82_FR_35358 82 FR 35214 - Drug Products That Present Demonstrable Difficulties for Compounding Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; Establishment of a Public Docket

82 FR 35214 - Drug Products That Present Demonstrable Difficulties for Compounding Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; Establishment of a Public Docket

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 144 (July 28, 2017)

Page Range35214-35216
FR Document2017-15900

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is developing a list of drug products and categories of drug products that present demonstrable difficulties for compounding (the Difficult to Compound List). The Agency previously solicited nominations for this list and received approximately 71 unique nominations. FDA is establishing a new public docket so that interested parties can nominate drug products or categories of drug products that were not previously nominated for inclusion on the Difficult to Compound List, resubmit previous nominations with additional supporting information, or submit comments.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2017-N-2562]


Drug Products That Present Demonstrable Difficulties for 
Compounding Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; 
Establishment of a Public Docket

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; establishment of public docket.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is developing 
a list of drug products and categories of drug products that present 
demonstrable difficulties for compounding (the Difficult to Compound 
List). The Agency previously solicited nominations for this list and 
received approximately 71 unique nominations. FDA is establishing a new 
public docket so that interested parties can nominate drug products or 
categories of drug products that were not previously nominated for 
inclusion on the Difficult to Compound List, resubmit previous 
nominations with additional supporting information, or submit comments.

DATES: Nominations for the Difficult to Compound List and comments may 
be submitted to this docket at any time.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations or comments as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic nominations or comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting nominations or comments. 
Nominations or comments submitted electronically, including 
attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov will be posted to the 
docket unchanged. Because your nomination or comment will be made 
public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your nomination or 
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 nomination or comments, that 
information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a nomination or comment with 
confidential information that you do not wish to be made available to 
the public, submit the nomination or 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 nominations or comments submitted to the 
Division of Dockets Management, FDA will post your nomination or 
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-2017-N-2562] for ``Drug Products That Present 
Demonstrable Difficulties for Compounding Under Sections 503A and 503B 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; Establishment of a Public 
Docket.'' Received nominations and comments will be placed in the 
docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' 
publicly viewable at https://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 nomination or 
comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made 
publicly available, submit your nomination or comments only as a 
written/paper submission. You should submit two copies total. One copy 
will include the information you claim to be confidential 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 nominations or 
comments. The second copy, which will have the claimed confidential 
information redacted/blacked out, will be available for public viewing 
and posted on https://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 nomination 
or 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: 
https://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper nominations and comments received, go 
to https://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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pawanprit Singh, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 5206, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-
402-8866.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Section 503A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) 
(21 U.S.C. 353a) describes the conditions under which a human drug 
product compounded for an identified individual patient based on a 
prescription qualifies for exemption from three sections of the FD&C 
Act: (1) Section 501(a)(2)(B) (21 U.S.C. 351(a)(2)(B)) (concerning 
current good manufacturing practice for drugs); (2) section 502(f)(1) 
(21 U.S.C. 352(f)(1)) (concerning the labeling of drugs with adequate 
directions for use); and (3) section 505 (21 U.S.C. 355) (concerning 
the approval of human drug products under new drug applications or 
abbreviated new drug applications). One of the conditions for these 
exemptions is that the compounded drug product is not ``a drug product 
identified by the Secretary by regulation as a drug product that 
presents demonstrable difficulties for compounding that reasonably 
demonstrate an adverse effect on the safety or effectiveness of that 
drug product'' (section 503A(b)(3)(A) of the FD&C Act). Section 
503A(c)(1) of the FD&C Act requires that, before issuing regulations to 
implement section 503A(b)(3)(A) of the FD&C Act, an advisory committee 
on compounding be convened and consulted ``unless the Secretary 
determines that the issuance of such

