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ACTOPLUS MET Drug Patent Profile

When do Actoplus Met patents expire, and what generic alternatives are available?

Actoplus Met is a drug marketed by Takeda Pharms Usa and is included in two NDAs. There are four patents protecting this drug.

This drug has forty-one patent family members in twenty-five countries.

The generic ingredient in ACTOPLUS MET is metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride. There are forty-nine drug master file entries for this compound. Six suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride profile page.

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Summary for ACTOPLUS MET

International Patents:	41
US Patents:	2
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	2
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	2
Clinical Trials:	3
Patent Applications:	36
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for ACTOPLUS MET
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for ACTOPLUS MET
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in ACTOPLUS MET?	ACTOPLUS MET excipients list
DailyMed Link:	ACTOPLUS MET at DailyMed

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Recent Clinical Trials for ACTOPLUS MET

Identify potential brand extensions & 505(b)(2) entrants

Sponsor	Phase
National Cancer Institute (NCI)	Phase 2
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited	Phase 1

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Pharmacology for ACTOPLUS MET

Drug Class	Biguanide Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor alpha Agonist Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor gamma Agonist Thiazolidinedione
Mechanism of Action	Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor alpha Agonists Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor gamma Agonists

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for ACTOPLUS MET

A10BA	Biguanides
A10B	BLOOD GLUCOSE LOWERING DRUGS, EXCL. INSULINS
A10	DRUGS USED IN DIABETES
A	Alimentary tract and metabolism

A10BG	Thiazolidinediones
A10B	BLOOD GLUCOSE LOWERING DRUGS, EXCL. INSULINS
A10	DRUGS USED IN DIABETES
A	Alimentary tract and metabolism

US Patents and Regulatory Information for ACTOPLUS MET

ACTOPLUS MET is protected by two US patents.

Patents protecting ACTOPLUS MET

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-001	Aug 29, 2005		DISCN	Yes	No			Y
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET XR	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	022024-002	May 12, 2009		DISCN	Yes	No			Y
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-002	Aug 29, 2005	AB	RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET XR	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	022024-002	May 12, 2009		DISCN	Yes	No			Y

Expired US Patents for ACTOPLUS MET

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-001	Aug 29, 2005
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-002	Aug 29, 2005
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-001	Aug 29, 2005
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-001	Aug 29, 2005

International Patents for ACTOPLUS MET

See the table below for patents covering ACTOPLUS MET around the world.

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Germany	3662689
Latvia	5779	Tiazolidindiona atvasinajumi ar antidiabetiskam ipasibam
Singapore	105691
Japan	2004149521	SOLID PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION

Supplementary Protection Certificates for ACTOPLUS MET

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1174135	SPC/GB10/011	United Kingdom		PRODUCT NAME: THE COMBINATION OF PIOGLITAZONE OPTIONALLY IN THE FORM OF A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT, ESPECIALLY THE HYDROCHLORIDE SALT, AND GLIMEPIRIDE.; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/06/366/001 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/002 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/003 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/004 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/005 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/006 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/019 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/020 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/021 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/022 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/013 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/014 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/015 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/016 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/017 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/018 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/007 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/008 20070108; UK EU
1506211	122014000071	Germany		PRODUCT NAME: KOMBINATION VON DAPAGLIFLOZIN ODER EINEM PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHEN SALZ DAVON, UND METFORMIN ODER EINEM PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHEN SALZ DAVON, GESCHUETZT DURCH DAS GRUNDPATENT EP 1 506 211; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/13/900 20140116
1174135	437	Finland
1506211	SPC/GB14/050	United Kingdom		PRODUCT NAME: A COMBINATION OF DAPAGLIFLOZIN OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF AND METFORMIN OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/13/900 20140121