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# Guide on Sunscreen Safety/Effectiveness Data
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/guide-on-sunscreen-safety-effectiveness-data/
- Published: 2016-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:50:17.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5137420

*Federal Register* Notice: FDA has made available a guidance on “Nonprescription Sunscreen Drug Products — Safety and Effectiveness Data.” The document addresses the agency’s thinking about data needed to determine whether a nonprescription over-the-counter sunscreen ingredient or combination of ingredients evaluated under the Sunscreen Innovation Act is generally recognized as safe and effective (GRASE) and not misbranded when used under specified conditions. To view the guidance, click [here.](http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/UCM473464.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com) To view the notice, click [here](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-11-23/pdf/2016-28124.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).