Oral Dosage Form New Animal Drugs; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Oxytetracycline

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 520 [Docket No. FDA-2014-N-0002] AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notification of withdrawal of approval. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withdrawing approval of an abbreviated new animal drug application (ANADA) for an oxytetracycline soluble powder used to make medicated drinking water for livestock and poultry. This action is being taken at the sponsor's request because this product is no longer manufactured or marketed. DATES: Withdrawal of approval is effective December 26, 2014. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sujaya Dessai, Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV-212), Food and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240-276-9075, sujaya.dessai@fda.hhs.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Vétoquinol N.-A., Inc., 2000 chemin Georges, Lavaltrie (PQ), Canada, J5T 3S5 has requested that FDA withdraw approval of ANADA 200-305 for Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride Soluble Powder because the product is no longer manufactured or marketed. Note this ANADA was identified as being affected by guidance for industry (GFI) #213, “New Animal Drugs and New Animal Drug Combination Products Administered in or on Medicated Feed or Drinking Water of Food-Producing Animals: Recommendations for Drug Sponsors for Voluntarily Aligning Product Use Conditions with GFI #209”, December 2013. Therefore, under authority delegated to the Commissioner of F…