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Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Details for Patent: 7,045,620


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Which drugs does patent 7,045,620 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 7,045,620 protects XIFAXAN and is included in one NDA.

This patent has ninety-three patent family members in thirty-seven countries.

Summary for Patent: 7,045,620
Title:Polymorphous forms of rifaximin, processes for their production and use thereof in medicinal preparations
Abstract:Crystalline polymorphous forms of the rifaximin (INN) antibiotic named rifaximin .alpha. and rifaximin .beta., and a poorly crystalline form named rifaximin .gamma. have been discovered. These forms are useful in the production of medicinal preparations for oral and topical use and can be obtained by means of a crystallization process carried out by hot-dissolving the raw rifaximin in ethyl alcohol and by causing the crystallization of the product by the addition of water at a determinate temperature and for a determinate period of time. The crystallization is followed by drying carried out under controlled conditions until a specific water content is reached in the end product.
Inventor(s): Viscomi; Giuseppe C. (Bologna, IT), Campana; Manuela (Bologna, IT), Braga; Dario (Bologna, IT), Confortini; Donatella (Bologna, IT), Cannata; Vincenzo (Bologna, IT), Severini; Denis (Bologna, IT), Righi; Paolo (Bologna, IT), Rosini; Goffredo (Bologna, IT)
Assignee: Alfa Wassermann, S.p.A. (Alanno, IT)
Application Number:10/728,090
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 7,045,620
Patent Claim Types:
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Use; Process;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 7,045,620

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Salix Pharms XIFAXAN rifaximin TABLET;ORAL 021361-001 May 25, 2004 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Salix Pharms XIFAXAN rifaximin TABLET;ORAL 021361-002 Mar 24, 2010 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
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Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 7,045,620

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country Foreign Patent Number Foreign Patent Date
ItalyMI2003A2144Nov 07, 2003

International Family Members for US Patent 7,045,620

Country Patent Number Estimated Expiration Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration
Argentina 043547 ⤷  Try a Trial
Argentina 081991 ⤷  Try a Trial
Argentina 081992 ⤷  Try a Trial
Austria 361927 ⤷  Try a Trial
Austria 421965 ⤷  Try a Trial
Austria 421966 ⤷  Try a Trial
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