MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT
MANUFACTURING
AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT
Between
Elite
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
And
Precision
Dose, Inc.
MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
This
Manufacturing and Supply Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as
of the 10th day of September, 2010 (the "Effective Date"), by and
between Precision Dose, Inc., an Illinois corporation ("PRECISION DOSE"), and
Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Elite Laboratories, Inc. (a subsidiary of Elite
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), both Delaware corporations ("ELITE").
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
ELITE is engaged in the manufacture and commercialization of pharmaceutical
products;
WHEREAS,
ELITE wishes to supply PRECISION DOSE with pharmaceutical products on the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
PRECISION DOSE desires to have ELITE supply PRECISION DOSE and its wholly owned
subsidiary, TAGI Pharma, Inc., (“TAGI”),with pharmaceutical products as part of
a License Agreement (dated September 10, 2010) with Elite on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in
this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized
terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this
Article 1 or as otherwise set forth herein. Unless the context
indicates otherwise, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall
include the singular.
1.1. "Act" means the United States
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended from time to time, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
1.2. "Affiliates" means a
corporation or any other entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the
designated party, but only for so long as the relationship
exists. "Control" shall mean ownership
of shares of stock having at least 50% of the voting power entitled to vote for
the election of directors in the case of a
corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the owners of preferred
stock (or common stock issued upon conversion thereof) of either party such as
financial institutions, venture capital funds and private equity investors shall
not be its "Affiliates" for purposes of this Agreement.
1.3. "ANDA" means a Abbreviated New
Drug Application pursuant to Section 505 of the Act (21 U.S.C. Section 355)
submitted to the FDA or any successor application or procedure or any foreign
counterpart of a United States New Drug Application for approval to market,
including where applicable, applications for pricing and reimbursement
approval.
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1.4. “ELITE” shall mean Elite
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Elite Laboratories, Inc. (a subsidiary of Elite
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), both Delaware corporations
1.5. “API” shall mean the active
pharmaceutical ingredient of a referenced Product.
1.6. "Batch" means a specific
quantity of Product as set forth on Exhibit A that is intended to have uniform
character and quality, within specified limits, and is produced according to a
single manufacturing order during the same cycle of manufacture.
1.7. "Certificate of Analysis" means
a certificate issued by the manufacturer of a lot or batch of a Product, which
certificate contains such information as provided in the Quality Agreement (as
defined below).
1.8. "cGMP" means the current
standards for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, as set forth in the United
States Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and applicable
regulations and guidance promulgated there under, including without limitation
the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended from time to time.
1.9. "Facility" means any ELITE
manufacturing and packaging facility.
1.10. "FDA" means the United States
Food and Drug Administration or any
successor United States governmental agency performing similar functions with
respect to pharmaceutical products.
1.11. "Laws" means any present and
future national, state, or local law (whether under statute, rule, regulation,
or otherwise); requirements under permits, orders, decrees, judgments, or
directives; and requirements of a Regulatory Agency and any other applicable
government authorities, including without limitation Good Manufacturing
Practices as promulgated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and
specified in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Parts 210 and 211, as amended
from time to time. The determination of either party to this
Agreement that a Legal Requirement is necessary shall be dispositive for
purposes of this Agreement.
1.12. “License Agreement” means the
written agreement entered into by ELITE and PRECISION DOSE as of the 10th day of
September, 2010 titled “License Agreement”.
1.13. “PRECISION DOSE” shall mean
PRECISION DOSE, an Illinois corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiary, TAGI
Pharma, Inc., an Illinois corporation.
1.14. "Product" means the finished
pharmaceutical products identified in the attached Exhibit A and sold by ELITE
to Precision Dose in bottles to be distributed or packaged into unit
dose.
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1.15. "Product Specifications" means
the written specifications for the Product developed by ELITE, approved by the
FDA, and delivered to PRECISION DOSE thereafter as Exhibit B of this
Agreement.
1.16. “Production Report” means a
manufacturing and packaging report of production batches (at the Batch level and
consolidated Batches), providing actual production volumes and costs against
their associated standards. The report shall include standard and
variance reporting cost notes.
1.17. "Quality Agreement" means the
agreement to be entered into by the parties hereto concurrently herewith,
setting out the quality assurance standards to be applicable to the
manufacturing services provided by ELITE.
1.18. "Regulatory Approval" means any
and all approvals (including supplements, amendments, label expansions, pre- and
post-approvals, pricing and reimbursement approvals), licenses, registrations or
authorizations of any national, regional, state, provincial or local regulatory
agency, department, bureau, commission, council or other governmental entity,
that are necessary for the manufacture, distribution, use or sale of a product
in a regulatory jurisdiction.
1.19. "Shipments" means all shipments
made hereunder of Product.
1.20. "Territory" means the United
States and Canada.
1.21. "United States" means the
United States of America and its states, territories, possessions and
protectorates thereof, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
ARTICLE
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SUPPLY
OF PRODUCT
2.1. Supply. During
the Term of this Agreement as defined below, and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, PRECISION DOSE agrees to exclusively purchase
Products it requires from ELITE pursuant to this Agreement and ELITE agrees to
supply to PRECISION DOSE, from the Facility, such Product as is ordered by
PRECISION DOSE.
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Product
supplied hereunder shall be supplied as specified in PRECISION DOSE's
purchase orders made pursuant to this Article 2 and shall meet the
Product Specifications.
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Each
shipment shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Analysis in
English.
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Product
shall be manufactured in accordance with cGMP and all other applicable
Laws and any procedures set forth in the Product Specifications and
Quality Agreement, and such additional procedures as may be agreed upon in
writing by the parties.
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Product
shall be purchased by PRECISION DOSE under this Agreement at the prices
set forth on Exhibit A attached
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2.2. Product
Orders.
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From
time to time and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement,
PRECISION DOSE shall place orders for Batch quantities of Product,
specifying delivery dates. Subject to the terms of this
Agreement, ELITE shall meet specified delivery dates, provided the
delivery dates specified in any such orders shall not be less than ninety
(90) days from the date of such
orders.
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ELITE
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to accommodate a PRECISION DOSE
request for delivery of the Product sooner than as otherwise is required
under this Agreement; and, if PRECISION DOSE’s business
conditions necessitate reduction of Product amount ordered or delay in
purchase order shipment dates, then ELITE shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to implement such requested changes, provided that, if
such changes cause ELITE to incur additional expenses, ELITE shall specify
such additional expenses in writing and provide such substantiating
documentation reasonably requested by PRECISION DOSE, and PRECISION DOSE
shall pay such additional expenses as and when
incurred.
