List of Drug Products That Have Been Withdrawn or Removed From the Market for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 237 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)
Rules and Regulations
Pages 63569-63574
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2018-26712
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
Docket No. FDA-2016-N-2462
RIN 0910-AH35
List of Drug Products That Have Been Withdrawn or Removed From the Market for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is amending its regulations to revise the list of drug products that have been withdrawn or removed from the market because such drug products or components of such drug products have been found to be unsafe or not effective. Drug products appearing on this list may not be compounded under the exemptions provided by sections 503A and 503B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Specifically, the final rule adds two entries to this list of drug products.
DATES: This rule is effective January 10, 2019.
ADDRESSES: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number found in brackets in the heading of this final rule into the ``Search'' box and follow the prompts, and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexandria Fujisaki, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 5169, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-3110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
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Executive Summary
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Purpose of the Regulatory Action
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Summary of the Major Provisions of the Regulatory Action
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Legal Authority
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Costs and Benefits
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Background
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Relevant Provisions of the Statute
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The List of Drug Products in Sec. 216.24
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Regulatory History of the List
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Proposed Rule and Final Rule
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Presentation to the Advisory Committee
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The Proposed Rule
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The Final Rule
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Comments on the Proposed Rule and FDA's Responses
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Comments on Proposed Entries for Inclusion on the List
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Miscellaneous Comments
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Legal Authority
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Analysis of Environmental Impact
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Economic Analysis of Impacts
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
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Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
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Federalism
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References
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Executive Summary
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Purpose of the Regulatory Action
FDA is amending its regulations to revise the list of drug products that have been withdrawn or removed from the market because such drug products or components of such drug products have been found to be unsafe or not effective (referred to as ``the withdrawn or removed list'' or ``the list'') (Sec. 216.24 (21 CFR 216.24)). Drug products appearing on the withdrawn or removed list may not be compounded under the exemptions provided by sections 503A and 503B of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 353a and 353b). In this final rule, the Agency is finalizing in part the proposed amendments to Sec. 216.24 set forth in the proposed rule published in the Federal Register of October 18, 2016 (81 FR 71648).
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Summary of the Major Provisions of the Regulatory Action
After soliciting public comments and consulting with the FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (the Committee), we are adding the following entries to the list in Sec. 216.24 of drug products that have been withdrawn or removed from the market because such drug products or
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components of such drug products have been found to be unsafe or not effective:
Bromocriptine mesylate: All drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for prevention of physiological lactation.
Ondansetron hydrochloride: All intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 milligram (mg) single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride.
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Legal Authority
Sections 503A, 503B, and 701(a) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 353a, 353b, and 371(a)) provide the principal legal authority for this final rule.
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Costs and Benefits
The Agency is not aware of routine compounding of the drug products that are the subject of this final rule. Therefore, we do not estimate any compliance costs or loss of sales as a result of the prohibition against compounding these drug products for human use. The Agency has determined that this rulemaking is not a significant regulatory action as defined by Executive Order 12866.
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Background
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Relevant Provisions of the Statute
Section 503A of the FD&C Act describes the conditions that must be satisfied for human drug products compounded by a licensed pharmacist or licensed physician to be exempt from the following 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); (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 new drugs under new drug applications (NDAs) or abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs)).
In addition, section 503B of the FD&C Act describes the conditions that must be satisfied for a drug compounded for human use by or under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist in an outsourcing facility to be exempt from three sections of the FD&C Act: (1) Section 502(f)(1), (2) section 505, and (3) section 582 (21 U.S.C. 360eee-1) (concerning drug supply chain security).
One of the conditions that must be satisfied for a drug product to qualify for the exemptions under sections 503A or 503B of the FD&C Act is that the compounder does not compound a drug product that appears on a list published by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) (delegated to FDA) of drug products that have been withdrawn or removed from the market because such drug products or components of such drug products have been found to be unsafe or not effective (the withdrawn or removed list) (see sections 503A(b)(1)(C), 503B(a)(4), and 503B(a)(11) of the FD&C Act).
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The List of Drug Products in Sec. 216.24
The drug products listed in the withdrawn or removed list codified at Sec. 216.24 have been withdrawn or removed from the market because they have been found to be unsafe or not effective. A drug product that is included in the withdrawn or removed list is not eligible for the exemptions provided in section 503A(a) from sections 501(a)(2)(B), 502(f)(1), and 505 of the FD&C Act. In addition, a drug that is included in the withdrawn or removed list is not eligible for the exemptions provided in section 503B(a) from sections 502(f)(1), 505, and 582 of the FD&C Act.
