The document discusses the New Drug Application (NDA) process for obtaining marketing approval of new pharmaceutical drugs from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). An NDA includes information on ingredients, manufacturing, non-clinical and clinical data, and proposed labeling. It allows the FDA to determine a drug's safety, efficacy, and quality. The application must follow specific content and format regulations under 21 CFR part 314, and the FDA has 180 days to review the NDA and decide whether to approve, issue an approvable letter, or not approve the application for marketing. A similar process exists in India under Form 44, which requires administrative, quality, non-clinical, and clinical information across five modules for drug