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regulations before consultation is necessary to protect the public 
health.''
    Section 503B of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 353b) describes the 
conditions that must be met for human drugs compounded by or under the 
direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist in an outsourcing facility 
to qualify for exemptions from three sections of the FD&C Act: (1) 
Section 502(f)(1) (21 U.S.C. 352(f)(1)); (2) section 505 (21 U.S.C. 
355); and section 582 (21 U.S.C. 360eee-1) (concerning drug supply 
chain security requirements). Section 503B does not provide an 
exemption from section 501(a)(2)(B).
    One of the conditions in section 503B that must be satisfied for a 
compounded drug to qualify for the exemptions in that section is that 
the drug either (1) is not identified (directly or as part of a 
category of drugs) on a list published by the Secretary, of drugs or 
categories of drugs that present demonstrable difficulties for 
compounding that are reasonably likely to lead to an adverse effect on 
the safety or effectiveness of the drug or category of drugs, taking 
into account the risks and benefits to patients, or (2) is compounded 
in accordance with all applicable conditions identified on the list as 
conditions that are necessary to prevent the drug or category of drugs 
from presenting such demonstrable difficulties (see section 
503B(a)(6)(A) and (a)(6)(B) of the FD&C Act). Section 503B(c)(2) of the 
FD&C Act requires that before issuing regulations to implement section 
503B(a)(6) of the FD&C Act, an advisory committee on compounding be 
convened and consulted.
    At a meeting on July 13 and 14, 2000, an advisory committee on 
compounding (specifically, the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee 
(PCAC)) discussed and provided FDA with advice about the Agency's 
efforts to develop a list of drugs that present demonstrable 
difficulties for compounding under section 503A of the FD&C Act. FDA 
published a notice of that meeting in the Federal Register on June 29, 
2000 (65 FR 40104). In the Federal Register of December 4, 2013 (78 FR 
72840), FDA invited all interested persons to nominate drug products or 
categories of drug products for inclusion on the Difficult to Compound 
List. Nominators were asked to include the name of the drug product or 
category of drug products being nominated, as well as the reason the 
drug product or category of drug products should be included on the 
list, taking into account the risks and benefits to patients. The 
notice also included a list of factors that may be relevant to 
determining whether or not a drug product or category of drug products 
should or should not be included on the Difficult to Compound List. 
Approximately 71 unique drug products or categories of drug products 
were nominated for this list.
    On June 18, 2015, the PCAC reviewed and discussed FDA's proposed 
criteria for evaluating whether drug products or categories of drug 
products are demonstrably difficult to compound under sections 503A and 
503B of the FD&C Act. After considering the PCAC's discussion, FDA 
refined the criteria and presented the changes to the PCAC on March 9, 
2016. The six criteria presented to the PCAC for evaluating whether a 
drug product or category of drug products is demonstrably difficult to 
compound are the following: (1) The complexity of the formulation; (2) 
the complexity of the drug delivery mechanism; (3) the complexity of 
the dosage form; (4) the complexity of achieving bioavailability; (5) 
the complexity of the compounding process; and (6) the complexity of 
physicochemical or analytical testing. Additional information regarding 
these criteria can be found in the briefing package for the March 2016 
PCAC meeting. See http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/Drugs/PharmacyCompoundingAdvisoryCommittee/UCM486146.pdf.

II. Establishment of a Public Docket

    FDA is establishing a public docket so that interested parties can 
nominate drug products or categories of drug products for inclusion on 
the Difficult to Compound List, resubmit previous nominations with 
additional supporting information, or submit comments.
    Nominations should include the following two items for each drug 
product or category of drug products nominated, and any other relevant 
additional information available:
     The name of the drug product or drug product category;
     The reason the drug product or drug product category 
should be included on the list, taking into account any risks and 
benefits to patients.
    To facilitate FDA's review, nominations may include responses to 
the following six questions, which are related to the criteria FDA 
presented to the PCAC for evaluating whether drug products and 
categories of drug products are difficult to compound under sections 
503A and 503B of the FD&C Act:
    1. Does the drug product or category of drug products have a 
complex formulation that presents a demonstrable difficulty for 
compounding that is reasonably likely to lead to an adverse effect on 
the safety or effectiveness of the drug product?
    2. Does the drug product or category of drug products have a 
complex drug delivery mechanism that presents a demonstrable difficulty 
for compounding that is reasonably likely to lead to an adverse effect 
on the safety or effectiveness of the drug product?
    3. Does the drug product or category of drug products involve a 
complex dosage form that presents a demonstrable difficulty for 
compounding that is reasonably likely to lead to an adverse effect on 
the safety or effectiveness of the drug product?
    4. Does the drug product or category of drug products involve 
complexities in achieving and/or assessing bioavailability that present 
a demonstrable difficulty for compounding that is reasonably likely to 
lead to an adverse effect on the safety or effectiveness of the drug 
product?
    5. Does compounding the drug product or category of drug products 
involve a complex compounding process that presents a demonstrable 
difficulty for compounding that is reasonably likely to lead to an 
adverse effect on the safety or effectiveness of the drug product?
    6. Does compounding the drug product or category of drug products 
necessitate complex physicochemical or analytical testing that presents 
a demonstrable difficulty for compounding that is reasonably likely to 
lead to an adverse effect on the safety or effectiveness of the drug 
product?
    It is not necessary for a previously nominated drug product or 
category of drug products to be renominated to this docket. Previously 
nominated drug products or categories of drug products may be 
renominated to this docket if the nominator wants to provide additional 
supporting information, e.g., information specific to the six questions 
listed above related to FDA's proposed evaluation criteria. Interested 
parties can also submit comments on nominated drug products or 
categories of drug products, or on this document, via this docket.
    Previous nominations to the Difficult to Compound List or comments 
submitted in response to the December 4, 2013 Federal Register notice 
can be viewed on https://www.regulations.gov under docket number FDA-
2013-N-1523, or by going to the Division of Dockets Management between 
9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.


