83_FR_8126 83 FR 8089 - Sebela Ireland, Ltd. et al.; Withdrawal of Approval of 24 Abbreviated New Drug Applications

83 FR 8089 - Sebela Ireland, Ltd. et al.; Withdrawal of Approval of 24 Abbreviated New Drug Applications

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 37 (February 23, 2018)

Page Range8089-8090
FR Document2018-03700

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is withdrawing approval of 24 abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) from multiple applicants. The holders of the applications notified the Agency in writing that the drug products were no longer marketed and requested that the approval of the applications be withdrawn.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 37 (Friday, February 23, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-0478]


Sebela Ireland, Ltd. et al.; Withdrawal of Approval of 24 
Abbreviated New Drug Applications

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is 
withdrawing approval of 24 abbreviated

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new drug applications (ANDAs) from multiple applicants. The holders of 
the applications notified the Agency in writing that the drug products 
were no longer marketed and requested that the approval of the 
applications be withdrawn.

DATES: Approval is withdrawn as of March 26, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trang Tran, Center for Drug Evaluation 
and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., 
Bldg. 75, Rm. 1671, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-402-7945, 
Trang.Tran@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The holders of the applications listed in 
the table have informed FDA that these drug products are no longer 
marketed and have requested that FDA withdraw approval of the 
applications under the process in Sec.  314.150(c) (21 CFR 314.150(c)). 
The applicants have also, by their requests, waived their opportunity 
for a hearing. Withdrawal of approval of an application or abbreviated 
application under Sec.  314.150(c) is without prejudice to refiling.

