CONTRAVE Drug Patent Profile
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When do Contrave patents expire, and what generic alternatives are available?
Contrave is a drug marketed by Nalpropion and is included in one NDA. There are twenty patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.
This drug has two hundred and sixty-nine patent family members in forty-four countries.
The generic ingredient in CONTRAVE is bupropion hydrochloride; naltrexone hydrochloride. There are thirty-eight drug master file entries for this compound. One supplier is listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the bupropion hydrochloride; naltrexone hydrochloride profile page.
DrugPatentWatch® Generic Entry Outlook for Contrave
There has been one patent litigation case involving the patents protecting this drug, indicating strong interest in generic launch. Recent data indicate that 63% of patent challenges are decided in favor of the generic patent challenger and that 54% of successful patent challengers promptly launch generic drugs.
Indicators of Generic Entry
Summary for CONTRAVE
International Patents: | 269 |
US Patents: | 20 |
Applicants: | 1 |
NDAs: | 1 |
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers: | 1 |
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors: | 5 |
Clinical Trials: | 20 |
Patent Applications: | 196 |
Formulation / Manufacturing: | see details |
Drug Prices: | Drug price information for CONTRAVE |
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: | See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for CONTRAVE |
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in CONTRAVE? | CONTRAVE excipients list |
DailyMed Link: | CONTRAVE at DailyMed |
Recent Clinical Trials for CONTRAVE
Identify potential brand extensions & 505(b)(2) entrants
Sponsor | Phase |
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Novo Nordisk A/S | Phase 4 |
University of California, Los Angeles | Early Phase 1 |
Zuyderland Medisch Centrum | Phase 4 |
Pharmacology for CONTRAVE
Drug Class | Aminoketone Opioid Antagonist |
Mechanism of Action | Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors Norepinephrine Uptake Inhibitors Opioid Antagonists |
Physiological Effect | Increased Dopamine Activity Increased Norepinephrine Activity |
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for CONTRAVE
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for CONTRAVE
Tradename | Dosage | Ingredient | Strength | NDA | ANDAs Submitted | Submissiondate |
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CONTRAVE | Extended-release Tablets | bupropion hydrochloride; naltrexone hydrochloride | 8 mg/90 mg | 200063 | 1 | 2015-03-12 |
US Patents and Regulatory Information for CONTRAVE
CONTRAVE is protected by twenty US patents.
Patents protecting CONTRAVE
Compositions and methods for weight loss in at risk patient populations
Patent Number: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR TREATING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY
Methods for administering weight loss medications
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Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: USE OF NALTREXONE AND BUPROPION BASED ON AN ESCALATING DOSE SCHEDULE
Methods of treating overweight and obesity
Patent Number: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR TREATING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY
Compositions and methods for weight loss in at risk patient populations
Patent Number: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR TREATING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY