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    Dated: July 24, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation, and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2017-15900 Filed 7-27-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                   • If you want to submit a nomination                information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any
                                                    HUMAN SERVICES                                           or comment with confidential                          information marked as ‘‘confidential’’
                                                                                                             information that you do not wish to be                will not be disclosed except in
                                                    Food and Drug Administration                             made available to the public, submit the              accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
                                                                                                             nomination or comment as a written/                   applicable disclosure law. For more
                                                    [Docket No. FDA–2017–N–2562]                             paper submission and in the manner                    information about FDA’s posting of
                                                    Drug Products That Present                               detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper                         comments to public dockets, see 80 FR
                                                    Demonstrable Difficulties for                            Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).                  56469, September 18, 2015, or access
                                                    Compounding Under the Federal Food,                      Written/Paper Submissions                             the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/
                                                    Drug, and Cosmetic Act;                                                                                        fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-
                                                                                                                Submit written/paper submissions as                23389.pdf.
                                                    Establishment of a Public Docket                         follows:                                                Docket: For access to the docket to
                                                    AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                    • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for                  read background documents or the
                                                    HHS.                                                     written/paper submissions): Division of               electronic and written/paper
                                                                                                             Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food                    nominations and comments received, go
                                                    ACTION:   Notice; establishment of public                and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                                    docket.                                                                                                        to https://www.regulations.gov and
                                                                                                             Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                  insert the docket number, found in
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                                • For written/paper nominations or                 brackets in the heading of this
                                                    Administration (FDA or Agency) is                        comments submitted to the Division of
                                                                                                                                                                   document, into the ‘‘Search’’ box and
                                                    developing a list of drug products and                   Dockets Management, FDA will post
                                                                                                                                                                   follow the prompts and/or go to the
                                                    categories of drug products that present                 your nomination or comment, as well as
                                                                                                                                                                   Division of Dockets Management, 5630
                                                    demonstrable difficulties for                            any attachments, except for information
                                                                                                                                                                   Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD
                                                    compounding (the Difficult to                            submitted, marked and identified, as
                                                                                                                                                                   20852.
                                                    Compound List). The Agency previously                    confidential, if submitted as detailed in
                                                                                                             ‘‘Instructions.’’                                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    solicited nominations for this list and                                                                        Pawanprit Singh, Center for Drug
                                                                                                                Instructions: All submissions received
                                                    received approximately 71 unique                                                                               Evaluation and Research, Food and
                                                                                                             must include the Docket No. [Docket
                                                    nominations. FDA is establishing a new                   No. FDA–2017–N–2562] for ‘‘Drug                       Drug Administration, 10903 New
                                                    public docket so that interested parties                 Products That Present Demonstrable                    Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 5206,
                                                    can nominate drug products or                            Difficulties for Compounding Under                    Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 240–
                                                    categories of drug products that were                    Sections 503A and 503B of the Federal                 402–8866.
