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Last Updated: March 29, 2024

Details for Patent: 8,026,393


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Which drugs does patent 8,026,393 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 8,026,393 protects AMITIZA and is included in one NDA.

This patent has twenty patent family members in fifteen countries.

Summary for Patent: 8,026,393
Title:Soft-gelatin capsule formulation
Abstract: The present invention discloses a soft gelatin capsule formulation of a 15-keto-prostaglandin compound, which comprises: a soft gelatin capsule shell comprising gelatin and sugar alcohol as a plasticizer, and a mixture comprising a 15-keto-prostaglandin compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle which is filled in the shell. By encapsulating the 15-keto-prostaglandin compound in the specified soft gelatin capsule shell, stability of the compound is significantly improved.
Inventor(s): Hashitera; Yukiko (Kobe, JP), Hirata; Ryu (Sanda, JP), Harada; Yasuhiro (Sanda, JP), Ueno; Ryuji (Potomac, MD)
Assignee: Sucampo AG (Zug, CH) R-Tech Ueno, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)
Application Number:11/656,476
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 8,026,393
Patent Claim Types:
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Formulation; Compound; Dosage form; Use;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 8,026,393

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Sucampo Pharma Llc AMITIZA lubiprostone CAPSULE;ORAL 021908-002 Apr 29, 2008 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Sucampo Pharma Llc AMITIZA lubiprostone CAPSULE;ORAL 021908-001 Jan 31, 2006 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
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