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    Application No.                Drug                  Applicant
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ANDA 040398............  MiCort-HC                Sebela Ireland, Ltd.,
                          (hydrocortisone          c/o Sebela
                          acetate) Cream USP, 2%.  Pharmaceuticals,
                                                   Inc., 645 Hembree
                                                   Parkway, Suite 1,
                                                   Roswell, GA 30076.
ANDA 071893............  Acetohexamide Tablets,   Watson Laboratories,
                          250 milligrams (mg).     Inc., Subsidiary of
                                                   Teva Pharmaceuticals
                                                   USA, Inc., 425 Privet
                                                   Rd., Horsham, PA
                                                   19044.
ANDA 071894............  Acetohexamide Tablets,    Do.
                          500 mg.
ANDA 073143............  Cyclobenzaprine           Do.
                          Hydrochloride (HCl)
                          Tablets USP, 10 mg.
ANDA 074576............  Captopril Tablets USP,    Do.
                          12.5 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg,
                          and 100 mg.
ANDA 076607............  Quinapril Tablets USP,   Sun Pharmaceutical
                          Equivalent to (EQ) 5     Industries, Ltd., c/o
                          mg base, EQ 10 mg        Sun Pharmaceutical
                          base, EQ 20 mg base,     Industries, Inc., 2
                          and EQ 40 mg base.       Independence Way,
                                                   Princeton, NJ 08540.
ANDA 076786............  Donepezil HCl Tablets     Do.
                          USP, 5 mg and 10 mg.
ANDA 077483............  Benazepril HCl and        Do.
                          Hydrochlorothiazide
                          Tablets, 5 mg/6.25 mg,
                          10 mg/12.5 mg, 20 mg/
                          12.5 mg, and 20 mg/25
                          mg.
ANDA 078502............  Eliphos (calcium         Cypress
                          acetate) Tablets USP,    Pharmaceutical, Inc.,
                          667 mg.                  10 North Park Pl.,
                                                   Suite 201,
                                                   Morristown, NJ 07960.
ANDA 081019............  Chlorzoxazone Tablets    Watson Laboratories,
                          USP, 500 mg.             Inc., Subsidiary of
                                                   Teva Pharmaceuticals
                                                   USA, Inc.
ANDA 083821............  Brompheniramine Maleate   Do.
                          Injection, 10 mg/
                          milliliter (mL).
ANDA 084408............  Bethanechol Chloride      Do.
                          Tablets USP, 10 mg.
ANDA 084441............  Bethanechol Chloride      Do.
                          Tablets USP, 25 mg.
ANDA 085283............  Theolair (theophylline)  3M Drug Delivery
                          Tablets, 125 mg and      Systems, 3M Center,
                          250 mg.                  Bldg. 275-3E-02, 2510
                                                   Conway Ave., St.
                                                   Paul, MN 55144.
ANDA 085738............  Betamethasone Sodium     Watson Laboratories,
                          Phosphate Injection,     Inc., Subsidiary of
                          EQ 3 mg base/mL.         Teva Pharmaceuticals
                                                   USA, Inc.
ANDA 087444............  Bethanechol Chloride     Watson Laboratories,
                          Tablets USP, 50 mg.      Inc., Subsidiary of
                                                   Teva Pharmaceuticals
                                                   USA, Inc.
ANDA 087792............  Fluorouracil Injection   Spectrum
                          USP, 50 mg/mL.           Pharmaceuticals,
                                                   Inc., 157 Technology
                                                   Dr., Irvine, CA
                                                   92618.
ANDA 087978............  Diphenhydramine HCl      LNK International,
                          Capsules, 50 mg.         Inc., 145 Ricefield
                                                   Ln., Hauppauge, NY
                                                   11788.
ANDA 090417............  Carbinoxamine Maleate    Cypress
                          Tablets USP, 4 mg.       Pharmaceutical, Inc.
ANDA 090418............  Carbinoxamine Maleate     Do.
                          Oral Solution, 4 mg/5
                          mL.
ANDA 090468............  Zyfrel (acetaminophen     Do.
                          and hydrocodone
                          bitartrate) Oral
                          Solution, 325 mg/7.5
                          mg per 15 mL.
ANDA 091034............  Dorzolamide HCl          Zambon S.p.A., c/o
                          Ophthalmic Solution      Camargo
                          USP, EQ 2% base.         Pharmaceutical
                                                   Services, LLC, 9825
                                                   Kenwood Rd., Suite
                                                   203, Cincinnati, OH
                                                   45242.
ANDA 200794............  Pantoprazole Sodium      Sun Pharmaceutical
                          Delayed-Release          Industries, Ltd., c/o
                          Tablets USP, EQ 20 mg    Sun Pharmaceutical
                          base and EQ 40 mg base.  Industries, Inc.
ANDA 206438............  Hydrocodone Bitartrate   Tris Pharma, Inc.,
                          and Chlorpheniramine     2033 Route 130, Suite
                          Maleate Oral Solution,   D, Monmouth Junction,
                          5 mg/4 mg per 5 mL.      NJ 08852.
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    Therefore, approval of the applications listed in the table, and 
all amendments and supplements thereto, is hereby withdrawn as of March 
26, 2018. Introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate 
commerce of products without approved new drug applications violates 
section 301(a) and (d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 331(a) and (d)). Drug products that are listed in the table that 
are in inventory on March 26, 2018 may continue to be dispensed until 
the inventories have been depleted or the drug products have reached 
their expiration dates or otherwise become violative, whichever occurs 
first.

