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<measures>
  <measure>
    <type>Main</type>
    <parent-measure></parent-measure>
    <title>Number of Commercial Investigational New Drugs Applications (INDs)/Investigational Drug Exemptions (IDEs) received in the month (1)</title>
    <dictionary>This measure shows the number of commercial, research, and emergency INDs / IDEs received in the month. An IND / IDE application is submitted to the FDA to request permission to conduct U.S. clinical trials using investigational products. Commercial INDs / IDEs reflect new products under development.  Research INDs / IDEs reflect work that supports research and public health initiatives. Emergency INDs are requests to FDA, generally made by telephone, for an investigational drug to be used for the treatment of an individual patient by a licensed physician.</dictionary>
    <dictionary>&lt;i&gt;Information is current as of September 30, 2012&lt;/i&gt;</dictionary>
    <footnotes>
      <note>(1) Tracking against these measures did not start until July 2010</note>
    </footnotes>
    <measure-description>Number</measure-description>
    <chart-type>column</chart-type>
    <chart-color></chart-color>
    <right-min></right-min>
    <right-max></right-max>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min></chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2010</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>8</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>13</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>10</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min></chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2011</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary>FY 2011 Total: 99</summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>7</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>10</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>8</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>10</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>8</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>5</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>12</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>5</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>5</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>12</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>8</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>9</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min></chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2012</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary>FY 2012 Total: 104</summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>5</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>8</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>15</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>12</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>10</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>10</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>7</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>7</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>6</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>10</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>5</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>7</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
  </measure>
  <measure>
    <type>Main</type>
    <parent-measure></parent-measure>
    <title>Number of Research IND/IDEs received in the month (1)</title>
    <dictionary></dictionary>
    <footnotes>
      <note></note>
    </footnotes>
    <measure-description>Number</measure-description>
    <chart-type>column</chart-type>
    <chart-color></chart-color>
    <right-min></right-min>
    <right-max></right-max>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min></chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2010</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>11</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>14</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>12</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min></chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2011</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary>FY 2011 Total: 172</summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>14</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>10</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>12</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>9</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>11</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>16</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>21</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>11</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>10</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>16</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>15</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>27</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min></chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2012</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary>FY 2012 Total: 187</summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>20</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>16</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>13</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>13</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>13</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>10</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>17</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>14</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>18</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>17</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>17</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>9</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
  </measure>
  <measure>
    <type>Main</type>
    <parent-measure></parent-measure>
    <title>Number of Emergency IND/IDEs received in the month (1)</title>
    <dictionary></dictionary>
    <footnotes>
      <note></note>
    </footnotes>
    <measure-description>Number</measure-description>
    <chart-type>column</chart-type>
    <chart-color></chart-color>
    <right-min></right-min>
    <right-max></right-max>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min></chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2010</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary></summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>4</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>1</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>2</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min></chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2011</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary>FY 2011 Total: 17</summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>1</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>3</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2010</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>1</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>2</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>1</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>2</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>4</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>0</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>0</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>1</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>1</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>1</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
    <fiscal-year>
      <chart-min></chart-min>
      <chart-max></chart-max>
      <title>2012</title>
      <target-header></target-header>
      <target-description></target-description>
      <summary>FY 2012 Total: 35</summary>
      <time>
        <frame>Oct 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>2</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Nov 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>2</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Dec 2011</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>1</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jan 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>1</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Feb 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>1</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Mar 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>4</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Apr 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>3</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>May 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>3</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jun 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>5</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Jul 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>3</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Aug 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>3</value>
      </time>
      <time>
        <frame>Sep 2012</frame>
        <target></target>
        <value>5</value>
      </time>
    </fiscal-year>
  </measure>
  <related-links>
    <link>
      <url>http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Transparency/track/ucm206804.htm</url>
      <text>FDA-TRACK CBER Dashboard</text>
    </link>
  </related-links>
  <glossary>
    <word>
      <text>word text</text>
      <definition>word defintion</definition>
    </word>
  </glossary>
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