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labelling FDA: “all labels and other written, printed or graphic matter upon any article or any of its containers or wrappers – or accompanying such article”; see also misbranded drug; labelling of investigational drug samples for clinical trials requires, according to EC guidelines of good clinical practice (III), the following minimal amount of information: “For clinical trial”, name of the responsible physician (investigator), identification-code of the trial, substance or patient code, dosage form, quantity, directions for use, storage conditions, expiry/retest date, producer, contact details (importer if manufacturer is outside the EU), “keep out of reach of children” (if taken home); for clinical trials of medicinal products for use before and during pregnancy: within the EC the following categories for labelling are used: A – product has been assessed, no harmful effects are known; B1 – safety not established, animal studies do not indicate harmful effects; B2 – safety not established, animal studies are insufficient to assess safety; B3 – safety not established, animal studies have shown reproductive toxicity; C – product does not increase spontaneous incidence of birth defects, but has potential hazardous pharmacological effects with respect to the course of pregnancy; D – product is known or suspect to cause birth defects and/or irreversible adverse effects on pregnancy outcome; it may also have potential hazardous pharmacological effects with respect to the course of pregnancy; see also adverse drug experience, investigational drug labelling, label text.
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Nahler, G. (2013). L. In: Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Medicine. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1523-7_12
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