The Technical Guidelines for Research Changes of Chemical Drugs on the Market (first) was issued on May.15, 2008. It gives technical guidelines for research changes of chemical drugs in China, which includes:
1. Overview
2. Basic Principles
3. Changes of Manufacturing Process of Pharmaceutical Raw materials
4. Changes of Auxiliary Material
5. Processing Technique of Chemical Formulations
6. Standards of Changed Chemical Drugs and the Packaging Standards
7. Registration Standards of Changed Chemical Drugs
8. The Period of Validity and the Storage Codition of Changed Chemical Drugs
9. The Packaging Material and Containers of Changed Chemical Drugs
10. New Source of Imported Chemical Formulations
11. Changes of Origins
12. Changes of the Origin of Raw Materail