FDA Form 3331

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

Silver Spring MD 20993

Dear Application Holder:

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The attached report form is being furnished for your convenience in complying with the “NDA-Field
Alert” reporting requirements of Section 314.81 (b)(1)(i) and (ii), as codified in Title 21 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, effective May 23, 1985:
“314.81 Other postmarketing reports.
(a) Applicability. Each applicant shall make the reports for each of its approved applications and
abbreviated applications required under this section and section 505 (k) of the act.
(b) Reporting Requirements. The applicant shall submit to the Food and Drug Administration at the
specified times two copies of the following reports:
(1) NDA-Field Alert Report. The applicant shall submit information of the following kinds about
distributed drug products and articles to the FDA district office that is responsible for the facility
involved within three working days of receipt by the applicant. The information may be provided by
telephone or other rapid communication means, with prompt written follow-up. The report and its
mailing cover should be plainly marked: “FDA-Field Alert Report.”

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(i) Information concerning any incident that causes the drug product or its labeling to be mistaken
for, or applied to, another article.
(ii) Information concerning any bacteriological contamination, or any significant chemical,
physical, or other change or deterioration in the distributed drug product, or any failure of one or
more distributed batches of the drug product to meet the specifications established for it in the
application.”
In this context, PLEASE NOTE that the information required under 21 CFR 314.81 SHOULD NOT
be submitted with reports of adverse drug reactions as described under 21 CFR 314.80, the regulation
dealing with the postmarketing reporting of adverse drug experiences.
Accordingly, please submit, via email submit button, the required 21 CFR 314.81 information within
three (3) working days to the “NDA-Field Alert Report” coordinator in the FDA district office where the
facility is located as specified on page 1, Box 1. Reports involving foreign facilities can be reported to
the jurisdictional FDA district office, where the firm’s attorney, agent or other authorized official resides
or maintains a place of business in the US. (21 CFR 314.50).
For your convenience, the addresses and telephone numbers of all FDA district offices are listed on page
ii. The e-mail submit button is located on the bottom of the last form page of the form.

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FDA/ORA FIELD ADDRESSES
Select one primary address by marking the box next to an address below.
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• its email address will be the “To” addressee in the email generated by the submit button on the last form page.

New York District
158-15 Liberty Ave.
Jamaica, NY 11433
Tel: 718-340-7000
ORANYKFAR@fda.hhs.gov

Detroit District (DET-DO)
300 River Place, Suite 5900
Detroit, MI 48207-3179
Tel: 313-393-8100
ORADETFAR@fda.hhs.gov

New England District (NWE-DO)
One Montvale Ave., 4th Floor
Stoneham, MA 02180
Tel: 781-587-7500
ORANWEFAR@fda.hhs.gov

Atlanta District (ATL-DO)
60 Eighth St., NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Tel: 404-253-2263
ORAATLFAR@fda.hhs.gov

Philadelphia District (PHI-DO)
Rm 900 U.S. Customhouse
200 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tel: 215-597-4390
ORAPHIFAR@fda.hhs.gov

New Orleans District (NOL-DO)
U.S. FDA
404 BNA Drive, Suite 500
Nashville, TN 37217-2597
Tel: 251-344-8208, ext. 105
ORANOLFAR@fda.hhs.gov

Baltimore District (BLT-DO)
6000 Metro Dr., Suite 101
Baltimore, MD 21215
Tel: 410-779-5455
ORABLTFAR@fda.hhs.gov

Denver District (DEN-DO)
Denver Federal Center, Bldg 20
6th Avenue & Kipling Streets
PO Box 25087
Denver, CO 80225-0087
Tel: 303-236-3097
ORADENFAR@fda.hhs.gov

New Jersey District (NWJ-DO)
Waterview Corporate Center
10 Waterview Blvd., 3rd Floor
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Tel: 973-331-4900
ORANWJFAR@fda.hhs.gov
Cincinnati District (CIN-DO)
6751 Steger Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45237-3097
Tel: 513-679-2700
ORACINFAR@fda.hhs.gov

