FDA is renewing its regulations to add
certain labeling requirements concerning aluminum in LVP's and
SVP's use in TPN. FDA also specifies an upper limit to aluminum
permitted in LVP's and to require applicants and manufacturers to
develop and to submit to FDA for approval validated assay methods
for determining aluminum content in parenteral drug products. The
added these requirements because of evidence linking the use of
parenteral drug products containing aluminum to morbidity and
mortality among patients in TPN therapy especially among premature
neonates and patients with impaired kidney function.
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