Selected passages from the FDA letter
Quoted FDA text from the published dataset. These selected excerpts are not the complete letter.
Passage 1Your website states, “Molnupiravir is an oral medication, that is authorized by the FDA to treat Covid-19. Molnupiravir is active against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Early treatment with the drug reduces the risk of hospitalization or death in at-risk patients that have or have not been vaccinated.”
Passage 2Your website states, “CellCept, brand name product by Roche is used to prevent your body from rejecting a kidney, liver, or heart transplant. CellCept (mycophenolate mofetil) lowers your body’s immune system.”
Passage 3Your website states, “Prograf (Tacrolimus) is used to lower the body’s immune system to help fight infections. Tacrolimus is most widely used on organ transplant recipients to have a better chance of the organ to be accepted in their body.”
Passage 4Because the aforementioned drugs are prescription drugs intended for conditions that are not amenable to self-diagnosis and treatment by a layperson, adequate directions cannot be written such that a layperson can use the products safely
Passage 5These drugs are also misbranded under section 502(f)(2) of the FD&C Act [21 U.S.C. § 352(f)(2)] because they fail to bear “adequate warnings against use…where [their] use may be dangerous to health, or against unsafe dosage or methods or duration of administration or application....”
Citations in the original letter
As cited in this historical letter, not a statement of current regulatory requirements.
- 21 CFR 201.5
- 21 CFR 201.115(a)