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Last Updated: March 29, 2024

Details for Patent: 8,748,481


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Which drugs does patent 8,748,481 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 8,748,481 protects AMITIZA and is included in one NDA.

This patent has twenty-nine patent family members in seventeen countries.

Summary for Patent: 8,748,481
Title:Method for treating gastrointestinal disorder
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the long term treatment of gastrointestinal disorders in a human subject, which comprises administering an effective amount of a halogenated prostaglandin compound and/or its tautomer to the subject. The method induces substantially no electrolyte shifting during the term of the treatment. The compound used in the present invention can improve quality of life in the human subjects with gastrointestinal disorders, are similarly effective in treating male and female subjects, and also effective in a human subject aged even 65 years and older.
Inventor(s): Ueno; Ryuji (Montgomery, MD)
Assignee: Sucampo AG (Zug, CH)
Application Number:11/216,012
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Drugs Protected by US Patent 8,748,481

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 METHOD FOR THE LONG TERM TREATMENT OF CHRONIC CONSTIPATION IN A HUMAN SUBJECT WITH IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME ⤷  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 METHOD FOR THE LONG TERM TREATMENT OF CHRONIC CONSTIPATION IN A HUMAN SUBJECT ⤷  Try a Trial
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International Family Members for US Patent 8,748,481

Country Patent Number Estimated Expiration Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration
Argentina 050626 ⤷  Try a Trial
Argentina 107905 ⤷  Try a Trial
Australia 2005278323 ⤷  Try a Trial
Brazil PI0514891 ⤷  Try a Trial
Canada 2577284 ⤷  Try a Trial
>Country >Patent Number >Estimated Expiration >Supplementary Protection Certificate >SPC Country >SPC Expiration

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