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NDC Package Code
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83831-112-01
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The labeler code, product code, and package code segments of the National Drug Code number, separated by hyphens. Asterisks are no longer used or included within the product and package code segments to indicate certain configurations of the NDC.
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Product NDC
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83831-112
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The labeler code and product code segments of the National Drug Code number, separated by a hyphen. Asterisks are no longer used or included within the product code segment to indicate certain configurations of the NDC.
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11 Digit NDC Code
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83831-0112-01
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It should be noted that many NDCs are displayed on drug packaging in a 10-digit format. Proper billing of an NDC requires an 11-digit number in a 5-4-2 format. Converting NDCs from a 10-digit to 11-digit format requires a strategically placed zero, dependent upon the 10-digit format.
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Proprietary Name
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Pemetrexed Dipotassium
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Also known as the trade name. It is the name of the product chosen by the labeler.
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Non Proprietary Name
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Sometimes called the generic name, this is usually the active ingredient(s) of the product.
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Product Type Name
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HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG
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Indicates the type of product, such as Human Prescription Drug or Human OTC Drug. This data element corresponds to the “Document Type” of the SPL submission for the listing. The complete list of codes and translations can be found at www.fda.gov/edrls under Structured Product Labeling Resources.
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Labeler Name
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Avyxa Pharma, LLC
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Name of Company corresponding to the labeler code segment of the ProductNDC.
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Status
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Active
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Possible status values:
- Active
Active NDC Code
- Deprecated
Deprecated NDC Code
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Unfinished (Unapproved)
The following status describes submitted unfinished drugs,
including the marketing categories of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API),
Drug for Further Processing, Bulk for Human Drug Compounding, and Bulk for Animal Drug Compounding.
FDA does not review and approve unfinished products. Therefore, all products having "unfinished" status are considered unapproved.
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Description
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Pemetrexed is a folate analog metabolic inhibitor. The drug substance is pemetrexed dipotassium heptahydrate, has the chemical name L-glutamic acid, N-[4-[2-(2-amino-4,7-dihydro-4-oxo-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-5-yl)ethyl]benzoyl]-, dipotassium salt, heptahydrate. It is a white to off-white powder having blue or green tinge with a molecular formula of C20H19K2N5O6 .7 H2O and a molecular weight of 629.49. Pemetrexed dipotassium is freely soluble in water. The reported pKaS are 3.6 and 4.5. The structural formula of pemetrexed dipotassium heptahydrate is as follows. Pemetrexed for Injection is supplied as a sterile white to light-yellow or green-yellow lyophilized powder or cake for intravenous infusion available in single-dose vials. Each 100-mg or 500-mg vial of Pemetrexed for Injection contains 100 mg pemetrexed equivalent to 118.3 mg pemetrexed dipotassium and 106 mg mannitol or 500 mg pemetrexed equivalent to 591.5 mg pemetrexed dipotassium and 500 mg mannitol, respectively. Hydrochloric acid may have been added to adjust the pH.
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General information about the drug product, including the proprietary and established name of the drug, the type of dosage form and route of administration to which the label applies, qualitative and quantitative ingredient information, the pharmacologic or therapeutic class of the drug, and the chemical name and structural formula of the drug.
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Indication And Usage
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Pemetrexed for Injection is a folate analog metabolic inhibitor indicated: 1 in combination with cisplatin for the initial treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic, non-squamous NSCLC. (1.1), 2 as a single agent for the maintenance treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic, non-squamous NSCLC whose disease has not progressed after four cycles of platinum-based first-line chemotherapy. (1.1), 3 as a single agent for the treatment of patients with recurrent, metastatic non-squamous, NSCLC after prior chemotherapy. (1.1).
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A statement of each of the drug productÕs indications for use, such as for the treatment, prevention, mitigation, cure, or diagnosis of a disease or condition, or of a manifestation of a recognized disease or condition, or for the relief of symptoms associated with a recognized disease or condition.This field may also describe any relevant limitations of use.
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