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 CDER Priority NDA Approvals in Calendar Year 1999
Updated through December 31, 1999

NDA Number Proprietary Name Established Name Applicant Chemical Type Review Classification Approval Date Indication
N020886

Panretin

Alitretinoin

Ligand Pharm 1 P, O 02-Feb-99 Panretin is indicated for the treatment of cutaneous lesions in patients with AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma.
N020954

Busulfex

Busulfan

Orphan Medical 3 P, O 04-Feb-99 Busulfex is used in combination with cyclophosphamide as a conditioning regimen prior to allogeneic hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation for chronic myelogenous leukemia
N020955

Ferrlicit

Sodium Ferric Gluconate Complex

R&D Lab 1 P 18-Feb-99 Ferrlicit is indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis who are receiving supplemental erythropoietin therapy.
N021041

DepoCyt

Cytarabine Liposome

Depotech 3 P, O 01-Apr-99 DepoCyt is indicated for the intrathecal treatment of lymphomatous meningitis.
N021007

Agenerase

Amprenavir

Glaxo Wellcome 1 P 15-Apr-99 Agenerase is a protease inhibitor that is indicated, in combination with other antiretroviral agents, for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.
N021039

Agenerase

Amprenavir

Glaxo Wellcome 3 P 15-Apr-99 Agenerase is a protease inhibitor that is indicated, in combination with other antiretroviral agents, for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.
N020766

Xenical

Orlistat

Hoffmann-La Roche 1 P 23-Apr-99 Xenical is indicated for obesity management including weight loss and weight maintenance when used in conjunction with a reduced-calorie diet.  Xenical is also indicated to reduce the risk for weight re-gain after prior loss.
N021042

Vioxx

Rofecoxib

Merck 1 P 20-May-99 Vioxx is indicated for the relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis, for the management of acute pain and for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.
N021052

Vioxx

Rofecoxib

Merck 3 P 20-May-99 Vioxx is indicated for the relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis, for the management of acute pain and for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.
N021071

Avandia

Rosiglitazone Maleate

SmithKline Beecham 1 P 25-May-99 Avandia is indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus as monotherapy or in combination with metformin.
N021066

Zaditor

Ketotifen Fumarate

Ciba Vision 1 P 02-Jul-99 Zaditor is indicated for the prevention of itching of the eye due to allergic conjunctivitis.
N021073

Actos

Pioglitazone Hydrochloride

Takeda America 1 P 15-Jul-99 Actos is indicated for the improvement of glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes as monotherapy, or in combination with a sulfonylurea, metformin or insulin when diet and the single agent does not result in adequate glycemic control.
N021036

Relenza

Zanamivir

Glaxo Wellcome 1 P 26-Jul-99 Relenza is indicated for the treatment of uncomplicated acute illness due to influenza virus in adults and adolescents twelve years and older who have been symptomatic for no more than two days.
N021045

Plan B

Levonorgestrel

Womens Capitol 3 P 28-Jul-99 Plan B is indicated as an emergency contraception.
N021057

Antagon

Ganirelix Acetate

Organon, Inc. 1 P 29-Jul-99 Antagon is indicated for the inhibition of premature LH surges in women undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation.
N021012

Neotect

Technetium Tc-99m Depreotide Kit

Diatide 1 P 03-Aug-99 Technetium Tc-99m Depreotide is indicated for patients presenting with pulmonary lesions on computed tomography and/or chest x-ray who have known malignancy or who are highly suspect for malignancy.
N021029

Temodar

Temozolomide

Schering 1 P, O 11-Aug-99 Temodar is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with refractory anaplastic astrocytoma, i.e., patients at first relapse who have experienced disease progression on a drug regimen containing a nitrosourea and procarbazine.
N021083

Rapamune

Sirolimus

Wyeth-Ayerst 1 P 15-Sep-99 Rapamune is indicated for prophylaxis of organ rejection in patients receiving renal transplants.
N050778

Ellence

Epirubicin Hydrochloride

Pharmacia & Upjohn 1 P, O 15-Sep-99 Ellence is indicated as a component of adjuvant therapy in patients with evidence of axillary node tumor involvement following resection of primary breast cancer.
N050747

Synercid  I.V

Quinupristin; Dalfopristin

Rhone Poulenc Rorer 1 P 21-Sep-99 Synercid  is indicated for the treatment of patients with serious or life-threatening infections associated with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) bacteremia.
N020793

Cafcit

Caffeine Citrate

Oread Pediatric Roxane Dev. 2 P, O 21-Sep-99 Cafcit is indicated for the short term treatment of apnea of prematurity in infants between 28 and 33 weeks gestational age.
N021079

Alamast

Pemirolast Potassium

Santen 1 P 24-Sep-99 Alamast is indicated for the prevention of itching of the eye due to allergic conjunctivitis.
N021087

Tamiflu

Oseltamivir Phosphate

Hoffmann-La Roche 1 P 27-Oct-99 Tamiflu is indicated as a treatment of influenza A and B.
N020884

Aggrenox

Aspirin; Dipyridamole

Boehringer Ingelheim 4 P 22-Nov-99 Aggrenox is indicated to reduce the risk of stroke in patients who have had transient ischemia of the brain or completed ischemic stroke due to thrombosis.
N021009

Alocril

Nedocromil Sodium Allergan 3 P 08-Dec-99 Alocril is indicated for the treatment of itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis.
N021075

Nutropin Depot

 

Somatropin rDNA Origin

 

Genentech 3 P, O 22-Dec-99 Nutropin Depot is indicated for the long-term treatment of growth failure due to a lack of adequate endogenous GH secretion for once or twice-a-month administration.
N020845

INOmax

Nitric Oxide

INO Therapeutics 1 P, O 23-Dec-99 INOmax in conjunction with ventilatory support and other appropriate agents, is indicated for the treatment of term and near-term (>34 weeks) neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure associated with clinical or echocardiographic evidence of pulmonary hypertension, where it improves oxygenation and reduces the need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
N021055

Targretin

Bexarotene

Ligand Pharm 1 P, O 29-Dec-99 Targretin is indicated for the treatment of cutaneous manifestations of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in patients who are refractory to at least one prior systemic therapy.

Chemical Type:
1
-   New molecular entity
2 -   New ester, new salt, or other noncovalent derivative
3 -   New formulation
4 -   New combination
5 -   New manufacturer
7 -   Drug already marketed, but without an approved NDA

Review Classification:  
P -   Priority Review - Significant improvement compared to marketed products, in the treatment, diagnosis, or prevention of a disease.
O -  Orphan Designation - Pursuant to Section 526 of the Orphan Drug Act (Public Law 97-414 as amended).


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Date created: March 7, 2005; updated January 19, 2006

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