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CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH APPLICATION NUMBER: 021879Orig1s000 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS REVIEW(S) Clinical Pharmacology/Biopharmaceutics Review PRODUCT (Generic Name): Dextromethorphan(DM) + Quinidine(Q) NDA: 21-879 PRODUCT (Brand Name): Zenvia® DOSAGE FORM: Capsules DOSAGE STRENGTHS: DM 30mg/Q 10mg, DM 20mg/Q 10 mg INDICATION: Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) NDA TYPE: Complete Response (Priority) SUBMISSION DATES: 4/23/2010, 5/5/2010, 6/28/2010, 7/16/2010, 7/19/2010, 7/20/2010, 8/5/2010, 8/23/2010, 9/1/2010 SPONSOR: Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc. REVIEWERS: Ju-Ping Lai, Ph.D. TEAM LEADER: Angela Men, M.D., Ph.D. PHARMACOMETRICS REVIEWER: Joo-Yeon Lee, Ph.D. PHARMACOMETRICS TEAM LEADER: Yaning Wang, Ph.D GENOMICS REVIEWER: Li Zhang, Ph.D. GENOMICS TEAM LEADER: Michael Pacanowski, Pharm.D., M.P.H. OCP DIVISION: DCP 1 OND DIVISION: HFD 120 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................ 3 1.1 RECOMMENDATION....................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 OVERALL SUMMARY OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND BIOPHARMACEUTICS FINDINGS........................................................................................................................................... 3 2.0 QUESTION BASED REVIEW........................................................................................................ 8 2.1 GENERAL ATTRIBUTES.................................................................................................................. 8 2.1.1 Drug/Drug Product Information: ......................................................................................... 8 (b) (4) 2.1.2 What are the dosages and route of administration? ...............................................9 2.2 GENERAL CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY .................................................................................. 10 2.2.1 What are the clinical studies used to support dosing or claims and what are their design features ………………………………………………………………..………………......10 2.2.2 What are the clinical end points and how are they measured in clinical pharmacology and clinical studies? .......................................................................................................... 10 2.2.3 What are the characteristics of exposure/effectiveness relationships?.............................. 12 2.2.4 What are the characteristics of exposure-safety relationships in clinical pharmacology studies? ............................................................................................................................ 14 2.2.5 How the exposure levels of the new formulation (DM 30/Q 10 and DM 20/Q 10) compare to previously studied dose (DM 30/Q 30)? ...................................................................... 16 2.2.6 Does this drug prolong QT or QTc interval? ..................................................................... 17 2.2.7 Are the active moieties in the plasma (or other biological fluid) appropriately identified and measured to assess pharmacokinetic parameters?..................................................... 18 2.2.8 What are the general ADME characterstics of Zenvia?..................................................... 19 2.3 INTRINSIC FACTORS..................................................................................................................... 19 2.3.1 What intrinsic factors influence exposure and/or response and what is the impact of any differences in exposure on the pharmacodynamics? Based on what is known about exposure response relationships and their variability, is dosage adjustment needed for any of the subgroups?...............................................................................................................................19 2.4 EXTRINSIC FACTORS.................................................................................................................... 21 2.4.1 Are DM and Q a substrate, inhibitor or inducer of CYP enzymes?.................................. 21 2.4.2 What extrinsic factors (such as herbal products, diet, smoking and alcohol) influence exposure and or response and what is the impact of any differences in exposure on pharmacodynamics………………………………………………………………………….22 2.4.3 Are there any in-vivo drug-drug interaction studies that indicate the exposure alone and/or exposure response relationships are different when drugs are coadministered? If yes, is there a need for dosage adjustment?....................................................................... 22 2.5 GENERAL BIOPHARMACEUTICS ............................................................................................... 