CFR > Title 21 - Food and Drugs > CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER F—BIOLOGICS (parts 600 to 680) > PART 601—LICENSING > SUBPART D—Diagnostic Radiopharmaceuticals (§601.30 to §601.35) > 601.32—General factors relevant to safety and effectiveness.

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.