Instructions For Filling Out Form Fda 356H - Application To Market A New or Abbreviated New Drug or Biologic For Human Use
Instructions For Filling Out Form Fda 356H - Application To Market A New or Abbreviated New Drug or Biologic For Human Use
Instructions For Filling Out Form Fda 356H - Application To Market A New or Abbreviated New Drug or Biologic For Human Use
(The field numbers below correspond to the numbered boxes on the Form FDA 356h)
NOTE: Please submit a new Form FDA 356h with each submission. Complete the pages of the form
sequentially using continuation pages as needed. If continuation pages are not needed, click on the
‘Remove Continuation Page’ button at top/bottom of form.
Field 1: Enter the date the submission is being submitted to the FDA. The date entered should match the date
of the cover letter for the submission.
Field 7: Provide the six-digit application number. For application numbers less than six-digits, the application
number should be preceded using zeros (i.e., for NDA 12345 enter 012345).
Field 8: Provide the four-digit supplement number with preceding zeros for supplement numbers that are less
than four-digits (i.e., for Supplement 1 enter 0001).
Field 15: For original and efficacy supplemental applications only (including resubmissions to these application
types), provide the indication(s) proposed within the application. Indicate if the proposed indication is for a
rare disease (prevalence <200,000 U.S. patients). Indicate if the product proposed within the application
(i.e. not the reference listed drug for an ANDA) has an FDA Orphan Drug Designation and if so; provide the
six-digit Orphan Designation number. If the submission is not an original application or efficacy supplement,
select ‘No’ in response to ‘Is this indication for a rare disease?’ Use the Continuation Page if there are more
than one proposed indications for use by adding one indication per entry and providing rare disease/Orphan
Drug Designation information for each entry, as applicable. If continuation pages are not needed, click on the
‘Remove Continuation Page’ button at top/bottom of form.
Field 19: If the application is a 351(k) BLA, provide the name of the biological reference product that is the
basis for the application and the holder of the licensed application.
Field 20: If the application is an ANDA or 505(b)(2) NDA, provide the name of the reference listed drug
(ANDA) or listed drug(s) (505(b)(2) NDA) that is/are the basis for the application, the application number(s)
for the listed drug(s), and indicate what type(s) of patent certification or statement described under 21 CFR
314.50(i) is provided within the application.
Field 21: Select one of the submission types listed or specify the type of submission under “Other” if otherwise
not listed. See also 21 CFR 314.3(b).
Original: An application for which FDA has never issued an approval letter;
Labeling Supplement: A supplemental application for labeling changes to an approved product as
described under 21 CFR 314.70 and 21 CFR 601.12 that does not otherwise qualify as another type of
supplement (e.g., Efficacy, CMC, REMS);
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CMC Supplement: A supplemental application for chemistry, manufacturing, and control (CMC) changes
to an approved product as described under 21 CFR 314.70, 21 CFR 314.71, 21 CFR 314.72, and 21
CFR 601.12, including CMC supplements with corresponding labeling changes;
Efficacy Supplement: A supplemental application for changes to an approved product, including but
not limited to, a new indication, a new dosage regimen or route of administration, a comparative efficacy
claim naming another approved product, or a significant alteration in the patient population (e.g., a switch
of marketing status from prescription to over-the-counter), or labeling or manufacturing changes requiring
clinical data for approval;
Annual Report: See 21 CFR 314.81(b)(2) for NDAs and 21 CFR 601.12(d) for BLAs;
Product Correspondence: Any communication or general correspondence related to an application
(e.g., routine administrative changes, donor re-entry requests, lot distribution reports, license reissuance
requests, meeting requests) that is not an amendment to a pending application. Provide a description of
the content or intent of the Product Correspondence in Field 25 (Reasons for the Submission);
REMS Supplement: A supplemental application proposing a new Risk Evaluation and Mitigation
Strategy (REMS), REMS modification (including changes to a Medication Guide that is part of a REMS),
or submission of a REMS assessment;
Post Marketing Requirements or Commitments: A submission containing information related to post
marketing requirements or commitments (e.g., nonclinical protocol, final study report);
Periodic Safety Report: Periodic reports (Periodic Adverse Drug Experience Reports (PADERs)) of
adverse drug or biological product experience as described under 21 CFR 314.80(c)(2), 21 CFR 314.98,
and 21 CFR 600.80(c)(2), including those in Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR) format;
Other (specify): State the submission type if it is not one of the previous submission types listed above
(e.g., formal dispute resolution request). If this box is checked, provide the Reasons for the Submission in
Field 25.
Field 22: Select one of the submission sub-types listed. See also 21 CFR 314.3(b).
Presubmission: Information submitted prior to the submission of a complete original application (e.g.,
submission of partial application (rolling submission);
Amendment: A submission to a pending original application, or pending supplemental application,
including responses to Information Request letters, Discipline Review letters, or other FDA
communications. Amendments also include submissions that contain additional supportive material
intended to augment or revise information previously submitted in a submission type listed under Field
21 (e.g., amendment to an annual report);
Initial submission: A submission type under Field 21 that has never before been submitted (excluding
presubmissions);
Resubmission: A complete response to an action letter, or submission of an original application that has
been the subject of a withdrawal before FDA action or a refusal to file action.