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Regulatory History of the List
The Food and Drug Modernization Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-115) added section 503A to the FD&C Act. On October 8, 1998, FDA proposed a rule in the Federal Register (63 FR 54082) to establish the original withdrawn or removed list. On March 8, 1999, FDA finalized this rule (64 FR 10944), prohibiting the products described on the original list from being compounded under the exemptions provided by section 503A(a) of the FD&C Act.
Following the addition of section 503B to the FD&C Act on November 27, 2013, through the enactment of the Drug Quality and Security Act (Pub. L. 113-54), FDA published a proposed rule to revise and update the list in Sec. 216.24 on July 2, 2014 (79 FR 37687); FDA published the final rule to amend Sec. 216.24 in the Federal Register of October 7, 2016 (81 FR 69668) (2016 final rule). Given that nearly identical criteria apply for a drug to be included on the list referred to in section 503A(b)(1)(C) and the list referred to in section 503B(a)(4) of the FD&C Act, the 2016 final rule added language to Sec. 216.24 clarifying that it applies for purposes of both sections 503A and 503B.
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Proposed Rule and Final Rule
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Presentation to the Advisory Committee
At a meeting held on June 17 and 18, 2015 (see the Federal Register of May 22, 2015 (80 FR 29717)), FDA presented to the Committee FDA's proposal to add to the withdrawn or removed list all drug products containing more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per dosage unit, all drug products containing aprotinin, all drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for the prevention of physiological lactation, and all intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride. The Committee voted in favor of including each drug product entry on the list as proposed by FDA.\1\
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\1\ A transcript of the June 2015 Committee meeting (Ref. 1) and briefing information that includes reviews and background on the proposed entries (Ref. 2) may be found at the Dockets Management Staff (see ADDRESSES) and at https://wayback.archive-it.org/7993/20170111202622/http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/Drugs/PharmacyCompoundingAdvisoryCommittee/ucm431285.htm.
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The Proposed Rule
In the Federal Register of October 18, 2016, FDA proposed to revise the withdrawn or removed list to add all drug products containing aprotinin, all drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for the prevention of physiological lactation, and all intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride (October 2016 proposed rule). The addition of all drug products containing more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per dosage unit to the list was not included in the October 2016 proposed rule and remains under consideration by the Agency.
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The Final Rule
The Agency has considered the public discussion and the advice provided by the Committee regarding these matters at the June 2015 meeting, as well as the October 2016 proposed rule, including the comments submitted on the proposed rule (see section IV). Based on the information before FDA and its own knowledge and expertise, FDA is adding two entries from the proposed rule to the withdrawn or removed list in Sec. 216.24.
The two entries FDA is adding to Sec. 216.24 are as follows:
Bromocriptine mesylate: All drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for prevention of physiological lactation.
Ondansetron hydrochloride: All intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride.
At this time, FDA is not finalizing the entry in the proposed rule for all drug products containing aprotinin. The addition of an entry to the withdrawn or removed list for drug products containing aprotinin remains under consideration by FDA.
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Comments on the Proposed Rule and FDA's Responses
Four comments, all from individuals, were submitted on the October 2016 proposed rule. FDA has summarized and responded to the relevant comments in the following paragraphs. A comment about ``hernia repair with mesh and plug'' has not been answered because it was not relevant to this rulemaking. Comments regarding the proposed addition of an entry to the withdrawn or removed list for aprotinin will not be answered at this time because the entry remains under consideration by FDA.
To make it easier to identify the comments and FDA's responses, the word ``Comment,'' in parentheses, appears before the comment's description, and the word ``Response,'' in parentheses, appears before the Agency's response. We have numbered each comment to help distinguish between different comments. Similar comments are grouped together under the same number, and, in some cases, different subjects discussed in the same comment are separated and designated as distinct comments for purposes of FDA's response. The number assigned to each comment or comment topic is purely for organizational purposes and does not signify the comment's value or importance or the order in which the comments were received.
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Comments on Proposed Entries for Inclusion on the List
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Bromocriptine Mesylate
(Comment 1) One comment supported the proposal to include all drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for prevention of physiological lactation on the withdrawn or removed list.
(Response 1) FDA agrees with the comment.