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2.3. Acceptance. ELITE
shall ensure that the Product ordered by PRECISION DOSE in accordance with this
Agreement is shipped in accordance with the delivery dates specified in
PRECISION DOSE's purchase order received by ELITE, and ELITE shall notify
PRECISION DOSE promptly of any anticipated delay.
2.4.
Forecasts and
Production Planning.
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Within
fifteen days (15) business days of the Effective Date, PRECISION DOSE will
provide ELITE with a written forecast of its requirements for the {***}
{***}mg Tablet for the next twelve (12)
months.
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During
each successive calendar quarter, on or about the first day of that
quarter, PRECISION DOSE shall provide ELITE with a twelve (12) month
rolling forecast of the quantity of Product required by PRECISION DOSE, by
month, for the following twelve (12) months (each, a "Forecast").
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It
is agreed by the parties that the first three (3) months of the twelve
(12) month forecast are binding on PRECISION DOSE. It is
understood that such Forecasts for the remaining nine (9) months are
intended to be good faith estimates only, and shall not be binding upon
PRECISION DOSE. PRECISION DOSE agrees that in the event this
Agreement is terminated by PRECISION DOSE or through the fault of
PRECISION DOSE, then PRECISION DOSE shall compensate ELITE for its cost
for any pharmaceutical or packaging materials purchased by ELITE to meet
any unused balance of the first three (3) months of the most recent twelve
(12) month Forecast provided by PRECISION DOSE to
ELITE.
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To
the extent that Product orders specified for shipment in any quarter
exceed the most recent PRECISION DOSE Forecast for such quarter by more
than ten percent (10%) (any excess of ten percent (10%) or less
shall, for this purpose, be deemed not to exceed forecast), ELITE shall
use its commercially reasonable efforts to fulfill any such excess
contained in PRECISION DOSE's Product orders, but ELITE shall not be
liable to PRECISION DOSE for any inability, despite its reasonable
efforts, to fill orders in excess of such
forecast.
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2.5. Initial Supply of API for
{***}Orders. PRECISION
DOSE agrees to purchase the required API for the initial validation batches of
the {***}{***}mg Tablet Product (estimated at ${***}). Elite agrees
to credit Precision Dose for such amount against Precision Dose’s initial
purchases from ELITE of the finished Product from the validation
batches.
2.6. Delivery.
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Shipments
of Product shall be made from ELITE's Facility unless otherwise mutually
agreed to in writing by the parties. Risk of loss or of damage
to the Product shall remain with ELITE until such Product is loaded onto
the carrier's vehicle in the United States by ELITE for shipment at the
shipping point at which time risk of loss or damage shall transfer to
PRECISION DOSE. ELITE shall, in accordance with PRECISION
DOSE's instructions and as agent for PRECISION DOSE, arrange for shipping
to be paid by PRECISION DOSE. PRECISION DOSE shall arrange for
insurance and shall select the freight carrier used by ELITE to ship the
Product and may monitor ELITE's shipping and freight practices as they
pertain to this Agreement. Product shall be transported in
accordance with the Product Specifications and other applicable
Laws.
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To
accommodate production variances, a Batch quantity Product order shall be
considered filled by Elite if the amount shipped is at least 97.5% of the
quantity specified for a Batch in Exhibit
A.
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2.7. Manufacturing
Changes. All changes in the Product Specifications and
Manufacturing Processes by ELITE must be reviewed with PRECISION DOSE prior to
the change. For changes to the Product Specifications or
manufacturing processes that are required by applicable Laws (collectively
"Required Manufacturing
Changes"), ELITE and PRECISION DOSE shall cooperate in making such
changes and use commercially reasonable efforts to implement such changes
promptly in a manner that minimizes any affect on the supply hereunder to
PRECISION DOSE of Product meeting the Product Specifications reflected in
Exhibit B. For changes to the Product Specifications or manufacturing processes
that are voluntary (collectively "Voluntary Manufacturing
Changes"), ELITE and PRECISION DOSE shall cooperate in making such
changes and use commercially reasonable efforts to accommodate an orderly
depletion of affected inventories.
2.8. Delays. During
the Term of this Agreement, if ELITE is not able to timely meet Product orders
submitted by PRECISION DOSE pursuant to Section 2.2, ELITE shall promptly
notify PRECISION DOSE of the reason for the delay and the date shipment of
Product is expected to occur.
2.9. Late
Shipment. In addition to other obligations and remedies under
this Agreement, whenever shipment of Product orders is delayed beyond the date
specified in this Agreement, Elite shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
expedite shipment of the Product to PRECISION DOSE, and shall exert at least equivalent
effort in resolving a Product shortage as compared to ELITE’s production
requirements for its other customers’ production requirements.
ARTICLE
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PRICING
AND PAYMENT
3.1. Price. Subject
to the remainder of this Article 3, the price to be paid by PRECISION DOSE
for Product from ELITE shall be as set forth on Exhibit A.
3.2. Price
Adjustment. The price for Product under Section 3.1 may
be adjusted as follows:
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The
price for Product may be increased by ELITE for any orders placed after
the 12 month anniversary of the (1) first shipment of the Product subject
to the price increase by ELITE to PRECISION DOSE or (2) the effective date
of the previous price increase of such Product, whichever is later,
hereinafter “Adjustment
Date”. In such an event, ELITE will propose an increase
to be reviewed and discussed with PRECISION DOSE at least 90 days prior to
the Adjustment Date. Any proposed increase shall not exceed the increase
in the United States Producers' Price Index, Pharmaceuticals
Preparations, NAICS
325412, during the period since the last increase, under this
Section 3.2 unless due to active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)
increases documented by the supplier invoices. PRECISION DOSE
and ELITE recognize the competitive nature of the generic business and any
proposed price increases will be discussed in the context of the current
market environment at that time.
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price for the Product may be decreased. Just as increases in
the material or component costs allow an increase in the Product cost, the
parties agree that reductions in the material or component cost shall
similarly reduce the price of the product charged by ELITE to PRECISION
DOSE. To monitor changes in production costs, ELITE shall
deliver to PRECISION DOSE a Production Report on a quarterly
basis. ELITE shall reduce the Product price upon downward
cost trends so that Product manufacturing cost savings are shared equally
by ELITE and PRECISION DOSE.
