XALKORI Hard capsule Ref.[7200] Active ingredients: Crizotinib

Source: European Medicines Agency (EU)  Revision Year: 2024  Publisher: Pfizer Europe MA EEIG, Boulevard de la Plaine 17, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium

Product name and form

XALKORI 200 mg hard capsules.
XALKORI 250 mg hard capsules.

XALKORI 20 mg granules in capsules for opening.
XALKORI 50 mg granules in capsules for opening.
XALKORI 150 mg granules in capsules for opening.

Pharmaceutical Form

Hard capsule

XALKORI 200 mg hard capsules:

White opaque and pink opaque hard capsule, with “Pfizer” imprinted on the cap and “CRZ 200” on the body.

XALKORI 250 mg hard capsules:

Pink opaque hard capsule, with “Pfizer” imprinted on the cap and “CRZ 250” on the body.

Granules in capsule for opening.

The granules are white to off-white and contained in an opaque hard capsule.

XALKORI 20 mg granules in capsules for opening:

Light blue cap printed with “Pfizer” in black ink and a white body printed with “CRZ 20” in black ink 3

XALKORI 50 mg granules in capsules for opening:

Gray cap printed with “Pfizer” in black ink and a light gray body printed with “CRZ 50” in black ink.

XALKORI 150 mg granules in capsules for opening:

Light blue cap printed with “Pfizer” in black ink and a light blue body printed with “CRZ 150” in black ink.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

XALKORI 200 mg hard capsules: Each hard capsule contains 200 mg of crizotinib.

XALKORI 250 mg hard capsules: Each hard capsule contains 250 mg of crizotinib.

XALKORI 20 mg granules in capsules for opening: Each capsule contains 20 mg crizotinib.

Excipient with known effect: Each capsule for opening contains 6 mg sucrose.

XALKORI 50 mg granules in capsules for opening: Each capsule contains 50 mg crizotinib.

Excipient with known effect: Each capsule for opening contains 14 mg sucrose.

XALKORI 150 mg granules in capsules for opening: Each capsule contains 150 mg crizotinib.

Excipient with known effect: Each capsule for opening contains 43 mg sucrose.

For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Crizotinib

Crizotinib is a selective small-molecule inhibitor of the ALK receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) and its oncogenic variants (i.e. ALK fusion events and selected ALK mutations). Crizotinib is also an inhibitor of the Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor (HGFR, c-Met) RTK, ROS1 (c-ros) and Recepteur d’Origine Nantais (RON) RTK.

List of Excipients

XALKORI 200 mg and 250 mg hard capsules

Capsule content:

Colloidal anhydrous silica
Microcrystalline cellulose
Anhydrous calcium hydrogen phosphate
Sodium starch glycolate (Type A)
Magnesium stearate

Capsule shell:

Gelatin
Titanium dioxide (E171)
Red iron oxide (E172)

Printing ink:

Shellac (E904)
Propylene glycol (E1520)
Potassium hydroxide (E525)
Black iron oxide (E172)

XALKORI 20 mg, 50 mg and 150 mg granules in capsules for opening

Granules content:

Stearyl alcohol
Poloxamer
Sucrose
Talc (E553b)
Hypromellose (E464)
Macrogol (E1521)
Glyceryl monostearate (E471)
Medium chain triglycerides

Capsule shell:

Gelatin
Titanium dioxide (E171)
Brilliant blue (E133) or Black iron oxide (E172)

Printing ink:

Shellac (E904)
Propylene glycol (E1520)
Potassium hydroxide (E525)
Black iron oxide (E172)

Pack sizes and marketing

XALKORI 200 mg and 250 mg hard capsules:

HDPE bottles with a polypropylene closure containing 60 hard capsules.

PVC-foil blisters containing 10 hard capsules.

Each carton contains 60 hard capsules.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

XALKORI 20 mg, 50 mg and 150 mg granules in capsules for opening:

XALKORI granules are supplied in high density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles with a polypropylene child-resistant (CR) closure and an aluminum foil/polyethylene heat induction seal containing 60 capsules for opening.

Marketing authorization holder

Pfizer Europe MA EEIG, Boulevard de la Plaine 17, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

XALKORI 200 mg hard capsules:

EU/1/12/793/001
EU/1/12/793/002

XALKORI 250 mg hard capsules:

EU/1/12/793/003
EU/1/12/793/004

XALKORI 20 mg granules in capsules for opening:

EU/1/12/793/005

XALKORI 50 mg granules in capsules for opening:

EU/1/12/793/006

XALKORI 150 mg granules in capsules for opening:

EU/1/12/793/007

Date of first authorisation: 23 October 2012
Date of latest renewal: 16 July 2021

Drugs

Drug Countries
XALKORI Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

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