(Comment 2) FDA received one comment opposing the proposal to include all drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for prevention of physiological lactation on the withdrawn or removed list. The comment asserts that bromocriptine mesylate offers ``significant improvements in the quantity and quality of life,'' and, although it has ``serious adverse effects,'' the benefits of bromocriptine mesylate compared to its risks ``should warrant continuous approvability.''
(Response 2) FDA disagrees with the comment. For the reasons that follow, FDA will add all drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for prevention of physiological lactation to the list in Sec. 216.24.
As a preliminary matter, the issue in this rulemaking is whether all drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for the indication of prevention of physiological lactation were withdrawn or removed from the market because they were found to be unsafe or not effective for this indication. The criteria that must be met to place a drug product on the withdrawn or removed list are laid out in the FD&C Act. Under sections 503A and 503B of the FD&C Act, to be placed on the withdrawn or removed list, drug products must have been withdrawn or removed from the market because such drug products or components of such drug products have been found to be unsafe or not effective.
As FDA previously explained in the October 2016 proposed rule, FDA withdrew approval of PARLODEL (bromocriptine mesylate, NDA 17962) for the indication of prevention of physiological lactation in a document published in the Federal Register of January 17, 1995 (60 FR 3404). At the time, PARLODEL was the only marketed drug product containing bromocriptine mesylate labeled with this indication. FDA's 2015 ``Review of Bromocriptine Mesylate for the Withdrawn or Removed List'' indicates that the 1995 withdrawal of PARLODEL for prevention of physiological lactation was based on the unfavorable benefit-risk balance of this product for this indication. See ``Review of Bromocriptine Mesylate for the Withdrawn or Removed List'' in the FDA Briefing Document for the June 17 and 18, 2015 Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee Meeting, available at https://wayback.archive-it.org/7993/20170113060809/http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/Drugs/PharmacyCompoundingAdvisoryCommittee/ucm449533.htm. In particular, in a notice published in the Federal Register on August 23, 1994 (59 FR 43347), FDA concluded that bromocriptine mesylate's risks of hypertension, seizures, and cardiovascular accidents outweighed the product's marginal benefit in preventing postpartum lactation, which can be suppressed without risk by using more conservative, nonpharmacological treatments. Withdrawal of PARLODEL's indication for the prevention of physiological lactation became effective on February 16, 1995 (60 FR 3404). FDA has determined that all drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for prevention of physiological lactation were withdrawn or removed from the market because such products have been found to be unsafe or not effective. We note that FDA-approved drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for other indications, such as treatment of Parkinson's disease, acromegaly, and prolactin-secreting adenomas, remain marketed.
FDA's 2015 review, which included a discussion of the withdrawal of PARLODEL's indication for the prevention of physiological lactation, was presented to the Committee at the meeting held on June 17 and 18, 2015, and the Committee voted in favor of the Agency's proposal to include all drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for the prevention of physiological lactation on the list. For these reasons, FDA proposed in the October 2016 proposed rule to include all drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for the prevention of physiological lactation on the withdrawn or removed list.
The comment offered no scientific rationale or support for its position that this drug product should not be on the list; therefore, FDA is including bromocriptine mesylate for prevention of physiological lactation on the withdrawn or removed list.
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Ondansetron Hydrochloride
(Comment 3) One comment supported the proposal to include all intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride on the withdrawn or removed list.
(Response 3) FDA agrees with the comment.
(Comment 4) FDA received one comment on the proposal to include all intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride suggesting ``perhaps there is more to investigate and stricter regulation of the administration of IV ondansetron hydrochloride is warranted in the future.''
(Response 4) FDA intends to monitor future approvals, withdrawals, or removals of drugs, to consider other relevant information that may suggest the need to revise the withdrawn or removed list, and to propose modifications as appropriate. In addition, members of the public can submit a citizen petition at any time under 21 CFR 10.25 and 10.30 requesting that FDA add, modify, or remove an entry on the list (with data to support their request), and FDA will consider and respond to the petition.
(Comment 5) FDA received one comment opposing the proposal to include all intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride on
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the withdrawn or removed list. The comment asserts that ondansetron hydrochloride offers ``significant improvements in the quantity and quality of life,'' and, although it has ``serious adverse effects,'' the benefits of ondansetron hydrochloride compared to its risks ``should warrant continuous approvability.''
(Response 5) FDA disagrees with the comment. For the reasons that follow, FDA will add all intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride to the list in Sec. 216.24.
