Selected passages from the FDA letter
Quoted FDA text from the published dataset. These selected excerpts are not the complete letter.
Passage 1While there are FDA-approved versions of chloroquine on the market in the U.S., there are no approved drug applications pursuant to section 505 of the FD&C Act in effect for the “Chloroquine (CoronaVirus Covid-19)” offered by www.pharmacy2home.com.
Passage 2While there are FDA-approved versions of oseltamivir on the market in the U.S., there are no approved drug applications pursuant to section 505 of the FD&C Act in effect for the “Antiflu 75 mg (Oseltamivir)” manufactured by Cipla and offered by www.pharmacy2home.com.
Passage 3Furthermore, while there are also FDA-approved versions of ribavirin and lopinavir + ritonavir on the market in the U.S., there are no approved drug applications pursuant to section 505 of the FD&C Act in effect for the “CoronaVirus pack (Ritonavir 50mg + Lopinavir 200mg, Ribavirin 200mg, Oseltamivir 75mg)” offered by www.pharmacy2home.com.
Passage 4While there are FDA-approved versions of ivermectin on the market in the U.S., there are no approved drug applications pursuant to section 505 of the FD&C Act in effect for the “Ivermectin 12mg ” offered by www.pharmacy2home.com.
Passage 5Because 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 for their intended uses. Consequently, the labeling for these drugs fails to bear adequate directions for use, causing them to be misbranded under section 502(f)(1) of the FD&C Act.
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)