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Florida District (FLA-DO)
555 Winderley Place Suite 200
Maitland, FL 32751
Tel: 407-475-4700
ORAFLAFAR@fda.hhs.gov
San Juan District (SJN-DO)
466 Fernandez Juncos Ave.
San Juan, PR 00901-3223
Tel: 787-474-9500
ORASJNFAR@fda.hhs.gov

Chicago District (CHI-DO)
550 W. Jackson Blvd.
15th Floor
Chicago, IL 60661
Tel: 312-353-5863
ORACHIFAR@fda.hhs.gov
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Dallas District (DAL-DO)
4040 North Central Expswy.
Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75204
Tel: 214-253-5200
ORADALFAR@fda.hhs.gov
Minneapolis District (MIN-DO)
250 Marquette Avenue, #600
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Tel: 612-334-4100
ORAMINFAR@fda.hhs.gov
Kansas City District (KAN-DO)
11630 W. 80th Street
Lenexa, KS 66214-3340
Tel: 913-752-2769
ORAKANFAR@fda.hhs.gov
San Francisco District (SAN-DO)
1431 Harbor Bay Parkway
Alameda, CA 94502-7070
Tel: 510-337-6790
ORASANFAR@fda.hhs.gov
Seattle District (SEA-DO)
22215 26th Ave SE
Suite 210
Bothell WA 98021
Tel: 425-302-0435
ORASEAFAR@fda.hhs.gov
Los Angeles District (LOS-DO)
19701 Fairchild
Irvine, CA 92612-2506
Tel: 949-608-2900
ORALOSFAR@fda.hhs.gov

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To: (Name and Address of District, per page ii selection)

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

NDA-FIELD ALERT
Type of Report (Select all that apply)
MANDATORY

Initial

Follow-up

Final

In accordance with Section 314.81(b)(1)(i) and (ii) of the New Drug Application Regulations (21 CFR 314) promulgated under
the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, the following information is herewith submitted:
1. Firm Name and Address Where Problem Occurred

2. DUNS/FEI Number (Fill out both numbers
if known.)

Firm Name

DUNS Number

Up to 15 characters, alpha-numeric

Address (Street address, P.O. box, company name c/o)

FEI Number
City

State/Province/Region

Country

Up to 15 characters, alpha-numeric

ZIP or Postal Code

Put DUNS # first and FEI second, to be consistent
with the order shown in #2 text label, but will switch
if you confirm you really want FEI to be first.

3. NDA/ANDA /Other Number (Select only one number type. If NDA or ANDA selected, then also fill in Number entry; skip Number if Other.)
NDA

ANDA

Other

Number:

4. NDC Number(s) (If more than one NDC number, separate with semi-colons.)

5. Generic Name of Drug Product

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6. Trade/Brand Name (if any) of Drug Product

7.a. Dosage Form

7.b. Dosage Strength and Package Size (If more than one dosage strength & package size, separate with semi-colons.)

8. Lot Number(s) and Expiration Date(s) (If more than one lot number and expiration date, separate with semi-colons.)

9. Date when notified about problem(s) or when problem(s) first became known to application holder

10. How was problem discovered?

11. State Problem(s)

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12. Describe Root Cause(s) of Problem(s)

13. Describe Corrective Action(s) Taken (if any) to Prevent Recurrence of Problem(s)

14. Remarks

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NOTE: Separate tables and graphs may be attached if desired.

REPORTING ESTABLISHMENT

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Name and Mailing Address
Reporting Establishment Name

DUNS/FEI Number (Fill out both numbers if
known.)
DUNS Number

Up to 15 characters, alpha-numeric

Address (Street address, P.O. box, company name c/o)

FEI Number
City

State (or Province or Region)

Country

Up to 15 characters, alpha-numeric
To be consistent with 2014 version, it will
be mandatory on the final fillable file to
include at least one of the above numbers.

ZIP (or Postal) Code

Name and Title of Authorized Representative

Telephone Number (Include area code)

Email Address

Date Submitted

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Food and Drug Administration
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