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21 CFR 211.208: Drug product salvaging

PART 211-CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE FOR FINISHED PHARMACEUTICALS · Subpart K-Returned and Salvaged Drug Products

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Citation 21 CFR 211.208
Section Drug product salvaging
Part PART 211-CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE FOR FINISHED PHARMACEUTICALS
Subpart Subpart K-Returned and Salvaged Drug Products
Subchapter 21 CFR C Drugs General
Product types cited Biologics, Drugs, Food/Cosmetics
Regulation text (excerpt) Drug products that have been subjected to improper storage conditions including extremes in temperature, humidity, smoke, fumes, pressure, age, or radiation due to natural disasters, fires, accidents, or equipment failures shall not be salvaged and returned to the marketplace. Whenever there is a question whether drug products have been subjected to such conditions, salvaging operations may be conducted only if there is (a) evidence from laboratory tests and assays (including animal feeding…

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