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The
parties acknowledge the highly competitive nature of generic drugs and
that a situation might arise where ELITE cannot produce a Product at a
cost low enough for PRECISION DOSE to profitably sell that
Product. In such event, at the discretion of ELITE and after
consultation with PRECISION DOSE, ELITE will supply the Product from
another supplier that is able to provide the Product to PRECISION DOSE for
significantly less (defined as greater than 10 percent) than the amount
which ELITE can provide the Product to PRECISION DOSE. PRECISION DOSE will
support such a transfer, and ELITE will provide the necessary technical
support for transfer of the Product manufacturing (including analytical
methods transfer) to a 3rd
party contract manufacturer.
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3.3. Invoicing
and Payment. Payment by PRECISION DOSE
for Product supplied by ELITE hereunder meeting Product Specifications shall be
in United States dollars and made within thirty-one (31) days after the
date of ELITE's invoice by check or wire transfer, and shall be made without
set-off and free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding for or
on account of any taxes, duties, levies, fees or charges, except as otherwise
permitted under this Agreement. Product shall be invoiced no sooner
than the date of shipment by ELITE. If PRECISION DOSE disputes any
invoice, PRECISION DOSE shall notify ELITE that it disputes the accuracy of such
invoice and specify the particular respects in which such invoice is
inaccurate. PRECISION DOSE and ELITE shall make good faith efforts to
resolve any disputes within thirty (30) days thereafter. Any
amounts that are disputed shall be due upon the resolution of such
dispute.
3.4. Books and Records.
ELITE shall maintain production and accounting records according to
GAAP. PRECISION DOSE shall have the right, at
PRECISION DOSE’s expense
and after thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to ELITE, through an
independent certified public accountant, on a mutually agreeable date, to
examine such records at any time within one (1) year after the due date of the
invoice for Product to which such records relate, during regular business hours,
during the term of this Agreement and for twelve (12) months after expiration of
ELITE’s last invoice to PRECISION DOSE for Product, in order to verify the
accuracy of the calculation of the price of the Product. If the
accountant determines that ELITE has inaccurately invoiced PRECISION
DOSE, the findings shall be
shared with ELITE. If ELITE agrees that it has improperly invoiced
PRECISION DOSE, then ELITE
shall correct the invoice, refund any amounts received in excess of the
proper Product price, and pay for all costs and expenses incurred by
PRECISION DOSE to hire the
accountant and all of the accountant’s expenses, and all legal expenses, to
obtain the appropriate compensation. If ELITE disputes in good faith the
accuracy of the results of such examination, the parties will retain a second
independent certified public accountant whose examination will be binding upon
both parties. The losing party will pay all of the expenses of both
independent certified public accountant examinations
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ARTICLE
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QUALITY
AND REGULATORY MATTERS
In
conjunction with the execution of this Agreement, the parties shall execute a
Quality Agreement in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.
ARTICLE
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WARRANTIES
5.1. Compliance with
cGMP. ELITE warrants that any Product supplied by it hereunder
shall be manufactured in accordance with cGMP.
5.2. Conformity with
Specifications. ELITE warrants that, at the time of shipment and for its
shelf life, any Product supplied by it hereunder shall meet the Product
Specifications except for any failure to meet Product Specifications arising
from the handling, packaging or other act or omission of PRECISION DOSE or
subsequent entity handling the Product.
5.3. ELITE
Representations. ELITE hereby represents and warrants to PRECISION DOSE
that (a) it has obtained all necessary licenses, authorizations and
approvals required by applicable Law, including those required by the FDA, DEA
or any other applicable regulatory agency to enter into this Agreement and
perform its obligations hereunder; (b) the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by ELITE does not conflict with or constitute a
breach of any order, judgment, agreement, or instrument to which it is a party;
(c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by ELITE does
not require the consent of any person; and (d) none of its officers or
directors has ever been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United
States for conduct relating to the development or approval of a drug product or
relating to the marketing or sale of a drug product.
5.4. Certificate of
Analysis. ELITE warrants that the Certificate of Analysis and
all other records and documents created by ELITE and provided to PRECISION DOSE
will be true and correct.
5.5. Nonconformance
and Procedures to Address.
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Nonconformance.
If PRECISION DOSE discovers any nonconformance (“Nonconformance”) of
Product under this Agreement, PRECISION DOSE shall give prompt written
notice to ELITE specifying the
Nonconformance.
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Procedure for
Nonconformance. Upon notifying ELITE of any
Nonconformance of Product PRECISION DOSE shall afford ELITE a reasonable
opportunity to inspect the Product in question and make an appropriate
adjustment or replacement. The parties shall submit any dispute
regarding quality of the Nonconformance of Product to a mutually selected
independent laboratory, the determination of which shall be binding on the
parties and the costs of which shall be borne by the party against whom
such determination is rendered. If such laboratory confirms a
Nonconformance of the Product in question (or any part of it) at the time
of delivery to the carrier, or if the parties agree that there is a
Nonconformance, then, in addition to other remedies that may be available,
ELITE shall promptly refund or provide a credit for any money paid by
PRECISION DOSE (including shipping costs) with respect to such
Nonconforming Product. ELITE may, at its sole option, either direct
PRECISION DOSE to return nonconforming Product to ELITE or have it
destroyed by PRECISION DOSE, and certify such destruction to ELITE, all at
ELITE’s expense.
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5.6. PRECISION DOSE
Representations. PRECISION DOSE hereby represents and warrants to ELITE
that (a) it has obtained all necessary licenses, authorizations and
approvals required by applicable Law, including those required by the FDA, DEA
or any other applicable regulatory agency to enter into this Agreement and
perform its obligations hereunder; (b) the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by PRECISION DOSE does not conflict with or
constitute a breach of any order, judgment, agreement, or instrument to which it
is a party; (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by PRECISION DOSE does not require the consent of any person; and (d) none
of its officers or directors has ever been convicted of a felony under the laws
of the United States for conduct relating to the development or approval of a
drug product or relating to the marketing or sale of a drug
product.
ARTICLE
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INDEMNIFICATION
AND INSURANCE
6.1. ELITE
Indemnity. Subject to Sections 6.2 and 6.4, ELITE shall
indemnify and hold harmless PRECISION DOSE and its Affiliates against all third
party claims, actions, costs, expenses, including court costs and legal fees or
other third party liabilities ("Third Party Liabilities")
whatsoever in respect of:
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and/or its Affiliates', subcontractors' or suppliers' failure to comply
with the Product Specifications, cGMP or applicable
Laws;
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storage, distribution or handling of the Product after the Effective Date
by ELITE or any third party, other than a third party acting on behalf of
PRECISION DOSE or its Affiliates, including, without limitation, any
carrier delivering the Product;
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any
breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or similar promise made
under this Agreement or arising out of this
Agreement;
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negligence or willful misconduct by ELITE and/or any of its employees;
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for
any Product that is recalled or withdrawn from the market by reason of
ELITE’s breach of any warranty or other covenant under this Agreement or
any other agreement with PRECISION DOSE, PRECISION DOSE will be entitled
to reimbursement of all costs associated with a recall or withdrawal,
including the cost of the Product, and reasonable costs associated with
compliance with the recall or withdrawal (including
penalties). If it is determined that the recall or withdrawal
should extend to the Product packaged into unit dose or distributed by
PRECISION DOSE, then reimbursement to PRECISION DOSE will be extended to
include all its expenses of compliance, including manufacturing and
packaging costs and materials, return fees, distributor reimbursement,
processing expense such as customer notification and returns, shipping,
disposal and penalty costs associated with the product of the recalled or
withdrawn lots only.