                                                    not previously nominated for inclusion                   Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act;                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    on the Difficult to Compound List,                       Establishment of a Public Docket.’’
                                                    resubmit previous nominations with                                                                             I. Background
                                                                                                             Received nominations and comments
                                                    additional supporting information, or                    will be placed in the docket and, except                 Section 503A of the Federal Food,
                                                    submit comments.                                         for those submitted as ‘‘Confidential                 Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21
                                                    DATES: Nominations for the Difficult to                  Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at                   U.S.C. 353a) describes the conditions
                                                    Compound List and comments may be                        https://www.regulations.gov or at the                 under which a human drug product
                                                    submitted to this docket at any time.                    Division of Dockets Management                        compounded for an identified
                                                    ADDRESSES: You may submit                                between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday                     individual patient based on a
                                                    nominations or comments as follows:                      through Friday.                                       prescription qualifies for exemption
                                                                                                                • Confidential Submissions—To                      from three sections of the FD&C Act: (1)
                                                    Electronic Submissions                                   submit a nomination or comment with                   Section 501(a)(2)(B) (21 U.S.C.
                                                       Submit electronic nominations or                      confidential information that you do not              351(a)(2)(B)) (concerning current good
                                                    comments in the following way:                           wish to be made publicly available,                   manufacturing practice for drugs); (2)
                                                       • Federal eRulemaking Portal:                         submit your nomination or comments                    section 502(f)(1) (21 U.S.C. 352(f)(1))
                                                    https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                  only as a written/paper submission. You               (concerning the labeling of drugs with
                                                    instructions for submitting nominations                  should submit two copies total. One                   adequate directions for use); and (3)
                                                    or comments. Nominations or comments                     copy will include the information you                 section 505 (21 U.S.C. 355) (concerning
                                                    submitted electronically, including                      claim to be confidential with a heading               the approval of human drug products
                                                    attachments, to https://                                 or cover note that states ‘‘THIS                      under new drug applications or
                                                    www.regulations.gov will be posted to                    DOCUMENT CONTAINS                                     abbreviated new drug applications). One
                                                    the docket unchanged. Because your                       CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The                       of the conditions for these exemptions
                                                    nomination or comment will be made                       Agency will review this copy, including               is that the compounded drug product is
                                                    public, you are solely responsible for                   the claimed confidential information, in              not ‘‘a drug product identified by the
                                                    ensuring that your nomination or                         its consideration of nominations or                   Secretary by regulation as a drug
                                                    comment does not include any                             comments. The second copy, which will                 product that presents demonstrable
                                                    confidential information that you or a                   have the claimed confidential                         difficulties for compounding that
                                                    third party may not wish to be posted,                   information redacted/blacked out, will                reasonably demonstrate an adverse
                                                    such as medical information, your or                     be available for public viewing and                   effect on the safety or effectiveness of
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                                                    anyone else’s Social Security number, or                 posted on https://www.regulations.gov.                that drug product’’ (section
                                                    confidential business information, such                  Submit both copies to the Division of                 503A(b)(3)(A) of the FD&C Act). Section
                                                    as a manufacturing process. Please note                  Dockets Management. If you do not                     503A(c)(1) of the FD&C Act requires
                                                    that if you include your name, contact                   wish your name and contact                            that, before issuing regulations to
                                                    information, or other information that                   information to be made publicly                       implement section 503A(b)(3)(A) of the
                                                    identifies you in the body of your                       available, you can provide this                       FD&C Act, an advisory committee on
                                                    nomination or comments, that                             information on the cover sheet and not                compounding be convened and
                                                    information will be posted on https://                   in the body of your nomination or                     consulted ‘‘unless the Secretary
                                                    www.regulations.gov.                                     comments and you must identify this                   determines that the issuance of such


