Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee

Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee

Committee Meeting on January 21, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

On January 21, 2011, the committee will discuss NDA 201-277, gadobutrol injection, sponsored by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, proposed for use in diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in adults and children (2 years of age and older) to detect and visualize areas with disrupted blood brain barrier (BBB) and/or abnormal vascularity (abnormal blood supply and circulation) of the central nervous system. The BBB is an area consisting of specialized cells that restrict passage of certain molecules from the bloodstream into the brain.