Will generic drug labeling get easier soon?

Do you manufacture generic drugs and make specific labels for their use? There’s a chance that your job might get a little simpler with the help of a new regulation from the FDA. If approved, this proposal might grant companies the freedom they need to keep their labels up to date and avoid problems.

Pharmaceutical labels can fall outside of established guidelines without you knowing if you aren’t careful. But according to an official release from the FDA on the subject, the real goal of this measure would be to put makers of generic drugs on equal footing with other companies. Dr. Janet Woodcock of that organization made this purpose of the regulations clear.

“More than 80 percent of prescriptions filled in the U.S. are for generics, so we want to make sure that generic drug companies actively participate with the FDA to ensure that product safety information is accurate and up to date,” she said.

According to an article on this step in the Wall Street Journal, 84 percent of prescription drugs in this country come from generic companies, which also hammers home the seriousness this could have in cutting down the approval process.

It may, unfortunately, take your company some time to figure out exactly what needs to be covered by the industrial labels you use, but once a need for a change is identified, that change will most likely need to be realized urgently to avoid causing further complications. You can incorporate a printer into these efforts to make them more agreeable and anticipate such rulings.