ACUVAIL Drug Patent Profile

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Acuvail is a drug marketed by Abbvie and is included in one NDA. There are four patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has sixty-three patent family members in twenty-five countries.

The generic ingredient in ACUVAIL is ketorolac tromethamine. There are eighteen drug master file entries for this compound. Sixty-eight suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the ketorolac tromethamine profile page.

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A generic version of ACUVAIL was approved as ketorolac tromethamine by MYLAN on May 16^th, 1997.

Summary for ACUVAIL

International Patents:	63
US Patents:	4
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	97
Clinical Trials:	11
Patent Applications:	4,893
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for ACUVAIL
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in ACUVAIL?	ACUVAIL excipients list
DailyMed Link:	ACUVAIL at DailyMed

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Recent Clinical Trials for ACUVAIL

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Sponsor	Phase
Allergan	Phase 1
Stephen J. Kim, MD	Phase 1
National Eye Institute (NEI)	Phase 1

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Pharmacology for ACUVAIL

Drug Class	Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
Mechanism of Action	Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for ACUVAIL

M01AB	Acetic acid derivatives and related substances
M01A	ANTIINFLAMMATORY AND ANTIRHEUMATIC PRODUCTS, NON-STEROIDS
M01	ANTIINFLAMMATORY AND ANTIRHEUMATIC PRODUCTS
M	Musculo-skeletal system

S01BC	Antiinflammatory agents, non-steroids
S01B	ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENTS
S01	OPHTHALMOLOGICALS
S	Sensory organs

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for ACUVAIL

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
ACUVAIL	Ophthalmic Solution	ketorolac tromethamine	0.45%	022427	1	2011-08-24

US Patents and Regulatory Information for ACUVAIL

ACUVAIL is protected by four US patents.

Patents protecting ACUVAIL

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Abbvie	ACUVAIL	ketorolac tromethamine	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	022427-001	Jul 22, 2009		RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Abbvie	ACUVAIL	ketorolac tromethamine	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	022427-001	Jul 22, 2009		RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Abbvie	ACUVAIL	ketorolac tromethamine	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	022427-001	Jul 22, 2009		RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Abbvie	ACUVAIL	ketorolac tromethamine	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	022427-001	Jul 22, 2009		RX	Yes	Yes			Y	Y

International Patents for ACUVAIL

See the table below for patents covering ACUVAIL around the world.

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
New Zealand	588367	KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING OCULAR PAIN
European Patent Office	2446878	Compositions de kétorolac trométhamine pour traiter ou prévenir la douleur oculaire (Ketorolac tromethamine compositions for treating or preventing ocular pain)
Australia	2011237646	Ketorolac compositions for corneal wound healing
Japan	5705552

Supplementary Protection Certificates for ACUVAIL

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1534313	2015/071	Ireland		PRODUCT NAME: AN OCULAR IRRIGATION SOLUTION COMPRISING PHENYLEPHRINE OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF AND KETOROLAC OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/15/1018 20150728
1534313	92923	Luxembourg		PRODUCT NAME: UNE SOLUTION D'IRRIGATION OCULAIRE COMPRENANT DE LA PHENYLEPHRINE OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELLE-CI ET DU KETOROLAC OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELUI-CI; FIRST REGISTRATION: 20150730
1534313	300784	Netherlands		PRODUCT NAME: KETOROLAC, OF HET TROMETAMOLZOUT ERVAN, EN FENYLEFRINE, OF HET HYDROCHLORIDEZOUT ERVAN; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/15/1018 20150730
1534313	C 2015 055	Romania		PRODUCT NAME: COMBINATIE DE FENILEFRINA SAU O SARE ACCEPTABILAFARMACEUTIC A ACESTEIA SI KETOROLAC SATIONAL AUTHORISATION: 20150728; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): EU/1/15/1018; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20150728 U O SARE ACCEPTABILA FARMACEUTIC AACESTUIA; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: EU/1/15/1018; DATE OF NA