1(1)(a) Except for those persons exempted from the definition of manufacturer in s. 499.003, any person who manufactures, packages, repackages, labels, or relabels a drug or device in this state must register such drug or device biennially with the department; pay a fee in accordance with the fee schedule provided by s. 499.041; and comply with this section. The registrant must list each separate and distinct drug or device at the time of registration.

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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 499.015

  • Certificate of free sale: means a document prepared by the department which certifies a drug or device that is registered with the department as one that can be legally sold in the state. See Florida Statutes 499.003
  • Cosmetic: means an article, with the exception of soap, that is:
    (a) Intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on; introduced into; or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance; or
    (b) Intended for use as a component of any such article. See Florida Statutes 499.003
  • Department: means the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. See Florida Statutes 499.003
  • Device: means any instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, including its components, parts, or accessories, which is:
    (a) Recognized in the current edition of the United States Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary, or any supplement thereof,
    (b) Intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, therapy, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals, or
    (c) Intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals,

    and that does not achieve any of its principal intended purposes through chemical action within or on the body of humans or other animals and which is not dependent upon being metabolized for the achievement of any of its principal intended purposes. See Florida Statutes 499.003

  • distribution: means to sell, purchase, trade, deliver, handle, store, or receive. See Florida Statutes 499.003
  • Drug: means an article that is:
    (a) Recognized in the current edition of the United States Pharmacopoeia and National Formulary, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or any supplement to any of those publications;
    (b) Intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, therapy, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals;
    (c) Intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals; or
    (d) Intended for use as a component of any article specified in paragraph (a), paragraph (b), or paragraph (c), and includes active pharmaceutical ingredients, but does not include devices or their nondrug components, parts, or accessories. See Florida Statutes 499.003
  • Establishment: means a place of business which is at one general physical location and may extend to one or more contiguous suites, units, floors, or buildings operated and controlled exclusively by entities under common operation and control. See Florida Statutes 499.003
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Federal act: means the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U. See Florida Statutes 499.003
  • Label: means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container of any drug, device, or cosmetic. See Florida Statutes 499.003
  • Manufacture: means the preparation, deriving, compounding, propagation, processing, producing, or fabrication of any drug, device, or cosmetic. See Florida Statutes 499.003
  • Manufacturer: means :
    (a) A person who holds a New Drug Application, an Abbreviated New Drug Application, a Biologics License Application, or a New Animal Drug Application approved under the federal act or a license issued under…. See Florida Statutes 499.003
  • Person: means any individual, child, joint venture, syndicate, fiduciary, partnership, corporation, division of a corporation, firm, trust, business trust, company, estate, public or private institution, association, organization, group, city, county, city and county, political subdivision of this state, other governmental agency within this state, and any representative, agent, or agency of any of the foregoing, or any other group or combination of the foregoing. See Florida Statutes 499.003
  • Repackager: means a person who repackages. See Florida Statutes 499.003
(b) The department may not register any product that does not comply with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, or Title 21 C.F.R. Registration of a product by the department does not mean that the product does in fact comply with all provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended.
(2) The department may require the submission of a catalog and specimens of labels at the time of application for registration of drugs or devices packaged and prepared in compliance with the federal act, which submission constitutes a satisfactory compliance for registration of the products. With respect to all other drugs and devices, the department may require the submission of a catalog and specimens of labels at the time of application for registration, but the registration will not become effective until the department has examined and approved the label of the drug or device. This approval or denial must include written notification to the manufacturer.
(3) Except for those persons exempted from the definition of manufacturer in s. 499.003, a person may not sell any product that he or she has failed to register in conformity with this section. Such failure to register subjects such drug or device to seizure and condemnation as provided in s. 499.062, and subjects such person to the penalties and remedies provided in this part.
(4) Unless a registration is renewed, it expires 2 years after the last day of the month in which it was issued. Any product registration issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2016, shall expire on the same date as the manufacturer or repackager permit of the person seeking to register the product. If the first product registration issued to a person on or after July 1, 2016, expires less than 366 days after issuance, the fee for product registration shall be $15. If the first product registration issued to a person on or after July 1, 2016, expires more than 365 days after issuance, the fee for product registration shall be $30. The department may issue a stop-sale notice or order against a person that is subject to the requirements of this section and that fails to comply with this section within 31 days after the date the registration expires. The notice or order shall prohibit such person from selling or causing to be sold any drugs or devices covered by this part until he or she complies with the requirements of this section.
(5) A product regulated under this section which is not included in the biennial registration may not be sold until it is registered and complies with this section.
(6) The department may issue a certificate of free sale for any product that is required to be registered under this part.
(7) A product registration is valid only for the company named on the registration and located at the address on the registration. A person whose product is registered by the department under this section must notify the department before any change in the name or address of the establishment to which the product is registered. If a person whose product is registered ceases conducting business, the person must notify the department before closing the business.
(8) Notwithstanding any requirements set forth in this part, a manufacturer of medical devices that is registered with the federal Food and Drug Administration is exempt from this section and s. 499.041(6) if:

(a) The manufacturer’s medical devices are approved for marketing by, or listed with the federal Food and Drug Administration in accordance with federal law for commercial distribution; or
(b) The manufacturer subcontracts with a manufacturer of medical devices to manufacture components of such devices.
(9) However, the manufacturer must submit evidence of such registration, listing, or approval with its initial application for a permit to do business in this state, as required in s. 499.01, and any changes to such information previously submitted at the time of renewal of the permit. Evidence of approval, listing, and registration by the federal Food and Drug Administration must include:

(a) For Class II devices, a copy of the premarket notification letter (510K);
(b) For Class III devices, a federal Food and Drug Administration premarket approval number;
(c) For a manufacturer who subcontracts with a manufacturer of medical devices to manufacture components of such devices, a federal Food and Drug Administration registration number; or
(d) For a manufacturer of medical devices whose devices are exempt from premarket approval by the federal Food and Drug Administration, a federal Food and Drug Administration registration number.