Investigational New Drug Applications; Proposed Amendment to Clinical Hold Regulations for Products Intended for Life-Threatening Diseases

US Food and Drug Administration (1997)

describes the 1977 guideline 'General Considerations for the Clinical Evaluation of Drugs', developed 'within the protective environment brought on by the thalidomide experience a decade earlier', which stated that women of childbearing potential should not be included in phase 1 and early phase 2 trials; and the 1993 guideline (58 FR 39406, 22 July 1993) that revoked the restriction.

describes the 1977 guideline 'General Considerations for the Clinical Evaluation of Drugs', developed 'within the protective environment brought on by the thalidomide experience a decade earlier', which stated that women of childbearing potential should not be included in phase 1 and early phase 2 trials; and the 1993 guideline (58 FR 39406, 22 July 1993) that revoked the restriction.

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97N-0030. Full text read: describes the 1977 guideline 'General Considerations for the Clinical Evaluation of Drugs', developed 'within the protective environment brought on by the thalidomide experience a decade earlier', which stated that women of childbearing potential should not be included in phase 1 and early phase 2 trials; and the 1993 guideline (58 FR 39406, 22 July 1993) that revoked the restriction.