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                                                    regulations before consultation is                       a drug product or category of drug                    compounding that is reasonably likely
                                                    necessary to protect the public health.’’                products should or should not be                      to lead to an adverse effect on the safety
                                                       Section 503B of the FD&C Act (21                      included on the Difficult to Compound                 or effectiveness of the drug product?
                                                    U.S.C. 353b) describes the conditions                    List. Approximately 71 unique drug                       2. Does the drug product or category
                                                    that must be met for human drugs                         products or categories of drug products               of drug products have a complex drug
                                                    compounded by or under the direct                        were nominated for this list.                         delivery mechanism that presents a
                                                    supervision of a licensed pharmacist in                    On June 18, 2015, the PCAC reviewed
                                                    an outsourcing facility to qualify for                   and discussed FDA’s proposed criteria                 demonstrable difficulty for
                                                    exemptions from three sections of the                    for evaluating whether drug products or               compounding that is reasonably likely
                                                    FD&C Act: (1) Section 502(f)(1) (21                      categories of drug products are                       to lead to an adverse effect on the safety
                                                    U.S.C. 352(f)(1)); (2) section 505 (21                   demonstrably difficult to compound                    or effectiveness of the drug product?
                                                    U.S.C. 355); and section 582 (21 U.S.C.                  under sections 503A and 503B of the                      3. Does the drug product or category
                                                    360eee–1) (concerning drug supply                        FD&C Act. After considering the PCAC’s                of drug products involve a complex
                                                    chain security requirements). Section                    discussion, FDA refined the criteria and              dosage form that presents a
                                                    503B does not provide an exemption                       presented the changes to the PCAC on                  demonstrable difficulty for
                                                    from section 501(a)(2)(B).                               March 9, 2016. The six criteria                       compounding that is reasonably likely
                                                       One of the conditions in section 503B                 presented to the PCAC for evaluating                  to lead to an adverse effect on the safety
                                                    that must be satisfied for a compounded                  whether a drug product or category of                 or effectiveness of the drug product?
                                                    drug to qualify for the exemptions in                    drug products is demonstrably difficult
                                                    that section is that the drug either (1) is                                                                       4. Does the drug product or category
                                                                                                             to compound are the following: (1) The
                                                    not identified (directly or as part of a                                                                       of drug products involve complexities
                                                                                                             complexity of the formulation; (2) the
                                                    category of drugs) on a list published by                                                                      in achieving and/or assessing
                                                                                                             complexity of the drug delivery
                                                    the Secretary, of drugs or categories of                                                                       bioavailability that present a
                                                                                                             mechanism; (3) the complexity of the
                                                    drugs that present demonstrable                                                                                demonstrable difficulty for
                                                                                                             dosage form; (4) the complexity of
                                                    difficulties for compounding that are                                                                          compounding that is reasonably likely
                                                                                                             achieving bioavailability; (5) the
                                                    reasonably likely to lead to an adverse                                                                        to lead to an adverse effect on the safety
                                                                                                             complexity of the compounding
                                                    effect on the safety or effectiveness of                 process; and (6) the complexity of                    or effectiveness of the drug product?
                                                    the drug or category of drugs, taking into               physicochemical or analytical testing.                   5. Does compounding the drug
                                                    account the risks and benefits to                        Additional information regarding these                product or category of drug products
                                                    patients, or (2) is compounded in                        criteria can be found in the briefing                 involve a complex compounding
                                                    accordance with all applicable                           package for the March 2016 PCAC                       process that presents a demonstrable
                                                    conditions identified on the list as                     meeting. See http://www.fda.gov/                      difficulty for compounding that is
                                                    conditions that are necessary to prevent                 downloads/AdvisoryCommittees/                         reasonably likely to lead to an adverse
