Avelox - referral

Current status
European Commission final decision
ReferralHuman
  • Procedure started
  • Under evaluation
  • CHMP opinion
  • European Commission final decision

Overview

Avelox film-coated tablets contain 400 mg moxifloxacin as hydrochloride. It is approved for the treatment of the following bacterial infections if they are caused by bacteria susceptible to moxifloxacin: acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis; community acquired pneumonia, except severe cases; acute bacterial sinusitis (adequately diagnosed).

The tablets have to be taken orally once daily for up to 10 days, depending on the indication. In clinical trials the tablets have been studied for up to 14 days treatment. Avelox was initially approved in June 1999.

This Referral procedure relates to a request for arbitration concerning a type II variation for a new indication to include treatment of mild to moderate pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), i.e. infections of upper genital tract, including salpingitis and endometritis.

At the end of the mutual recognition procedure there was a discrepancy between different EU Member States regarding the wording of the indication that should adequately reflect the clinical data submitted by the company, and an official referral for arbitration according to Article 6(12) of Commission Regulation EC No 1084/2003, as amended, was notified by Belgium to the CHMP on 19 October 2007.

The main unresolved areas of concern identified by Belgium were in terms of efficacy the emergence of moxifloxacin-resistant strains of N. gonorrhoeae and the feasibility of the treatment in the proposed indication in clinical practice. In terms of safety the longer treatment duration, the risk of effects on cartilage in young patients and the risk of QT-prolongation were of concern.

The arbitration procedure was discussed by the CHMP at its plenary meeting in November 2007 and a Rapporteur (Dr Harald Enzmann) and Co-Rapporteur (Dr. Pieter Neels) were appointed. The Referral procedure was initiated on 15 November with the adoption of a CHMP List of Questions to be addressed by the MAHs.

Written explanations were provided by the Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAH) on 18 January 2008 and 27 February 2008.

The CHMP considered that moxifloxacin cannot be used in the setting of PID in empirical monotherapy due to the increasing incidence of fluoroquinolone-resistant N. gonorrhoeae, unless a resistant strain can be excluded. Moxifloxacin should therefore be given in combination with another appropriate antibacterial agent (e.g. a cephalosporin) for the treatment of mild to moderate PID, unless moxifloxacin-resistant N. gonorrhoeae can be excluded.

The Committee further considered that the benefit/risk balance concerning the use of moxifloxacin up to 14 days in the PID indication remains positive, and that information and recommendations on the use of moxifloxacin, and the measures that should be taken before it is prescribed, are adequately addressed in the 'contraindications' and 'special warnings and precautions for use' sections of the EU SPC.

In view of the data provided on efficacy and safety, the benefit/risk of the proposed extended indication “mild to moderate pelvic inflammatory disease” was therefore considered to be positive by the CHMP as the initially proposed wording was adequately revised to reflect the current knowledge. On 19 March 2008, the CHMP recommended the variation to the Marketing Authorisations to include this indication.

The list of product names concerned is given in Annex I. The scientific conclusions are provided in Annex II, together with the amended product information in Annex III.

The final opinion was converted into a Decision by the European Commission on 14 July 2008.

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Key facts

About this medicine

Approved name
Avelox
International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name
moxifloxacin

About this procedure

Current status
European Commission final decision
Reference number
CHMP/524251/08
Type
Article 6(12) referrals (prior to January 2010)

This type of referral was triggered for a medicine that had been authorised by mutual recognition or via the decentralised procedure when there was disagreement between Member States on a variation (type II). This referral has been replaced by Article 13 referrals.

Key dates and outcomes

CHMP opinion date
20/03/2008
EC decision date
14/07/2008

All documents

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svenska (SV) (196.69 KB - PDF)

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български (BG) (133.41 KB - PDF)

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español (ES) (37.02 KB - PDF)

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čeština (CS) (125.8 KB - PDF)

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dansk (DA) (36.49 KB - PDF)

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Deutsch (DE) (37.46 KB - PDF)

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eesti keel (ET) (36.12 KB - PDF)

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ελληνικά (EL) (131.35 KB - PDF)

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français (FR) (37.17 KB - PDF)

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italiano (IT) (36.59 KB - PDF)

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latviešu valoda (LV) (125.6 KB - PDF)

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lietuvių kalba (LT) (122.16 KB - PDF)

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magyar (HU) (118.23 KB - PDF)

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Malti (MT) (124.32 KB - PDF)

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Nederlands (NL) (37.08 KB - PDF)

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polski (PL) (129.19 KB - PDF)

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português (PT) (40.38 KB - PDF)

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română (RO) (118.04 KB - PDF)

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slovenčina (SK) (121.98 KB - PDF)

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slovenščina (SL) (116.5 KB - PDF)

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Suomi (FI) (36.58 KB - PDF)

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svenska (SV) (36.69 KB - PDF)

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Description of documents published

Please note that some of the listed documents apply only to certain procedures.

  • Overview - lay-language summary of the stage of the procedure
  • Notification – a letter from a Member State, the European Commission or the marketing authorisation holder requesting the initiation of the procedure
  • Scientific background – further background information from the triggering Member State on the issues leading to the initiation of the procedure (if applicable)
  • List of questions – questions agreed by the Committee requesting further information from the marketing authorisation holder(s) / applicant(s) to evaluate the issues identified
  • Timetable for the procedure – agreed timeframe to respond to the list of questions, to assess the issues and to adopt a conclusion
  • List of medicines concerned by the procedure – medicine(s) / active substance(s) concerned, and marketing authorisation holder(s) / applicant(s)
  • List of questions to be addressed by the stakeholders – call for data to be submitted by stakeholders (e.g. healthcare professionals, patient organisations, individual patients) (if applicable)
  • Stakeholder submission form – form to be used by stakeholders to submit data (if applicable)
  • Scientific conclusions – scientific conclusions of the PRAC and/or CHMP and/or CMDh
  • Assessment report – PRAC or CHMP assessment and conclusions on the issues investigated, including divergent positions (if applicable)
  • Divergent positions – divergent positions of the CHMP or CMDh members for pharmacovigilance procedures (if applicable)
  • Changes to the summary of product characteristics, labelling and package leaflet (amended sections or fully revised version) (if applicable)
  • Condition(s) to the marketing authorisation(s) – condition(s) for the safe and effective use of the medicine(s) (if applicable)
  • Condition for lifting the suspension – condition to be fulfilled for the suspension of the marketing authorisation(s) to be lifted (if applicable)
  • Timetable for implementation of CMDh position – agreed timeframe to submit and finalise the variation(s) implementing the outcome of the procedure (if applicable)

Note that older documents may have different titles.

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