This information collection supports Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations. Specifically, regulations found at 21 CFR 201.57 governing the content and format of labeling requirements for âPregnancy,â âLactation,â and âFemales and Males of Reproductive Potentialâ individuals. The regulations are intended to improve the content and format of prescription drug labeling by creating a consistent format for providing information about the risks and benefits of drug use during pregnancy and lactation by patients included within specific populations. The regulations also require the removal of the pregnancy categories A, B, C, D, and X from all drug product labeling.
US Code:
42 USC 262
Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
US Code:
21 USC 301 et seq.
Name of Law: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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(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;
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