42 CFR §441.25
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- (a)FFP is not available in expenditures for the purchase or administration of any drug product that meets all of the following conditions:
- (1)The drug product was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before October 10, 1962.
- (2)The drug product is available only through prescription.
- (3)The drug product is the subject of a notice of opportunity for hearing issued under section 505(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and published in the Federal Register on a proposed order of FDA to withdraw its approval for the drug product because it has determined that the product is less than effective for all its labeled indications.
- (4)The drug product is presently not subject to a determination by FDA, made under its efficacy review program (see 21 CFR 310.6 for an explanation of this program), that there is a compelling justification of the drug product's medical need.
- (b)FFP is not available in expenditures for the purchase or administration of any drug product that is identical, related, or similar, as defined in 21 CFR 310.6, to a drug product that meets the conditions of paragraph (a) of this section.