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SFDA item 90 · IV. PMF/VAMF

Change in the plasma pool preparation (e.g. manufacturing method, pool size, storage of plasma pool samples)

Variation category under SFDA, EU and US FDA rules for this change, with the variant wording as published.

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SFDA Saudi Food and Drug Authority

Guidelines for Variation Requirements v6.3 (DS-G-006), item 90 — official PDF, p. 78 ↗

VariantChangeType
-Change in the plasma pool preparation (e.g. manufacturing method, pool size, storage of plasma pool samples)Type IB

Conditions to be fulfilled and documentation to be supplied: see the official guideline, item 90.

EU European Union

Commission Guidelines C/2025/5045 — EUR-Lex ↗

M.15 · Change in the plasma pool preparation (e.g. manufacturing method, pool size, storage of plasma pool samples)

VariantChangeType
-Change in the plasma pool preparation (e.g. manufacturing method, pool size, storage of plasma pool samples)Type IB

US FDA US Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR 314.70 and FDA guidance — Outside 21 CFR 314.70 — CBER BLA, 21 CFR 601.12

ChangeCategoryReference
Pooling is a manufacturing step of the CBER-licensed plasma derivativeNo US equivalent

Note: Pooling is a manufacturing step of the CBER-licensed plasma derivative; changes are reported as BLA changes under 21 CFR 601.12, not under NDA/ANDA 314.70.

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Not regulatory advice. The binding text is each regulator's current official document; confirm the category with the authority before filing. FDA publishes no classification table: the US category follows FDA guidance or, where the guidance does not name the change, the closest example under 21 CFR 314.70.