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6.2. PRECISION DOSE
Indemnity. Subject to Sections 6.1 and 6.4, PRECISION DOSE
shall indemnify and hold harmless ELITE and its Affiliates against all Third
Party Liabilities whatsoever in respect of:
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use, marketing, storage, distribution, handling or sale of the Product
after the Effective Date by PRECISION DOSE or any third party, other than
a third party acting on behalf of ELITE or its
Affiliates;
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any
product liability in connection with the Products caused by PRECISION DOSE
or any third party acting on behalf of PRECISION DOSE or its
Affiliates;
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any
liabilities arising out of the presence or actions of a PRECISION DOSE
employee at the Facilities pursuant to this Agreement;
and
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any
negligent or wrongful act by PRECISION DOSE and any breach by PRECISION
DOSE of any representation or warranty, covenant or similar promise made
under this Agreement or arising out of this
Agreement.
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6.3. Procedures for
Indemnification. In the event that a party (the "Indemnified Party") is seeking
indemnification under Sections 6.1 or 6.2, the Indemnified Party shall inform
the other party (the "Indemnifying Party") of a
claim as soon as reasonably practicable after the Indemnified Party receives
notice of the claim, shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume direction and
control of the defense of the claim, and shall cooperate as requested by the
Indemnifying Party (at the expense of the Indemnifying Party) in the defense of
the claim; provided, however, if the defendants in any such action include both
the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall
have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party in conducting the defense of any
such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it that are
different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party, the
Indemnified Party shall have the right to select separate counsel to assume such
legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action or on
behalf of the Indemnified Party. No Indemnifying Party shall, without
the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle or compromise or
consent to the entry of judgment with respect to any pending or threatened
action or claim whatsoever, in respect of which indemnification could be sought
under Sections 6.1 or 6.2 (whether or not the Indemnified Party is an actual or
potential party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i)
includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Party in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party from all liability arising out
of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an
admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of the
Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for
settlement of any pending or threatened action or any claim whatsoever that is
effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed).
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6.4. Mitigation. In
the event of any occurrence which may result in either party becoming liable
under Section 6.1 or Section 6.2, each party shall use its best efforts to
take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to mitigate the damages payable
by the other party under Section 6.1 or Section 6.2, as the case may
be.
6.5. Limitation of
Liability. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED
HEREIN, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS
OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTIES FOR ANY CLAIMS RELATED TO LOST
PROFITS AND GOODWILL, WHETHER BASED UPON A CLAIM OR ACTION OF CONTRACT,
WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT
OF THIS AGREEMENT.
6.6. Insurance. Each
party shall maintain commercial general liability insurance through the term of
this Agreement upon launch of the first Product, which insurance shall afford
limits of not less than $5,000,000 for each occurrence for personal injury or
property damage liability. Furthermore, each party shall maintain
product liability insurance, through the term of this Agreement upon launch of
the first Product and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, which
insurance shall afford limits of not less than $5,000,000 in the aggregate per
annum with respect to product and completed operations
liability. This insurance shall be written to cover claims incurred,
discovered, manifested, or made during or after the expiration of this
Agreement. Each party shall provide the other with a certificate of
insurance evidencing the above and showing the name of the issuing company, the
policy number, the effective date, the expiration date and the limits of
liability. The insurance certificate shall further provide for a
minimum of thirty (30) days' written notice to the insured of a
cancellation of, or material change in, the insurance. If a party is
unable to maintain the insurance policies required under this Agreement through
no fault on the part of such party, then such party shall forthwith notify the
other party in writing and the parties shall in good faith negotiate appropriate
amendments to the insurance provision of this Agreement in order to provide
adequate assurances. In the event that either a customer or an insurer of either
party requires such party to increase its insurance limits above the $5,000,000
described above for any policy, then the other party to this Agreement must also
match the required insurance increase, so that the parties to this Agreement are
carrying the same insurance policy limits. It is the express intention of the
parties that the parties shall endeavor to avoid insurance policy limits above
$10,000,000.
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ARTICLE
7
TERM
AND TERMINATION
7.1. Term. The
term of this Agreement is equal to the “Term” of the License Agreement as it is
described in the License Agreement, and expressly includes the Initial Term and
the Renewal Term, as described therein.
7.2. Rights on
Termination. Termination of this Agreement for any reason
shall not affect the accrued rights and obligations of either PRECISION DOSE or
ELITE arising under or out of this Agreement.
7.3. Additional Responsibilities
Post Termination. In addition to the ongoing obligations of the parties
previously outlined in the License Agreement and Manufacturing & Supply
Agreement, any PRECISION DOSE Product orders previously accepted by ELITE prior
to termination will be manufactured by ELITE and shipped to PRECISION DOSE as
described in this Agreement. Additionally, under 2.4(c) PRECISION DOSE agrees to
pay ELITE under the circumstances described therein for ELITE’s cost for any
pharmaceutical or packaging materials purchased by ELITE to meet any unused
balance of the first 3 months of the most recent 12 month Forecast provided by
PRECISION DOSE to ELITE, and under such circumstances, at the option of
PRECISION DOSE, the materials may be used by ELITE for the manufacture
of finished Product or shipped to a location designated my PRECISION
DOSE.
7.4. Transfer
Assistance. Upon termination by ELITE as a result
of its inability to manufacture the Product(s) due to (1) compliance
issues with Regulatory Agencies (including FDA and DEA), (2) commercial factors
or (3) bankruptcy, ELITE will use commercially reasonable efforts to
transfer the Product(s) to a third party manufacturing
site.
ARTICLE
8
CONFIDENTIALITY
8.1. The
information exchanged between ELITE and PRECISION DOSE pursuant to this
Agreement is expressly subject to the Mutual Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure
Agreement entered into by the parties and dated June 25, 2010 (the
“Confidentiality Agreement”) and whose term is hereby made coterminous with this
Agreement.
