How Does the Food and Drug Administration Approve Topical Generic Drugs Applied to the Skin?

Dermatol Clin

Office of Research and Standards, Office of Generic Drugs, US Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA.

Published: July 2022

Approved generic drugs are therapeutically equivalent to a preidentified brand name product and are expected to have the same clinical effect and safety profile when administered to patients under conditions specified in the labeling. Availability of generic topical dermatologic drugs is expected to enhance patient access to such widely used drug products. Assessment of equivalence for a prospective generic product involves a systematic and rigorous comparative evaluation to ensure there is no significant difference in the rate and extent to which the active ingredients become available at the site of action for the prospective generic and corresponding brand name product.

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