FDA regulations require the reporting
to FDA of important adverse drug experience information associated
with the use of unapproved-marketed prescription drug product. This
information is used by FDA to determine at the earliest possible
time whether to request a manufacturer, packer, or distributor to
recall a product from the market or to recommend a seizure or
injunction action to halt the marketing of the product and to
remove it from the market. Such action, initiated promptly, may
avert further adverse effects that may be associated with the use
of the product. The primary purpose of FDA's adverse drug
experience reporting system is to signal potentially serious safety
problems, focusing especially on newly marketed drugs. Although
premarket testing discloses a general safety profile of a new
drug's comparatively common adverse effects, the larger and more
diverse patient population exposed to the marketed drug provides,
for the first time, the opportunity to collect information on rare,
latent, and long-term effects. Signals are obtained from a variety
of sources, including reports from patients, treating physicians,
foreign regulatory agencies, and clinical investigators.
Information derived from the adverse drug experience reporting
system contributes directly to increased public health protection
because such information enables FDA to make important changes to
the product's labeling (such as adding a new warning) and, when
necessary, to initiate removal of a new drug from the
market.
US Code:
21
USC 310.305 Name of Law: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act
US Code: 21
USC 314.80 Name of Law: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.