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• A Reference Listed Drug (RLD) is an approved drug product to which new generic versions are compared to show that they are bioequivalent. A drug company seeking approval to market a generic equivalent must refer to the Reference Listed Drug in its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA). By designating a single reference listed drug as the standard to which all generic versions must be shown to be bioequivalent, FDA hopes to avoid possible significant variations among generic drugs and their brand name counterpart.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Reference Listed Drug (RLD). (n.d.). [email protected] Glossary of Terms. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/reference-listed-drug-rld.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Reference Listed Drug (RLD). www.fda.gov. [email protected] Glossary of Terms. FDA. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/reference-listed-drug-rld (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Reference Listed Drug (RLD)." [email protected] Glossary of Terms. FDA. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/reference-listed-drug-rld.

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