{***}Confidential
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Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
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ARTICLE
9
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1. Force
Majeure. If any party is prevented from complying, either
totally or in part, with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, by
reason of force majeure, including, but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake,
explosion, storm, strike, lockout or other labor trouble, riot, war, rebellion,
accidents, acts of God and/or any other cause or externally induced casualty
beyond its reasonable control, whether similar to the foregoing matters or not,
then, upon written notice by the party liable to perform to the other party, the
requirements of this Agreement or such of its provisions as may be affected, and
to the extent so affected, shall be suspended during the period of such
disability; provided that the party asserting force majeure shall bear the
burden of establishing the existence of such force majeure by clear and
convincing evidence; and provided further, that the party prevented from
complying shall use its best efforts to remove such disability within
thirty (30) days, and shall continue performance with the utmost dispatch
whenever such causes are removed, and shall notify the other party of the force
majeure event not more than five (5) working days from the time of the
event. When such circumstances arise, the parties shall discuss what,
if any, modification of the terms of this Agreement may be required in order to
arrive at an equitable solution.
9.2. Trademarks. Each
party agrees and acknowledges that it shall not acquire by virtue of this
Agreement any interest (other than such non-exclusive license as may be
necessary for the party to perform its duties hereunder) in or to any trademarks
or trade names of the other party; provided, however, that PRECISION DOSE shall
have the right to identify ELITE as the manufacturer of the
Product. All Products shall bear a label that incorporates the
following statement: “Manufactured by Elite Laboratories, Inc., 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000”.
9.3. Notices. Except
as otherwise specifically provided, any notice or other documents to be given
under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given if sent by registered mail, nationally recognized overnight delivery
service or facsimile transmission to a party or delivered in person to a party
at the address or facsimile number set out below for such party or such other
address as the party may from time to time designate by written notice to the
other:
If
to ELITE:
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000-000-0000
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a copy to:
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& Xxxxx
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Plaza
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Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500
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Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
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000-000-0000
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a copy to:
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Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xx., Xxxxx 0X
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XX 00000
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Any such
notice provided pursuant to this Section 9.3 shall be deemed to have been
received by the addressee five business days following the date of dispatch of
the notice or other document by mail or, where the notice or other document is
sent by overnight delivery service, by hand or is given by facsimile,
simultaneously with the transmission or delivery. To prove the giving
of a notice or other document it shall be sufficient to show that it was
dispatched. Either party
may change its address at which notice is to be received by written notice
provided pursuant to this Section 9.3.
9.4. Waiver and
Amendment. A waiver by either party of any term or condition
of this Agreement in any one instance shall not be deemed or construed to be a
waiver of such term or condition for any other time. All rights,
remedies, undertakings, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement
shall be cumulative and none of them shall be a limitation of any other remedy,
right, undertaking, obligation or agreement of either party. This
Agreement may not be amended or modified, except in a writing signed by an
officer of each party hereto.
9.5. Severability. If
any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality or
enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby. In the event any provisions shall be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties shall use their best efforts
to substitute a valid, legal and enforceable provision which, insofar as
practical, implements the purposes hereof.
9.6. Headings. The
headings contained in this Agreement are included herein for reference and
convenience and shall not affect the meaning of the provisions of this
Agreement.
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9.7. Assignment and
Successors. This Agreement may not be assigned by either
party, except by operation of law, to any third party without the prior written
consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
delayed or conditioned. In the event of any such assignment, the
assignee shall expressly assume in writing the performance of all the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and all of the obligations to be performed by the
assignor. Any assignment not in accordance with this Agreement shall
be void. It is understood and agreed that in the event ELITE intends to sell all
or substantially all of its assets and the proposed assignment required in
connection therewith is not consented to by PRECISION DOSE, then ELITE and
PRECISION DOSE shall work together to qualify a replacement supplier and
transition the manufacturing, packaging and supply of the Products to such
replacement supplier.
9.8. Governing Law; Dispute
Resolution; Venue. This Agreement shall be construed, and the
rights of the parties determined, in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York without regard to conflict of law or choice of law rules. Any
controversy or claim pursuant to this Agreement or the breach thereof shall be
referred for decision forthwith to a senior executive of each Party not directly
involved in the dispute. If no agreement is reached within thirty
(30) days of the request by one Party to the other to refer the same to such
senior executive, then such controversy or claim shall be settled by arbitration
in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association; such arbitration to be held in Rockford, Illinois on an expedited
basis. Judgment upon the award rendered by the Arbitrator(s) may be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
9.9. Independent
Parties. This Agreement shall not be deemed to create any
partnership, joint venture, amalgamation or agency relationship between the
parties. Each party shall act hereunder as an independent
contractor. Neither party shall at any time enter into, incur, or
hold itself out to third parties as having authority to enter into or incur, on
behalf of the other party, any commitment, expense, or liability
whatsoever.
9.10. Survival of
Provisions. All accrued rights and obligations of the parties,
expressly including the provisions of Articles 4, 6, 7 and 8, shall survive
the termination for any reason of this Agreement.
9.11. Publicity. Neither
party shall make any public announcement concerning, or otherwise publicly
disclose, any information with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the terms and conditions hereof without the prior written
consent of the other party hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
either party may make any public disclosure concerning the transactions
contemplated hereby that in the opinion of such party's counsel may be required
by law or the rules of any stock exchange on which such party's or its
Affiliates' securities trade; provided, however, the party
making such disclosure shall provide the non-disclosing party with a copy of the
intended disclosure reasonably, and to the extent practicable, prior to public
dissemination, and the parties hereto shall coordinate with one another
regarding the timing, form and content of such disclosure.
9.12. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Quality
Agreement, constitutes the full, complete, final and integrated agreement
between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all previous written or oral negotiations, commitments, agreements, transactions
or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any
modification, amendment or supplement to this Agreement must be in writing and
signed by authorized representatives of both parties. In case of a
conflict between the agreements, this Agreement shall prevail.
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9.13. No Third Party
Beneficiaries. No person or entity not a party to this
Agreement, including any employee of any party to this Agreement, shall have or
acquire any rights by reason of this Agreement, nor shall either party have any
obligations or liabilities to such other person or entity by reason of this
Agreement.
9.14. Remedies
Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all
remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party shall be deemed cumulative with
and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon
such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy shall not preclude the
exercise of any other remedy. If any action at law or in equity is
necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, costs and necessary
disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be
entitled.
