[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 7]
[Revised as of April 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR601.32]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 601_LICENSING--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart D_Diagnostic Radiopharmaceuticals
 
Sec. 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

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carrier or ligand component of the diagnostic radiopharmaceutical); and
    (c) The estimated absorbed radiation dose of the diagnostic 
radiopharmaceutical.