As noted earlier, the issue in this rulemaking is whether drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride were withdrawn or removed from the market because they were found to be unsafe or not effective.
As FDA previously explained in the October 2016 proposed rule, in the Federal Register of June 10, 2015 (80 FR 32962), FDA announced its determination under 21 CFR 314.161 and 314.162(a)(2) that the NDA for Ondansetron (ondansetron hydrochloride) Injection, USP, 32 mg/50 mL, single IV dose was withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety. In particular, this product was associated with a specific type of irregular heart rhythm called QT interval prolongation, and the data suggest that any dose above the maximum recommendation of 16 mg per dose intravenously has the potential for increased risk of QT prolongation. FDA made this determination after holders of one NDA and four ANDAs voluntarily removed such products from the market and requested that FDA withdraw approval of their respective applications under 21 CFR 314.150(d). Thus, all drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride have been withdrawn or removed from the market because such drug products have been found to be unsafe or not effective. We note that FDA-approved drug products containing lower single doses of ondansetron hydrochloride remain marketed.
FDA's review of intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride was presented to the Committee at the meeting held on June 17 and 18, 2015, and the Committee voted in favor of the Agency's proposal to include all intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride on the list. For these reasons, FDA proposed in the October 2016 proposed rule to include all intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride on the withdrawn or removed list.
(Comment 6) FDA received one comment asserting that ondansetron hydrochloride should not be recommended for use by pregnant women because it was not approved by FDA for pregnant women.
(Response 6) This comment is outside the scope of this rulemaking. Compounded drugs are not FDA approved and this rulemaking addresses the placement of certain drug products on the withdrawn or removed list, including all intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride. As previously noted, drugs appearing on this list may not be compounded under the exemptions provided by sections 503A and 503B of the FD&C Act. Therefore, to the extent the commenter believes that intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride should not be compounded for pregnant women under the exemptions provided by sections 503A and 503B of the FD&C Act, we agree. The addition of the entry FDA is finalizing regarding ondansetron hydrochloride through this rulemaking for the list in Sec. 216.24 will prohibit compounding of intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride under the exemptions provided by sections 503A and 503B of the FD&C Act for all patients, including pregnant women.
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Legal Authority
Sections 503A and 503B of the FD&C Act provide the principal legal authority for this final rule. As described previously in section II, section 503A of the FD&C Act describes the conditions that must be satisfied for human drug products compounded by a licensed pharmacist or licensed physician to be exempt from three sections of the FD&C Act (sections 501(a)(2)(B), 502(f)(1), and 505). One of the conditions that must be satisfied to qualify for the exemptions under section 503A of the FD&C Act is that the licensed pharmacist or licensed physician does not compound a drug product that appears on a list published by FDA in the Federal Register of drug products that have been withdrawn or removed from the market because such drug products or components of such drug products have been found to be unsafe or not effective (see section 503A(b)(1)(C) of the FD&C Act). Section 503A(c)(1) of the FD&C Act also states that the Secretary shall issue regulations to implement section 503A, and that before issuing regulations to implement section 503A(b)(1)(C) pertaining to the withdrawn or removed list, among other sections, the Secretary shall convene and consult an advisory committee on compounding unless the Secretary determines that the issuance of such regulations before consultation is necessary to protect the public health.\2\
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Section 503B of the FD&C Act describes the conditions that must be satisfied for a drug compounded for human use by or under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist in an outsourcing facility to be exempt from three sections of the FD&C Act (sections 502(f)(1), 505, and 582). One of the conditions in section 503B of the FD&C Act that must be satisfied to qualify for the exemptions is that the drug does not appear on a list published by FDA of drugs that have been withdrawn or removed from the market because such drugs or components of such drugs have been found to be unsafe or not effective (see section 503B(a)(4)). To be eligible for the exemptions in section 503B, a drug must be compounded in an outsourcing facility in which the compounding of drugs occurs only in accordance with section 503B, including as provided in section 503B(a)(4) of the FD&C Act.
Thus, sections 503A and 503B of the FD&C Act, in conjunction with our general rulemaking authority in section 701(a) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 371(a)), serve as our principal legal authority for this final rule revising FDA's regulation on the list of drug products withdrawn or removed from the market because such drug products or components of such drug products have been found to be unsafe or not effective in Sec. 216.24.