9.15. Further
Assurances. Each party shall execute and deliver such
additional instruments and other documents and use commercially reasonable
efforts to take or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be
done, all things necessary under applicable law to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
9.16. Counterparts; Facsimile
Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall
constitute a single agreement. This Agreement may be executed by
facsimile signatures, which signatures shall have the same force and effect as
original signatures.
9.17. Drafting. The
parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly
by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or
disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of
this Agreement.
Signature
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed, as of the date first
above written, by their duly authorized representatives.
ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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DOSE INC.
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{***}Confidential
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Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
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EXHIBIT
A
Products and Purchase
Price
Product
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Batch
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Bottles
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Batch
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Cost Per
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Label
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Tablets
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8mg
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100's
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Hydromorphone
Tablets
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4mg
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100's
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Hydromorphone
Tablets
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2mg
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100's
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{***}
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Hydromorphone
Tablets
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8mg
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500’s
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{***}
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${***}*
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${***}*
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TAGI
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Hydromorphone
Tablets
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4mg
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500’s
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{***}
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{***}
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${***}*
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${***}*
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TAGI
Pharma
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Hydromorphone
Tablets
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2mg
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500’s
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{***}
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{***}
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${***}*
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${***}*
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TAGI
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Naltrexone
Tablets
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50mg
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30's
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{***}
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${***}
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TAGI
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Naltrexone
Tablets
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50mg
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100's
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{***}Tablets
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{***}mg
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100's
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{***}Tablets
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{***}mg
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1,000's
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{***}Capsules
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{***}mg
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100's
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{***}Capsules
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1,000's
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{***}Capsules
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Includes all Product manufacturing and packaging costs, quality assurance and
batch quality control testing.
Stability
testing wil be at an additional cost.
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EXHIBIT
B
Product and Packaging
Specifications
The
written specifications for the Product will be developed by ELITE, approved by
the FDA, and delivered to PRECISION DOSE thereafter as Exhibit B of this
Agreement.
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EXHIBIT
C
QUALITY
AGREEMENT
Dated:
September 10, 2010
Between
Precision
Dose, Inc.
And
ELITE
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
EXHIBIT
C
TO THE MANUFACTURING AND
SUPPLY AGREEMENT
This
Exhibit C to the Manufacturing and Supply Agreement (the “Supply
Agreement”) defines the responsibilities for all current Good
Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) activity relating to manufacturing,
packaging, storing, and testing the
identified Product(s). The above
mentioned parties hereto mutually agree to the following
requirements.
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SCOPE
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This
Exhibit C defines the requirements related to the manufacturing,
packaging, quality control, release and stability testing for Products
manufactured by ELITE. These requirements are intended to
ensure compliance with current cGMP guidelines and other regulatory
requirements.
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2.
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DEFINITIONS
AND ABBREVIATIONS
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ANDA
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Abbreviated
New Drug Application
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APR
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Annual
Product Review
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C
of A
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Certificate
of Analysis
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C
of C
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Certificate
of Conformance
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CFR
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Code
of Federal Regulations
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cGMP
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Current
Good Manufacturing Practice
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DEA
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Drug
Enforcement Agency
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DMF
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Drug
Master File
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FDA
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Food
& Drug Administration
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HS&E
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Health,
Safety & Environment
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HVAC
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Heating,
Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
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IND
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Investigational
New Drug
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May
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Indicates
that a provision is optional and is used for conditional
issues
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MSDS
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Material
Safety Data Sheets
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Must
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Indicates
a provision that is compulsory, such as
regulations
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NDA
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New
Drug Application
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OOS
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Out
of Specification
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Shall
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Indicates
a provision that is binding
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Will
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Indicates
a provision of intent, but not necessarily an
obligation
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PRODUCT
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The
Product that is covered by this Exhibit C is included in Appendix
2. A separate Appendix is or will be provided for each
additional Product. As drugs and services are added or removed,
Appendices may be added or deleted with the written approval of ELITE and PRECISION
DOSE.
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MANUFACTURE
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4.1
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Premises
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4.1.1
Operations
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ELITE will manufacture
the Product at its Northvale, New Jersey Plant as specified by this
Exhibit C and will not use or transfer at a later date any of the
manufacturing or testing operations for the Product to an alternate site
without the prior written notification to PRECISION
DOSE.
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4.1.2
Compliance
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The
premises and equipment used for manufacture must be in compliance with
Product Specifications and approved aNDA, cGMPs, and current
regulatory requirements.
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4.1.3 Security
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ELITE will maintain
controlled access to the premises. For example, additional
security measures may be required for DEA products, per current
regulations. All visitors must sign in and be escorted during
any visit to the areas of the premise used to manufacture, test, and store
the Product.
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4.1.4 Confidentiality
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ELITE and PRECISION DOSE
will protect the confidentiality of the processes and documents
related to the Product. The obligations of confidentiality
shall be continuing and shall survive the expiration or termination of the
Agreement and this Exhibit C and/or any attachments hereto for a period of
five years.
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4.1.5
Personnel
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ELITE shall employ an
adequate number of trained personnel to support the manufacture of
Product(s) according to cGMP requirements. Each person engaged
in the manufacture, processing, packaging, or holding of a drug product
shall have education, training, and experience, or a combination thereof,
to enable that person to perform the assigned functions in a competent and
efficient manner. (CFR 21 Sec. 211.25)
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4.1.6
Health, Safety, and Environment
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ELITE commits to operate
within all current HS&E legislation at sites that manufacture
products.
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4.2
GMP
Guidelines
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The
cGMP guidelines to be applied are the United States cGMPs listed in 21
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 11 Electronic Records, 200, 210,
and 211 and associated Compliance Guidances.
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4.3
IND/NDA/ANDA/OTC/
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The
Product(s) must be manufactured as specified in the manufacturing formula
within the approved Investigational New Drug/New Drug
Application/Abbreviated New Drug Application (IND/NDA/ANDA) or approved
internal documents. If ELITE makes any changes
to these methods, that require a supplement to the application, written
notification will be given to PRECISION
DOSE.
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4.4
Specifications
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Manufacturing
Batch Records and Testing Protocols will be prepared according to
Specifications as defined in the Supply Agreement.
