Nigeria - 2018 - Health

NAFDAC Registration & Regulatory Affairs (R & R) Directorate Guideline on Registration Requirements to Establish Interchangeability of Generic Pharmaceutical Products

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

This document is an adaptation of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on registration requirements to establish interchangeability. It provides appropriate In vivo and In vitro requirements to assure interchangeability of the generic product without compromising the safety, quality and efficacy of the pharmaceutical product and is generally applicable to orally administered generic products as well as to certain non-orally administered pharmaceutical products (e.g. transdermal delivery systems and certain parenteral, rectal and nasal pharmaceutical products.

Process Flow

Department of Registration and Regulatory Affairs

Office of the Director General NAFDAC

Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health

Office of the Minister of State for Health

Office of the Minister of Health

Federal Executive Council

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NAFDAC Registration & Regulatory Affairs (R & R) Directorate Guideline on Registration Requirements to Establish Interchangeability of Generic Pharmaceutical Products Current Version

January 2022

This document is an adaptation of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on registration requirements to establish interchangeability. It provides appropriate In vivo and In vitro requirements to assure interchangeability of the generic product without compromising the safety, quality and efficacy of the pharmaceutical product and is generally applicable to orally administered generic products as well as to certain non-orally administered pharmaceutical products (e.g. transdermal delivery systems and certain parenteral, rectal and nasal pharmaceutical products.

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