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Analysis of Environmental Impact
We have determined under 21 CFR 25.30(h) that this action is of a type that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.
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Economic Analysis of Impacts
We have examined the impacts of the final rule under Executive Order 12866, Executive Order 13563, Executive Order 13771, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), and the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4). Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct us to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, when regulation is
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necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety, and other advantages; distributive impacts; and equity). Executive Order 13771 requires that the costs associated with significant new regulations ``shall, to the extent permitted by law, be offset by the elimination of existing costs associated with at least two prior regulations.'' This final rule is not a significant regulatory action as defined by Executive Order 12866 and is not subject to Executive Order 13771.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires us to analyze regulatory options that would minimize any significant impact of a rule on small entities. Because small businesses are not expected to incur any compliance costs or loss of sales due to this regulation, we certify that the final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (section 202(a)) requires us to prepare a written statement, which includes an assessment of anticipated costs and benefits, before issuing ``any rule that includes any Federal mandate that may result in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100,000,000 or more (adjusted annually for inflation) in any one year.'' The current threshold after adjustment for inflation is $150 million, using the most current (2017) Implicit Price Deflator for the Gross Domestic Product. This final rule is not expected to result in an expenditure in any year that would meet or exceed this amount.
This final rule amends Sec. 216.24 concerning human drug compounding. Specifically, the final rule adds to the list of drug products that may not be compounded under the exemptions provided by sections 503A and 503B of the FD&C Act because the drug products have been withdrawn or removed from the market because such drug products or components of such drug products have been found to be unsafe or not effective (see section II). We are adding two entries to the list: Drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for prevention of physiological lactation and intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 mg single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride. The Agency is not aware of routine compounding of these drug products; therefore, we do not estimate any compliance costs or loss of sales as a result of the prohibition against compounding these drugs for human use.
Unless we certify that a rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, the Regulatory Flexibility Act requires us to analyze regulatory options to minimize any significant economic impact of a regulation on small entities. Most pharmacies meet the Small Business Administration definition of a small entity, which is defined as having annual sales less than $27.5 million for this industry. We are not aware of any routine compounding of the drug products that are the subject of this final rule and do not estimate any compliance costs or loss of sales to small businesses as a result of the prohibition against compounding these drug products. Therefore, we certify that this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This final rule contains no collections of information. Therefore, clearance by the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 is not required.
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Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
We have analyzed this rule in accordance with the principles set forth in Executive Order 13175. We have determined that the rule does not contain policies that have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian Tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes. Accordingly, we conclude that the rule does not contain policies that have tribal implications as defined in the Executive Order and, consequently, a tribal summary impact statement is not required.
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Federalism
We have analyzed this final rule in accordance with the principles set forth in Executive Order 13132. FDA has determined that the final rule does not contain policies that have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the National Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. Accordingly, the Agency concludes that the rule does not contain policies that have federalism implications as defined in the Executive order and, consequently, a federalism summary impact statement is not required.
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References
The following references are on display in the Dockets Management Staff (see ADDRESSES) and are available for viewing by interested persons between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; they are also available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov. FDA has verified the website addresses, as of the date this document publishes in the Federal Register, but websites are subject to change over time.
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Transcript for the June 17-18, 2015, Meeting of the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee, available at https://wayback.archive-it.org/7993/20170111202622/http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/Drugs/PharmacyCompoundingAdvisoryCommittee/ucm431285.htm.
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Briefing Information for the June 17-18, 2015, Meeting of the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee, available at https://wayback.archive-it.org/7993/20170111202622/http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/Drugs/PharmacyCompoundingAdvisoryCommittee/ucm431285.htm.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 216
Drugs, Prescription drugs.
Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 216 is amended as follows:
PART 216--HUMAN DRUG COMPOUNDING
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The authority citation for part 216 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 352, 353a, 353b, 355, and 371.
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Amend Sec. 216.24 by adding, in alphabetical order, to the list of drugs ``Bromocriptine mesylate'' and ``Ondansetron hydrochloride'' to read as follows:
Sec. 216.24 Drug products withdrawn or removed from the market for reasons of safety or effectiveness.
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Bromocriptine mesylate: All drug products containing bromocriptine mesylate for prevention of physiological lactation.
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Ondansetron hydrochloride: All intravenous drug products containing greater than a 16 milligram single dose of ondansetron hydrochloride.
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Dated: December 4, 2018.
Scott Gottlieb,
Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
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