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`APPROVAL PACKAGE FOR:
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`APPLICATION NUMBER
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`21-462
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`Microbiology Review(s)
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`Product Quality Microbiology Review
`Review for HFD-150
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`29 October 2003
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`NDA: NDA 21-462
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`Drug Product Name
`Proprietary: Alimta
`Non-proprietary: pemetrexed disodium
`Drug Product Classification: anti-cancer
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`Review Number: 1
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`Subject of this Review
`Submission Date: 29 September 2003
`Receipt Date: 30 September 2003
`Consult Date: 10 October 2003
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`Date Assigned for Review: 20 October 2003
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`. Submission History (for amendments only)
`Date(s) of Previous Submission(s):
`Date(s) of Previous Micro Review(s):
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`Applicant/Sponsor
`Name: Eli Lilly and Company
`Address: Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285
`Representative: Jeffery Ferguson
`Telephone: (317)433—5615
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`Name of Reviewer: Paul Stinavage
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`Conclusion: The application is recommended for approval on the basis of
`sterility assurance.
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`NDA 21-462
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`Microbiology Review #1
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`Product Quality Microbiology Data Sheet
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`TYPE OF SUPPLEMENT: Not Applicable
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`SUPPLEMENT PROVIDES FOR: Not Applicable
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`MANUFACTURING SITE: Fegersheim, France
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`DOSAGE FORM, ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION AND
`STRENGTH/POTENCY: 500 mg sterile lyophilized powder per vial
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`METHOD(S) OF STERILIZATION:
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`PHARMACOLOGICAL CATEGORY: Anticancer
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`SUPPORTING/RELATED DOCUMENTS:
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`V C.
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`.-— submission of the — NDA adds the Lilly facility
`REMARKS: This ,
`at Fegersheim, France as an additional manufacturing site for the
`vial configuration of the product. The submission references Type
`V DMF — ‘ for the Fegersheim facility. The DMF review has
`been previously completed by this reviewer and found adequate to
`support approval of this application. See Microbiologist’s Review
`of Type V DMF ~— 7 dated 19 March 2003.
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`Microbiology Review #1
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`Executive Summary
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`Recommendations
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`' Recommendation on Approvability — The submission is
`recommended for approval on the basis of sterility assurance.
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`Recommendations on Phase 4 Commitments and/or
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`Agreements, if Approvable -
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`II.
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`Summary of Microbiology Assesméhts .
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`"Brief Description of the Manufacturing Processes that relate to
`Product Quality Microbiology “4
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`Brief Description of Microbiology Deficiencies -
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`Assessment of Risk Due to Microbiology Deficiencies -
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`11].
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`Administrative
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`Reviewer's Signature
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`Endorsement Block
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`Paul Stinavage
`Peter H. Cooney
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`CC Block
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`cc: P. Garvey
`Original NDA 21-462
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`This is a representation of an electronic record that was signed electronically and
`this page is the manifestation of the electronic signature.
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`Paul Stinavage
`11/7/03 12:55:23 PM
`MICROBIOLOGIST
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`Product manufacture at Fegersheim facility.
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`I Peter Cooney
`11/7/03 01:48:23 PM
`-MICROBIOLOGIST
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