    Dated: February 16, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-03700 Filed 2-22-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               docket number, found in brackets in the                 who have received at least two prior                  verified the applicant’s claims that NDA
                                               heading of this document, into the                      systemic therapies.                                   206545 was approved on July 23, 2014.
                                               ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts                      • Relapsed small lymphocytic                         This determination of the regulatory
                                               and/or go to the Dockets Management                     lymphoma (SLL) in patients who have                   review period establishes the maximum
                                               Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,                     received at least two prior systemic                  potential length of a patent extension.
                                               Rockville, MD 20852.                                    therapies.                                            However, the USPTO applies several
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          Accelerated approval was granted for               statutory limitations in its calculations
                                               Beverly Friedman, Office of Regulatory                  FL and SLL based on overall response                  of the actual period for patent extension.
                                               Policy, Food and Drug Administration,                   rate. Improvement in patient survival or              In its applications for patent extension,
                                               10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51,                     disease related symptoms has not been                 this applicant seeks 494 days or 708
                                               Rm. 6250, Silver Spring, MD 20993,                      established. Continued approval for                   days of patent term extension.
                                               301–796–3600.                                           these indications may be contingent
                                                                                                       upon verification of clinical benefit in              III. Petitions
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              confirmatory trials.                                     Anyone with knowledge that any of
                                               I. Background                                              Subsequent to the approvals, the                   the dates as published are incorrect may
                                                                                                       USPTO received patent term restoration                submit either electronic or written
                                                  The Drug Price Competition and                       applications for ZYDELIG (U.S. Patent                 comments and, under 21 CFR 60.24, ask
                                               Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984                     Nos. RE44599 and RE44638) from ICOS                   for a redetermination (see DATES).
                                               (Pub. L. 98–417) and the Generic                        Corporation, and the USPTO requested                  Furthermore, as specified in § 60.30 (21
                                               Animal Drug and Patent Term                             FDA’s assistance in determining the                   CFR 60.30), any interested person may
                                               Restoration Act (Pub. L. 100–670)                       patents’ eligibility for patent term                  petition FDA for a determination
                                               generally provide that a patent may be                  restoration. In a letter dated November               regarding whether the applicant for
                                               extended for a period of up to 5 years                  4, 2015, FDA advised the USPTO that                   extension acted with due diligence
                                               so long as the patented item (human                     this human drug product had undergone                 during the regulatory review period. To
                                               drug product, animal drug product,                      a regulatory review period and that the               meet its burden, the petition must
                                               medical device, food additive, or color                 approvals of ZYDELIG under NDA                        comply with all the requirements of
                                               additive) was subject to regulatory                     206545 and NDA 205858 represented                     § 60.30, including but not limited to:
                                               review by FDA before the item was                       the first permitted commercial                        must be timely (see DATES), must be
                                               marketed. Under these acts, a product’s                 marketing or use of the product.                      filed in accordance with § 10.20, must
                                               regulatory review period forms the basis                Thereafter, the USPTO requested that                  contain sufficient facts to merit an FDA
                                               for determining the amount of extension                 FDA determine the product’s regulatory                investigation, and must certify that a
                                               an applicant may receive.                               review period.                                        true and complete copy of the petition
                                                  A regulatory review period consists of                                                                     has been served upon the patent
                                               two periods of time: A testing phase and                II. Determination of Regulatory Review
                                                                                                                                                             applicant. (See H. Rept. 857, part 1, 98th
                                               an approval phase. For human drug                       Period
                                                                                                                                                             Cong., 2d sess., pp. 41–42, 1984.)
                                               products, the testing phase begins when                    FDA has determined that the                        Petitions should be in the format
                                               the exemption to permit the clinical                    applicable regulatory review period for               specified in 21 CFR 10.30.
                                               investigations of the drug becomes                      ZYDELIG is 2,247 days. Of this time,                     Submit petitions electronically to
                                               effective and runs until the approval                   2,017 days occurred during the testing                https://www.regulations.gov at Docket
                                               phase begins. The approval phase starts                 phase of the regulatory review period,                No. FDA–2013–S–0610. Submit written
                                               with the initial submission of an                       while 230 days occurred during the                    petitions (two copies are required) to the
                                               application to market the human drug                    approval phase. These periods of time                 Dockets Management Staff (HFA–305),
                                               product and continues until FDA grants                  were derived from the following dates:                Food and Drug Administration, 5630
                                               permission to market the drug product.                     1. The date an exemption under                     Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD
                                               Although only a portion of a regulatory                 section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug,             20852.
                                               review period may count toward the                      and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) (21                     Dated: February 16, 2018.
                                               actual amount of extension that the                     U.S.C. 355(i)) became effective: May 30,
                                               Director of USPTO may award (for                                                                              Leslie Kux,
                                                                                                       2008. FDA has verified the applicant’s
                                               example, half the testing phase must be                                                                       Associate Commissioner for Policy.
                                                                                                       claim that the date the investigational
                                               subtracted as well as any time that may                 new drug application (IND) became                     [FR Doc. 2018–03701 Filed 2–22–18; 8:45 am]
                                               have occurred before the patent was                     effective was on May 30, 2008. This is                BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                               issued), FDA’s determination of the                     the same IND and the same date FDA
                                               length of a regulatory review period for                determined as the beginning of the
                                               a human drug product will include all                   regulatory review period for ZYDELIG                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                               of the testing phase and approval phase                 approved under NDA 205858. The                        HUMAN SERVICES
                                               as specified in 35 U.S.C. 156(g)(1)(B).                 regulatory review period for ZYDELIG                  Food and Drug Administration
                                                  FDA has approved for marketing the                   approved under NDA 205858 is
                                               human drug product ZYDELIG                              publishing in this issue of the Federal               [Docket No. FDA–2018–N–0478]
                                               (idelalisib). As approved in both NDA                   Register.
                                               206545 and NDA 205858, ZYDELIG is                          2. The date the application was                    Sebela Ireland, Ltd. et al.; Withdrawal
                                               indicated for treatment of patients with:               initially submitted with respect to the               of Approval of 24 Abbreviated New
                                                  • Relapsed chronic lymphocytic                       human drug product under section                      Drug Applications
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                                               leukemia in combination with                            505(b) of the FD&C Act: December 6,                   AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,
                                               rituximab, in patients for whom                         2013. FDA has verified the applicant’s                HHS.
                                               rituximab alone would be considered                     claims that the NDA for ZYDELIG (NDA                  ACTION:   Notice.
                                               appropriate therapy due to other co-                    206545) was initially submitted on
                                               morbidities.                                            December 6, 2013.                                     SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
                                                  • Relapsed follicular B-cell non-                       3. The date the application was                    Administration (FDA or Agency) is
                                               Hodgkin lymphoma (FL) in patients                       approved: July 23, 2014. FDA has                      withdrawing approval of 24 abbreviated