29 2.5.1 What is the relative bioavailability of the proposed to-be-marketed formulation to the pivotal clinical trial? ........................................................................................................ 29 2.6 ANALYTICAL.................................................................................................................................. 30 3.0 DETAILED LABELING RECOMMENDATION .................................................................. 32 4.0 APPENDIX......................................................................................................................... 56 4.1 APPENDIX I......................................................................................................................................... 56 INDIVIDUAL STUDY REVIEW..................................................................................................... 63 4.1-1. BIOPHARMACEUTICS STUDIES........................................................................................ 64 4.1-1.1 Comparative BA/BE………………………………………………………………….….64 4.1-1.1.1 07-AVR-125 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Various Combinations and Regimens of Dextromethorphan and Quinidine Given for Eight Consecutive Days to Healthy Volunteers.……………………………...64 4.1-2. IN VITRO STUDIES PERTINENT TO PK USING HUMAN BIOMATERIALS.................. 71 4.1-2.1 IN VITRO METABOLISM…………………………………………………………….……..71 4.1-2.1.1 DMQ 142: GLP In Vitro Assessment of Human Liver Cytochroe P450 Inhibition Potential of Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide……..………………………………..….71 4.1-2.1.2 DMQ 143: GLP In Vitro Assessment of Human Liver Cytochroe P450 Inhibition Potential of Quinidine Sulfate………………..………………………………......……....74 4.1-2.1.3 DMQ 144: GLP In Vitro Asessment of the Induction Potential of Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide in Primary cultures of Human Hepatocytes …......…77 4.1-2.1.4 DMQ 145: GLP In Vitro Asessment of the Induction Potential of Quinidine Sulfate in Primary cultures of Human Hepatocytes ……….………………………………...…...81 4.1-3. HUMAN PK STUDIES ........................................................................................................... 85 4.1-3.1 Patients PK………………………………………………………..……………..……...85 4.1-3.1.1 07-AVR-123: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy and to Determine the Pharmacokinetics of Two Doses of AVP-923 (Dextromethorphan/Quinidine) in the Treatment of Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA) in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Multiple Sclerosis.....85 4.1-3.2 Extrinsic factors.............................................................................................................. 96 4.1-3.2.1 06-AVR-121: A Multiple-Dose Pharmacokinetic Drug Interaction Study Between AVP-923 and Paroxetine in Healthy Adult Subjects …………...………….……….......96 4.1-3.2.2 06-AVR-122: A Multiple-Dose Pharmacokinetic Drug Interaction Study Between AVP-923 and Memantine in Healthy Adult Subjects…………….……….….110 4.1-4. VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF QUNIDINE126 4.2 Appendix II Original Clinical Pharmacology Review…………..………….……..….…………………..….…….128 4.3 Appendix III Clinical Pharmacology Filing form…………………………….……..….…………………..……….157 4.4 Appendix IV QT-Consult……………..……………………….………...……....………………………….……….160 4.5 Appendix V PM-Consult……………………………..……………………….……...……………..........................203 4.6 Appendix VI PG-Consult ……………………………………………...…………………………………………….209 _________________________________________________________________ 2 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The sponsor is seeking for approval of Zenvia (Dextromethorphan (DM)/ Quinidine (Q), previously called AVP-923 or Neurodex) for the treatment of Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA). This submission (NDA 21879) is a complete response (CR) to the deficiencies listed in the Approvable Letter issued on 10/30/2006 for Zenvia. The original application for Zenvia (DM30mg/Q30mg) was submitted on 1/27/2006. Due to the safety concern of QT prolongation, the agency recommended the sponsor conducting a clinical efficacy and safety trial with lower doses of Q (15mg or 10mg). This CR was submitted on 4/23/2010 and was under the priority review classification. The (b) (4) product is a gelatin capsule, with (b) (4) strengths of DM 30 mg/ Q 10 mg (Zenvia 30/10) and DM 20 mg/ Q 10 mg (Zenvia 20/10). The (b) (4) dosing regimen is one capsule (at either dose) per day taken orally for the first 7 days. On the eighth day and thereafter, the daily dose should be increased by taking a second capsule approximately 12 hours after first dose. Zenvia is a combination drug product containing two currently available drugs: DM and Q. It is known that DM is quickly eliminated due to extensive metabolism yielding