21 CFR § 601.32 - General factors relevant to safety and effectiveness.

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title: "21 CFR § 601.32 - General factors relevant to safety and effectiveness."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "601.32"
section_name: "General factors relevant to safety and effectiveness."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_number: "601"
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# 601.32 General factors relevant to safety and effectiveness.

FDA's determination of the safety and effectiveness of a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical includes consideration of the following:

(a) The proposed use of the diagnostic radiopharmaceutical in the practice of medicine;

(b) The pharmacological and toxicological activity of the diagnostic radiopharmaceutical (including any carrier or ligand component of the diagnostic radiopharmaceutical); and

(c) The estimated absorbed radiation dose of the diagnostic radiopharmaceutical.