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4.5
Subcontractors
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ELITE is responsible for
auditing the quality systems of a potential subcontractor and agrees to
demonstrate due diligence during the audit process. PRECISION DOSE retains
the right to audit such contractors. Subcontractors approved for a portion
of the manufacturing and packaging tasks shall be audited by either party
on an annual basis, with such audits alternating between the parties each
year. If critical deficiencies are found, the parties (PRECISION DOSE, ELITE
and subcontractor) shall meet promptly to discuss and resolve them and
PRECISION DOSE
shall be entitled to make reasonable follow up inspections (as much as
semi-annual) to monitor the correction of the deficiencies. All other
subcontractors will be audited on a bi-annual basis. ELITE must not
subcontract any aspects of the Manufacture of the Product to a third party
without prior notification and approval of PRECISION DOSE. ELITE shall be
responsible for complete supervision and control over every
subcontractor. All subcontractors shall be directly responsible
to ELITE and shall
be subject in all respects to the provisions of the Agreement and all
attachments including this Exhibit C. Nothing contained in the Supply
Agreement and this Exhibit C or any attachment shall create any
contractual relationship between any subcontractor and PRECISION DOSE. Further,
any subcontractor of services shall not relieve ELITE from full
responsibility for the work or for the fulfillment of all obligations
under the Supply Agreement or this Exhibit C or any attachment
hereto.
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4.6
Materials
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4.6.1
Materials
Procured by ELITE
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ELITE
is responsible for ensuring that all materials procured by and for use in
the Product(s) are in full compliance with the approved
specifications. Each incoming batch of components shall be
assigned a unique identity or control number and inspected according to
incoming testing protocols.
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4.6.2
Potential
Contaminants
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ELITE must inform PRECISION DOSE of any
highly sensitizing material, infectious agents, high pharmacological
activity or toxicity materials (e.g., penicillin, hormones, and
cephalosporin), herbicides, or pesticides that are handled by ELITE at the same
site.
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4.7
Labeling
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4.7.1
Content
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PRECISION
DOSE is responsible for
all accuracy of the information contained in all PRECISION
DOSE labeling and will
comply with all regulatory standards. PRECISION DOSE is responsible for providing
ELITE with all
related artwork/mock-ups for the Products. ELITE is responsible for the
submission of the labeling, in Structured Product Labeling format to the
application.
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4.7.2
Procurement
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ELITE will procure all required
labeling that must be created according to the labeling specifications
of PRECISION DOSE
labeled product.
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4.7.3.
Label
Development / Changes
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ELITE is responsible for
maintaining the labeling as current to the approved
application. ELITE shall notify PRECISION DOSE of any
proposed changes to the labeling in sufficient time to allow PRECISION DOSE to make
the necessary changes.
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4.8
Manufacturing/Packaging
Documentation
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4.8.1
Licenses
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ELITE shall maintain a
current Manufacturing License and DEA License as required to manufacture
and package the Product(s).
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4.8.2
Master
Documents
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ELITE shall develop and
control all master documentation relative to the manufacture, packaging,
and testing of the Product(s). Any changes to the master
documentation that require a supplement to the application will require
PRECISION DOSE’s
written approval.
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4.8.3
Executed
Batch Records
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ELITE shall keep records
of the manufacture, testing and shipping of the Product, to comply with
the Product Specifications and all manufacturing regulatory requirements
and Laws applicable to ELITE, as well as to
assist with resolving Product complaints and other similar
investigations. Copies of such records and samples shall be
retained according to a record retention procedure and for a period of
five (5) years following the date of Product(s) expiry or longer if
required by applicable Law, after which ELITE may destroy such
records.
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4.9
Sterile
Product
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Not
Applicable.
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4.10
Batch
Numbering
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ELITE batch numbering
system will be used to uniquely number each batch of
Product(s). This number will appear on all documents relating
to a particular batch of Product(s).
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4.11
Date
of Manufacture
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ELITE shall assign the
Date of Manufacture as the first day the active ingredient is added to the
process.
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4.12
Expiration
Dating
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ELITE shall assign the
expiration date according to ELITE standard
procedures, which calculate the expiry date from the Date of Manufacture,
or date of filling, plus the Shelf life. The expiration date
shall be formatted as month/year.
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4.13
Manufacturing
and Equipment Data
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4.13.1
Equipment
Data
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ELITE is responsible for
maintaining records of equipment usage, cleaning, service and maintenance,
raw material batch numbers and certification, in process results and
parameters, and previous Product(s) used in machinery, if non-dedicated
machinery is used. Only equipment that has been validated,
calibrated, or qualified shall be used.
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4.123.2
Specifications
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ELITE must produce and
package the Product(s) as specified in the
approved manufacturing process, using the equipment and
procedures specified in the ANDA, approved internal document
and/or
DMF.
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5.0
QUALITY
ASSURANCE
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5.1
Laboratories
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5.1.1
Compliance
and Equipment
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ELITE shall be
responsible for ensuring that all laboratories are compliant with relevant
cGMPs and GLP’s, and personnel and test methods are properly validated
and/or qualified for all of the methodology associated with
Product(s).
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ELITE shall be
responsible for ensuring that all test equipment is properly maintained
and calibrated and that appropriate qualification has been
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5.1.2
Laboratory
Methods
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ELITE will ensure that
all components and in-process release testing used to manufacture the
Product(s) meets the specifications. At least one test (ID) to
verify the identity of each batch of incoming material will be
conducted. A supplier C of A or C of C may be referenced
instead of performing other tests, provided that a supplier evaluation
program is in force. ELITE’s internal Quality
unit will approve all test results.
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5.1.3
Out
of Specification (OOS) Procedure
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ELITE is responsible for
investigating any test result or in-process test that fails to meet
specification, in accordance with the current ELITE approved OOS
Procedures. ELITE
must notify PRECISION
DOSE of any confirmed OOS for its Product(s) within 24 hours of the
OOS identification, and ELITE will provide PRECISION DOSE with a
report of all OOS instances on a quarterly basis.
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5.2
Release
Procedures
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5.2.1
Release
for Distribution
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ELITE is responsible for
bottled product release for distribution - however, at the time of
shipment ELITE
must provide PRECISION
DOSE with the Certificate of Analysis used in the release of the
Product(s).
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5.2.2 Product
Rejection Upon Receipt
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PRECISION
DOSE shall notify ELITE in writing of any claim relating to any Product(s)
that fails to meet the Product specifications no later than fifteen (15)
days of receipt of the Product(s) except where such failure to meet the
Product specification could not be reasonably known at the time of
receipt; in which case a fifteen (15) day period
commences. PRECISION DOSE shall be deemed to have
accepted the Product if it does not provide ELITE written notice of such
failure. Both
parties may share information and agree on action plans including further
testing/analysis to resolve the situation. PRECISION
DOSE and ELITE shall
mutually work together on final disposition and payment of any rejected
Product.
