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21 CFR 211.198(b): Complaint files

PART 211-CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE FOR FINISHED PHARMACEUTICALS · Subpart J-Records and Reports

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Citation 21 CFR 211.198(b)
Section Complaint files
Part PART 211-CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE FOR FINISHED PHARMACEUTICALS
Subpart Subpart J-Records and Reports
Subchapter 21 CFR C Drugs General
Product types cited Devices, Drugs, Food/Cosmetics, General, Other_Regulations
Regulation text (excerpt) (b) A written record of each complaint shall be maintained in a file designated for drug product complaints. The file regarding such drug product complaints shall be maintained at the establishment where the drug product involved was manufactured, processed, or packed, or such file may be maintained at another facility if the written records in such files are readily available for inspection at that other facility. Written records involving a drug product shall be maintained until at least 1…

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