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(a) The name by which a drug is designated shall be clearly distinguishing and differentiating from any name recognized in an official compendium unless such drug complies in identity with the identity prescribed in an official compendium under such recognized name.
(b) The term drug defined in an official compendium means a drug having the identity prescribed for a drug in an official compendium.
(c) A statement that a drug defined in an official compendium differs in strength, quality, or purity from the standard of strength, quality, or purity set forth for such drug in an official compendium shall show all the respects in which such drug so differs, and the extent of each such difference.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21. Food and Drugs § 21.299.5 Drugs; compendial name - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-21-food-and-drugs/cfr-sect-21-299-5/
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