                                                    comments to public dockets, see 80 FR                   are subject to review by the Office of                   • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                    56469, September 18, 2015, or access                    Management and Budget (OMB) under                      www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                    the information at: http://www.fda.gov/                 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                    instructions for submitting comments.
                                                    regulatoryinformation/dockets/                          (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). The collections                 Comments submitted electronically,
                                                    default.htm.                                            of information in 21 CFR part 312 have                 including attachments, to http://
                                                       Docket: For access to the docket to                  been approved under OMB control                        www.regulations.gov will be posted to
                                                    read background documents or the                        number 0910–0014.                                      the docket unchanged. Because your
                                                    electronic and written/paper comments                   III. Electronic Access                                 comment will be made public, you are
                                                    received, go to http://                                                                                        solely responsible for ensuring that your
                                                                                                               Persons with access to the Internet                 comment does not include any
                                                    www.regulations.gov and insert the
                                                                                                            may obtain the draft guidance at either                confidential information that you or a
                                                    docket number, found in brackets in the
                                                                                                            http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/Guidance                      third party may not wish to be posted,
                                                    heading of this document, into the
                                                                                                            ComplianceRegulatoryInformation/                       such as medical information, your or
                                                    ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
                                                                                                            Guidances/default.htm or http://                       anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                                    and/or go to the Division of Dockets
                                                                                                            www.regulations.gov.                                   confidential business information, such
                                                    Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
                                                    1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                                Dated: June 27, 2016.                                as a manufacturing process. Please note
                                                       Submit written requests for single                   Leslie Kux,                                            that if you include your name, contact
                                                    copies of the draft guidance to the                     Associate Commissioner for Policy.                     information, or other information that
                                                    Division of Drug Information, Center for                [FR Doc. 2016–15698 Filed 6–30–16; 8:45 am]            identifies you in the body of your
                                                    Drug Evaluation and Research, Food                      BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                   comments, that information will be
                                                    and Drug Administration, 10001 New                                                                             posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
                                                    Hampshire Ave., Hillandale Building,                                                                             • If you want to submit a comment
                                                    4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993–                     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                               with confidential information that you
                                                    0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive                  HUMAN SERVICES                                         do not wish to be made available to the
                                                    label to assist that office in processing                                                                      public, submit the comment as a
                                                    your requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY                    Food and Drug Administration                           written/paper submission and in the
                                                    INFORMATION section for electronic                                                                             manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
                                                                                                            [Docket No. FDA–2016–D–1692]
                                                    access to the draft guidance document.                                                                         Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Elemental Impurities in Drug Products;                 Written/Paper Submissions
                                                    Regina Alivisatos, Center for Drug                      Draft Guidance for Industry;
                                                                                                                                                                      Submit written/paper submissions as
                                                    Evaluation and Research, Food and                       Availability
                                                                                                                                                                   follows:
                                                    Drug Administration, 10903 New                          AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                  • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
                                                    Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6340,                     HHS.                                                   written/paper submissions): Division of
                                                    Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–                      ACTION:   Notice of availability.                      Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
                                                    796–1500.                                                                                                      and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:  The Food and Drug
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                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                     Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                                                                            Administration (FDA or Agency) is                         • For written/paper comments
                                                    I. Background                                           announcing the availability of a draft                 submitted to the Division of Dockets
                                                       FDA is announcing the availability of                guidance for industry entitled                         Management, FDA will post your
                                                    a draft guidance for industry entitled                  ‘‘Elemental Impurities in Drug                         comment, as well as any attachments,
                                                    ‘‘Recurrent Herpes Labialis: Developing                 Products.’’ This draft guidance provides               except for information submitted,
                                                    Drugs for Treatment and Prevention.’’                   recommendations regarding the control                  marked and identified, as confidential,
                                                    This guidance addresses nonclinical                     of elemental impurities of human drug                  if submitted as detailed in
                                                    development, early phases of clinical                   products marketed in the United States                 ‘‘Instructions.’’


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ActionNotice.
DatesAlthough you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by September 29, 2016.
ContactRegina Alivisatos, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 22, Rm. 6340, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301- 796-1500.
FR Citation81 FR 43210 

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