[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR201.56]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 201--LABELING--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart B--Labeling Requirements for Prescription Drugs and/or Insulin
 
Sec. 201.56  General requirements on content and format of labeling for human prescription drugs.

    Prescription drug labeling described in Sec. 201.100(d) shall 
contain the information in the format required by Sec. 201.57 and shall 
meet the following general requirements:
    (a) The labeling shall contain a summary of the essential scientific 
information needed for the safe and effective use of the drug.
    (b) The labeling shall be informative and accurate and neither 
promotional in tone nor false or misleading in any particular.
    (c) The labeling shall be based whenever possible on data derived 
from human experience. No implied claims or suggestions of drug use may 
be made if there is inadequate evidence of safety or a lack of 
substantial evidence of effectiveness. Conclusions based on animal data 
but necessary for safe and effective use of the drug in humans shall be 
identified as such and included with human data in the appropriate 
section of the labeling, headings for which are listed in paragraph (d) 
of this section.
    (d)(1) The labeling shall contain specific information required 
under Sec. 201.57 under the following section headings and in the 
following order:

Description.
Clinical Pharmacology.
Indications and Usage.
Contraindications.
Warnings.
Precautions.
Adverse Reactions.
Drug Abuse and Dependence.
Overdosage.
Dosage and Administration.
How Supplied.

    (2) The labeling may contain the following additional section 
headings if appropriate and if in compliance with Sec. 201.57 (l) and 
(m):

Animal Pharmacology and/or Animal Toxicology.
Clinical Studies.
References.

    (3) The labeling may omit any section or subsection of the labeling 
format if clearly inapplicable.
    (4) The labeling may contain a ``Product Title'' section preceding 
the ``Description'' section and containing only the information required 
by Sec. 201.57(a)(1)(i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) and Sec. 201.100(e). The 
information required by Sec. 201.57(a)(1)(i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) 
shall appear in the ``Description'' section of the labeling, whether or 
not it also appears in a ``Product Title.''
    (e) The labeling shall contain the date of the most recent revision 
of the labeling, identified as such, placed prominently immediately 
after the last section of the labeling.

[44 FR 37462, June 26, 1979]