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                                               8090                            Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 37 / Friday, February 23, 2018 / Notices

                                               new drug applications (ANDAs) from                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                         have requested that FDA withdraw
                                               multiple applicants. The holders of the                    Trang Tran, Center for Drug Evaluation                   approval of the applications under the
                                               applications notified the Agency in                        and Research, Food and Drug                              process in § 314.150(c) (21 CFR
                                               writing that the drug products were no                     Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                      314.150(c)). The applicants have also,
                                               longer marketed and requested that the                     Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 1671, Silver Spring,                 by their requests, waived their
                                               approval of the applications be                            MD 20993–0002, 240–402–7945,                             opportunity for a hearing. Withdrawal
                                               withdrawn.                                                 Trang.Tran@fda.hhs.gov.                                  of approval of an application or
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                           abbreviated application under
                                               DATES:Approval is withdrawn as of                          holders of the applications listed in the                § 314.150(c) is without prejudice to
                                               March 26, 2018.                                            table have informed FDA that these drug                  refiling.
                                                                                                          products are no longer marketed and

                                                 Application No.                                         Drug                                                                 Applicant

                                               ANDA 040398 ....        MiCort-HC (hydrocortisone acetate) Cream USP, 2% ............                 Sebela Ireland, Ltd., c/o Sebela Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 645
                                                                                                                                                       Hembree Parkway, Suite 1, Roswell, GA 30076.
                                               ANDA 071893 ....        Acetohexamide Tablets, 250 milligrams (mg) .........................          Watson Laboratories, Inc., Subsidiary of Teva Pharma-
                                                                                                                                                       ceuticals USA, Inc., 425 Privet Rd., Horsham, PA 19044.
                                               ANDA   071894    ....   Acetohexamide Tablets, 500 mg .............................................       Do.
                                               ANDA   073143    ....   Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride (HCl) Tablets USP, 10 mg ....                       Do.
                                               ANDA   074576    ....   Captopril Tablets USP, 12.5 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, and 100 mg                          Do.
                                               ANDA   076607    ....   Quinapril Tablets USP, Equivalent to (EQ) 5 mg base, EQ 10                    Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., c/o Sun Pharmaceutical
                                                                         mg base, EQ 20 mg base, and EQ 40 mg base.                                    Industries, Inc., 2 Independence Way, Princeton, NJ
                                                                                                                                                       08540.
                                               ANDA 076786 ....        Donepezil HCl Tablets USP, 5 mg and 10 mg ........................                Do.
                                               ANDA 077483 ....        Benazepril HCl and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, 5 mg/6.25                         Do.
                                                                         mg, 10 mg/12.5 mg, 20 mg/12.5 mg, and 20 mg/25 mg.
                                               ANDA 078502 ....        Eliphos (calcium acetate) Tablets USP, 667 mg .....................           Cypress Pharmaceutical, Inc., 10 North Park Pl., Suite 201,
                                                                                                                                                       Morristown, NJ 07960.
                                               ANDA 081019 ....        Chlorzoxazone Tablets USP, 500 mg .....................................       Watson Laboratories, Inc., Subsidiary of Teva Pharma-
                                                                                                                                                       ceuticals USA, Inc.
                                               ANDA   083821    ....   Brompheniramine Maleate Injection, 10 mg/milliliter (mL) ......                   Do.
                                               ANDA   084408    ....   Bethanechol Chloride Tablets USP, 10 mg .............................             Do.
                                               ANDA   084441    ....   Bethanechol Chloride Tablets USP, 25 mg .............................             Do.
                                               ANDA   085283    ....   Theolair (theophylline) Tablets, 125 mg and 250 mg ..............             3M Drug Delivery Systems, 3M Center, Bldg. 275–3E–02,
                                                                                                                                                       2510 Conway Ave., St. Paul, MN 55144.
                                               ANDA 085738 ....        Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection, EQ 3 mg base/                       Watson Laboratories, Inc., Subsidiary of Teva Pharma-