                                                    the drug or category of drugs from                       CommitteesMeetingMaterials/Drugs/                     effect on the safety or effectiveness of
                                                    presenting such demonstrable                             PharmacyCompounding                                   the drug product?
                                                    difficulties (see section 503B(a)(6)(A)                  AdvisoryCommittee/UCM486146.pdf.
                                                    and (a)(6)(B) of the FD&C Act). Section                                                                           6. Does compounding the drug
                                                    503B(c)(2) of the FD&C Act requires that                 II. Establishment of a Public Docket                  product or category of drug products
                                                    before issuing regulations to implement                     FDA is establishing a public docket so             necessitate complex physicochemical or
                                                    section 503B(a)(6) of the FD&C Act, an                   that interested parties can nominate                  analytical testing that presents a
                                                    advisory committee on compounding be                     drug products or categories of drug                   demonstrable difficulty for
                                                    convened and consulted.                                  products for inclusion on the Difficult to            compounding that is reasonably likely
                                                       At a meeting on July 13 and 14, 2000,                 Compound List, resubmit previous                      to lead to an adverse effect on the safety
                                                    an advisory committee on compounding                     nominations with additional supporting                or effectiveness of the drug product?
                                                    (specifically, the Pharmacy                              information, or submit comments.                         It is not necessary for a previously
                                                    Compounding Advisory Committee                              Nominations should include the                     nominated drug product or category of
                                                    (PCAC)) discussed and provided FDA                       following two items for each drug                     drug products to be renominated to this
                                                    with advice about the Agency’s efforts                   product or category of drug products                  docket. Previously nominated drug
                                                    to develop a list of drugs that present                  nominated, and any other relevant                     products or categories of drug products
                                                    demonstrable difficulties for                            additional information available:                     may be renominated to this docket if the
                                                    compounding under section 503A of the                       • The name of the drug product or                  nominator wants to provide additional
                                                    FD&C Act. FDA published a notice of                      drug product category;                                supporting information, e.g.,
                                                    that meeting in the Federal Register on                     • The reason the drug product or drug              information specific to the six questions
                                                    June 29, 2000 (65 FR 40104). In the                      product category should be included on                listed above related to FDA’s proposed
                                                    Federal Register of December 4, 2013                     the list, taking into account any risks               evaluation criteria. Interested parties
                                                    (78 FR 72840), FDA invited all                           and benefits to patients.                             can also submit comments on
                                                    interested persons to nominate drug                         To facilitate FDA’s review,
                                                                                                                                                                   nominated drug products or categories
                                                    products or categories of drug products                  nominations may include responses to
                                                    for inclusion on the Difficult to                                                                              of drug products, or on this document,
                                                                                                             the following six questions, which are
                                                    Compound List. Nominators were asked                                                                           via this docket.
                                                                                                             related to the criteria FDA presented to
                                                                                                                                                                      Previous nominations to the Difficult
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                                                    to include the name of the drug product                  the PCAC for evaluating whether drug
                                                    or category of drug products being                       products and categories of drug                       to Compound List or comments
                                                    nominated, as well as the reason the                     products are difficult to compound                    submitted in response to the December
                                                    drug product or category of drug                         under sections 503A and 503B of the                   4, 2013 Federal Register notice can be
                                                    products should be included on the list,                 FD&C Act:                                             viewed on https://www.regulations.gov
                                                    taking into account the risks and                           1. Does the drug product or category               under docket number FDA–2013–N–
                                                    benefits to patients. The notice also                    of drug products have a complex                       1523, or by going to the Division of
                                                    included a list of factors that may be                   formulation that presents a                           Dockets Management between 9 a.m.
                                                    relevant to determining whether or not                   demonstrable difficulty for                           and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.