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5.3
Documentation
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5.3.1
Certificate
of Analysis/Certificate of Conformance
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All
deliveries of the Product(s) to PRECISION DOSE shall be
accompanied by the full C of A with the results of the analytical testing
by ELITE’s quality
control department and the confirmation that the Product(s) has/have been
manufactured and tested in accordance with cGMP requirements and complies
with the requirements of the Governmental Approval(s) and with the
Specifications, as set forth in Exhibit C of the Supply
Agreement. [However, such C of A and Confirmation shall be
pre-shipped before delivery of the Product(s).]
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5.4
Retained
Samples
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5.4.1
Sample
Types
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ELITE shall retain
adequate representative samples of each batch or lot of the Product(s), of
raw material, and of components used in the Manufacture of the Product(s).
(21 CFR Part 211.170a)
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5.4.2 Annual
Retain Reviews
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On
an annual basis, representative samples of retained lots will be inspected
visually according to ELITE’s
procedures.
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5.5
Stability
Protocols and Testing
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ELITE shall maintain a
stability program. Analysis of stability samples that do not meet
specification are subject to the process outlined in section 5.1.3 Out of
Specification (OOS) Procedures. In the event that any batch of
Product fails stability testing, ELITE shall notify PRECSISION DOSE within
24 hours of the confirmed failure.
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5.6
Audits
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5.6.1
Facility
Audit
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Upon
prior notification to ELITE and within normal
working hours, PRECISION
DOSE is entitled to perform an annual quality inspection of the
facilities connected with the manufacture of the
Product(s). Such representatives will be allowed to access all
relevant premises and facilities and to witness the manufacture of the
Product(s) in all its aspects to satisfy itself of the compliance of ELITE to the
Governmental Approval(s) with respect to the manufacture of the Product(s)
and compliance with cGMP regulations. If deficiencies are
found, the parties shall meet promptly to discuss and resolve them and
PRECISION DOSE
shall be entitled to make reasonable follow up inspections (as often as
quarterly) to monitor the correction of the deficiencies
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5.6.2 Regulatory
Audit/Inspection
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ELITE shall permit any necessary
inspection by the competent Authorities at the premises of manufacture,
including subcontractor sites. Any such inspection by the
competent authorities which has potential to impact any Product(s) will be
promptly notified to PRECISION DOSE in
writing, and ELITE
shall immediately inform PRECISION DOSE in
writing of general and specific findings of the Authorities related to the
manufacture or testing of the Product(s) and or quality
systems.
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5.7
Recall/Field
Alert/Complaints
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5.7.1
Recalls
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ELITE is responsible for
the initiation, execution and follow-up for any Product
recall. ELITE
must communicate and issue the recall in accordance with federal
regulations. ELITE must notify PRECISION DOSE within 24
hours of a decision to recall
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5.7.1.1
PRECISION DOSE is obligated to report any potential problems
or issues with the Product to ELITE within 24 hours
from the time such information is known.
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5.7.2
Field
Alerts
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ELITE shall notify PRECISION DOSE
immediately of any failure that meets Field Alert Report criteria.
ELITE shall notify
the District Office within three (3) working days of the failure for ELITE
labeled Product. PRECISION DOSE is
obligated to report any potential problems or issues with the Product to
ELITE within 24
hours from the time such information is known.
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5.7.3
Complaints
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In
the event that a customer complaint is received by PRECISION DOSE, written
notification shall be provided to ELITE within 48 hours of
receipt. ELITE is
responsible for the handling, administration, investigation, corrective
actions and response to customers for all complaints.
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5.7.3.1 In the event an
adverse experience is reported to or received by PRECISION DOSE, written
notification including all known patient and product information shall be
provided to ELITE
within 24 hours of receipt by PRECISION
DOSE. ELITE is responsible for maintaining the
pharmacovigillence program including adverse experience reporting,
regulatory reporting and follow-up reports within the established
timelines of the federal regulations.
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5.8
Change
Control and Deviations
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5.8.1
Change
Control
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ELITE shall maintain a change contorl program and
provide PRECISION DOSE notification of their intention to make
changes to the formulation, components, manufacturing processes, test
methods or specifications, or labeling.
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5.8.2
Deviations
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ELITE shall record any deviations from
the manufacturing process and/or testing of the Product(s) in the
batch/testing records and clearly document any such deviations related to
finished goods specifications.
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5.8.3 Validation
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Any
changes to validated equipment, systems, processes or test methods shall
be assessed and evaluated as to the impact on the Product and the approved
application. ELITE
shall communicate changes that affect the approved application to
PRECISION
DOSE. ELITE is responsible for maintaining all
equipment, systems, processes and test methods in a validated
state.
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5.9
Annual
Product Review
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ELITE is responsible for
performing and providing an Annual Product Review (APR) on the anniversary
date for each manufactured Product.
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6.0 Miscellaneous
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6.1
Communications
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All
notices and communications concerning this Exhibit C, or any of
the provisions contained herein, shall be addressed to the responsible
functionaries of the Parties respectively assigned designated Appendix
1.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed, as of the date
first above written, by their duly authorized
representatives
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ELITE
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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PRECISION
DOSE INC.
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By:
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By:
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: President
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Title: President
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APPENDIX
1
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PRECISION DOSE AND ELITE
CONTACT INFORMATION
ELITE
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Primary
Contact
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QA
Contact
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Regulatory
Contact
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Name
Xxxxx Xxxx
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Name
Xxxx Xxxx
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Name Xxxx
Xxxx
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Title President
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Title Head
of Quality Assurance & Compliance
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Title Head
of Quality Assurance & Compliance
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Telephone
Number 000-000-0000
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Telephone
Number 000-000-0000
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Telephone
Number 000-000-0000
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PRECISION
DOSE, Inc
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Primary
Contact
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QA
Contact
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Regulatory
Contact
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Name: Xxxxxxx
Edge
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title
Vice President of Procurement
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Title Director,
Quality Assurance
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Title
Vice President of Quality and Regulatory
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Telephone
Number 815-624-8523 ext. 218
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Telephone
Number 815-624-8523 ext. 226
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Telephone
Number 815-624-8523 ext.
208
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APPENDIX
2
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PRODUCT
LISTING
RX
·
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Hydromorphone
8 mg, 4 mg and 2mg Tablets – 100’s and
500’s
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·
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Naltrexone
50 mg Tablets – 30’s and 100’s
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·
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{***} {***}
mg Tablets – 100’s and 1000’s
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·
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{***} {***}
mg and {***} mg Capsules – 100’s and
1000’s
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{***}Confidential
portions of this exhibit have been redacted and filed separately with the
omission pursuant to a confidential treatment request in accordance with
Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended