Guidance For Industry For Post-Approval Changes In Biological Products Quality Safety And Efficacy Documents
The Central Drugs Standard control organization, or CDSCO, has modified its guidance for the industry for post-approval changes in biological products quality safety and efficacy documents. It has eliminated the provisions of the automatic approval of all post-approval changes, thereby making it mandatory for all companies to file for fresh new drug or manufacturing licenses for all products with the regulator. As per the recent guidance issued by the drug regulator under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, all the applicants for biological products who make any change in their development after approval must apply for new drug permission if in case there are any changes as per rule 2 (w) of New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules, 2019. For any change in the manufacturing, premises must get approval for an already approved product, the respective licensee should apply for the extra product permission to the individual state licensing authorities along with the zonal office and the sub-zonal offic