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DRUG REGISTRATION GUIDANCE DOCUMENT (DRGD) - BPFK

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Drug Registration Guidance Document (<strong>DRGD</strong>)UPDATESNO.REVISIONSECTION/APPENDIXDETAILSREFERENCE2. May 2013Section B:ProductRegistrationProcessAddition of the following paragraph at 8.1.6 Second orThird Source:“A second source product, excluding biologic products, maydiffer for the following aspects:a) equipments/ machines;b) minor manufacturing process (e.g. blending time, number ofsub-parts);c) batch size;d) packaging materials, thickness of same packagingmaterials, pack sizes;(Note: Use of different packaging material shall be supportedwith stability study report.)e) manufacturer of API; andf) source of excipients.EXCEPT differences in shape, embossment and thickness oftablet, in order to avoid change in product identity andsubsequently causing confusion.Pharmacy RegulatoryPolicy MeetingNo. 1/2013The manufacturer shall declare with support of manufacturingvalidation process data that there is no change in formulation,specification of active ingredient(s) and excipient(s), andfinished product for the second source product compared to thefirst source.For pharmaceutical product, no third source is allowed for sameproduct unless in emergency situation such as outbreak ofinfectious disease.”National Pharmaceutical Control Bureau (NPCB)First Edition, January 2013 Page | 493

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