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                                                    35216                            Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 144 / Friday, July 28, 2017 / Notices

                                                      Dated: July 24, 2017.                                  Comments submitted electronically,                    claimed confidential information
                                                    Anna K. Abram,                                           including attachments, to https://                    redacted/blacked out, will be available
                                                    Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning,                www.regulations.gov will be posted to                 for public viewing and posted on
                                                    Legislation, and Analysis.                               the docket unchanged. Because your                    https://www.regulations.gov. Submit
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–15900 Filed 7–27–17; 8:45 am]              comment will be made public, you are                  both copies to the Dockets Management
                                                    BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                   solely responsible for ensuring that your             Staff. If you do not wish your name and
                                                                                                             comment does not include any                          contact information to be made publicly
                                                                                                             confidential information that you or a                available, you can provide this
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                 third party may not wish to be posted,                information on the cover sheet and not
                                                    HUMAN SERVICES                                           such as medical information, your or                  in the body of your comments and you
                                                                                                             anyone else’s Social Security number, or              must identify this information as
                                                    Food and Drug Administration                             confidential business information, such               ‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked
                                                                                                             as a manufacturing process. Please note               as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed
                                                    [Docket No. FDA–2017–N–4301]
                                                                                                             that if you include your name, contact                except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20
                                                    Fostering Medical Innovation: A Plan                     information, or other information that                and other applicable disclosure law. For
                                                    for Digital Health Devices; Software                     identifies you in the body of your                    more information about FDA’s posting
                                                    Precertification Pilot Program                           comments, that information will be                    of comments to public dockets, see 80
                                                                                                             posted on https://www.regulations.gov.                FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access
                                                    AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,                   • If you want to submit a comment                   the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/
                                                    HHS.                                                     with confidential information that you                fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-
                                                    ACTION:   Notice.                                        do not wish to be made available to the               23389.pdf.
                                                                                                             public, submit the comment as a                          Docket: For access to the docket to
                                                    SUMMARY:    The Food and Drug                            written/paper submission and in the                   read background documents or the
                                                    Administration’s (FDA, the Agency, or                    manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper                  electronic and written/paper comments
                                                    we) Center for Devices and Radiological                  Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).                  received, go to https://
                                                    Health (CDRH or Center) is announcing                                                                          www.regulations.gov and insert the
                                                                                                             Written/Paper Submissions
                                                    its Software Precertification Pilot                                                                            docket number, found in brackets in the
                                                    Program. The program aims to evaluate                       Submit written/paper submissions as                heading of this document, into the
                                                    a new approach toward software                           follows:                                              ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
                                                    products, including a precertification                      • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
                                                                                                                                                                   and/or go to the Dockets Management
                                                    program for the assessment of                            written/paper submissions): Dockets
                                                                                                                                                                   Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,
                                                    companies that perform high-quality                      Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
                                                                                                                                                                   Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                    software design and testing. This                        Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                                                                                             Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    voluntary pilot program is part of FDA’s
                                                    ongoing efforts to develop pragmatic                        • For written/paper comments                       Bakul Patel, Center for Devices and
                                                                                                             submitted to the Dockets Management                   Radiological Health, Food and Drug
                                                    approaches to balance benefits and risks                                                                       Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
                                                    of digital health products. FDA intends                  Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
                                                                                                             well as any attachments, except for                   Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5458, Silver Spring,
                                                    to develop a precertification program                                                                          MD 20993, 301–796–5528, Bakul.Patel@
                                                    that could replace the need for a                        information submitted, marked and
                                                                                                             identified, as confidential, if submitted             fda.hhs.gov.
                                                    premarket submission in some cases
                                                                                                             as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    and allow for decreased submission
                                                    content and/or faster review of                             Instructions: All submissions received
                                                                                                                                                                   I. Background
                                                    marketing applications for software                      must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                                                                                             2017–N–4301 for ‘‘Fostering Medical                      FDA recognizes that an efficient, risk-
                                                    products in other cases. During the pilot
                                                                                                             Innovation: A Plan for Digital Health                 based approach to regulating digital
                                                    program, FDA customers, including
                                                                                                             Devices; Software Precertification Pilot              health technology will foster innovation
                                                    pilot participants, will have the
                                                                                                             Program.’’ Received comments will be                  of digital health products. FDA’s
                                                    opportunity to provide input on the
                                                                                                             placed in the docket and, except for                  traditional approach to moderate and
                                                    development of the precertification
                                                                                                             those submitted as ‘‘Confidential                     higher risk hardware-based medical
                                                    program.
                                                                                                             Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at                   devices is not well suited for the faster
                                                    DATES:  FDA is seeking participation in                  https://www.regulations.gov or at the                 iterative design, development, and type
                                                    the voluntary Software Precertification                  Dockets Management Staff between 9                    of validation used for software products.
                                                    pilot program beginning August 1, 2017.                  a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through                       An agile paradigm is necessary to
                                                    See the ‘‘Participation’’ section for                    Friday.                                               accommodate the faster rate of
                                                    instructions on how to submit a request                     • Confidential Submissions—To                      development and innovation of software
                                                    to participate. The voluntary Software                   submit a comment with confidential                    devices as compared to other types of
                                                    Precertification pilot program will select               information that you do not wish to be                devices. Traditional implementation of
                                                    up to nine participants who best match                   made publicly available, submit your                  the premarket requirements may impede
                                                    the selection criteria. This pilot program               comments only as a written/paper                      or delay patient access to critical
                                                    will begin September 1, 2017.                            submission. You should submit two                     evolutions of software technology,
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                                                    ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                       copies total. One copy will include the               particularly those presenting a lower
                                                    as follows:                                              information you claim to be confidential              risk to patients. To evaluate a new
                                                                                                             with a heading or cover note that states              approach toward software, FDA is
                                                    Electronic Submissions                                   ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS                              launching a pilot of a precertification
                                                      Submit electronic comments in the                      CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The                       program for the assessment of
                                                    following way:                                           Agency will review this copy, including               companies that perform high-quality
                                                      • Federal eRulemaking Portal:                          the claimed confidential information, in              software design and testing. The
                                                    https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                  its consideration of comments. The                    Software Precertification (Pre-Cert) pilot
                                                    instructions for submitting comments.                    second copy, which will have the                      program is part of FDA’s ongoing efforts


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Document Created: 2017-07-28 03:10:54
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; establishment of public docket.
DatesNominations for the Difficult to Compound List and comments may be submitted to this docket at any time.
ContactPawanprit Singh, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 5206, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240- 402-8866.
FR Citation82 FR 35214 

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