                                                                         mL.                                                                           ceuticals USA, Inc.
                                               ANDA 087444 ....        Bethanechol Chloride Tablets USP, 50 mg .............................         Watson Laboratories, Inc., Subsidiary of Teva Pharma-
                                                                                                                                                       ceuticals USA, Inc.
                                               ANDA 087792 ....        Fluorouracil Injection USP, 50 mg/mL .....................................    Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 157 Technology Dr., Irvine,
                                                                                                                                                       CA 92618.
                                               ANDA 087978 ....        Diphenhydramine HCl Capsules, 50 mg .................................         LNK International, Inc., 145 Ricefield Ln., Hauppauge, NY
                                                                                                                                                       11788.
                                               ANDA 090417 ....        Carbinoxamine Maleate Tablets USP, 4 mg ...........................           Cypress Pharmaceutical, Inc.
                                               ANDA 090418 ....        Carbinoxamine Maleate Oral Solution, 4 mg/5 mL .................                  Do.
                                               ANDA 090468 ....        Zyfrel (acetaminophen and hydrocodone bitartrate) Oral So-                        Do.
                                                                         lution, 325 mg/7.5 mg per 15 mL.
                                               ANDA 091034 ....        Dorzolamide HCl Ophthalmic Solution USP, EQ 2% base .....                     Zambon S.p.A., c/o Camargo Pharmaceutical Services, LLC,
                                                                                                                                                       9825 Kenwood Rd., Suite 203, Cincinnati, OH 45242.
                                               ANDA 200794 ....        Pantoprazole Sodium Delayed-Release Tablets USP, EQ 20                        Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., c/o Sun Pharmaceutical
                                                                         mg base and EQ 40 mg base.                                                    Industries, Inc.
                                               ANDA 206438 ....        Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Chlorpheniramine Maleate Oral                      Tris Pharma, Inc., 2033 Route 130, Suite D, Monmouth
                                                                         Solution, 5 mg/4 mg per 5 mL.                                                 Junction, NJ 08852.



                                                  Therefore, approval of the                              expiration dates or otherwise become                     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                               applications listed in the table, and all                  violative, whichever occurs first.                       HUMAN SERVICES
                                               amendments and supplements thereto,                          Dated: February 16, 2018.
                                               is hereby withdrawn as of March 26,                                                                                 Meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory
                                                                                                          Leslie Kux,                                              Committee on Human Research
                                               2018. Introduction or delivery for
                                                                                                          Associate Commissioner for Policy.                       Protections
                                               introduction into interstate commerce of
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2018–03700 Filed 2–22–18; 8:45 am]
                                               products without approved new drug                                                                                  AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant
                                               applications violates section 301(a) and                   BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                   Secretary for Health, Office of the
                                               (d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and                                                                                  Secretary, Department of Health and
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                                               Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331(a) and (d)).                                                                            Human Services.
                                               Drug products that are listed in the table                                                                          ACTION: Notice.
                                               that are in inventory on March 26, 2018
                                               may continue to be dispensed until the                                                                              SUMMARY:   Pursuant to Section 10(a) of
                                               inventories have been depleted or the                                                                               the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
                                               drug products have reached their                                                                                    notice is hereby given that the
                                                                                                                                                                   Secretary’s Advisory Committee on


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesApproval is withdrawn as of March 26, 2018.
ContactTrang Tran, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 1671, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-402-7945, [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 8089 

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