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Animal Health Consulting

Regulatory Compliance Solutions (RCS) has worked with small, start-up animal health companies and large, multinational corporations. Our experts have decades of experience in the animal health space. Our experience includes successfully gaining approvals for NexGard® Chewables for Dogs, Heartgard® Plus Chewables for Cats/ Dogs, and other well-known brands. We assist companies who seek regulatory assistance with the following:

FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA CVM)

  • Regulatory strategy and project timelines
  • Electronic filing using CVM eSubmitter and NexGen
  • Pre-INAD activities during proof-of-concept phase
  • FDA CVM pre-submission conferences (PSC)
  • Opening Investigational New Animal Drug (INAD) files
  • Protocol and study report reviews
  • Creation of labeling and FOI Summaries
  • New Animal Drug Approvals (NADA) for companion or production animals
  • Generic New Animal Drug Approvals (ANADA) for companion or production animals
  • Submission of suitability petitions
  • Conditional Approvals including those for Minor Use, Minor Species (MUMS)
  • Veterinary Device Review
  • Unapproved Animal Drugs
  • Indexed drugs
  • ADUFA Fee Waivers
  • Pet Food (FDA, AAFCO, and state requirements)
  • Pet supplements and probiotics
  • Veterinary Innovation Program (VIP)
NexGard® and Heartgard® are registered trademarks of Boehringer-Ingelheim Animal Health.

CVM Post-Approval Activities

  • CMC submissions including CBE-0, CBE-30, and Prior- Approval Supplements (PAS)
  • Updates to or submission of new Veterinary Master Files (VMF)
  • Updates to approved labeling not otherwise provided in a DER/annual report
  • Adding a new drug distributor
  • Supplemental NADAs (sNADA) involving safety and/or effectiveness changes (e.g., new claims)
  • Annual reporting for conditional approvals

Life Cycle Management

  • Establish life cycle strategy, milestones and timelines
  • Submission of Drug Experience Reports (DER) and Minor Changes and Stability Reports (MCSR)
  • Submission of advertisements and promotional materials
  • Pharmacovigilance reporting, including adverse drug experiences, product or manufacturing defects
  • Antimicrobial reporting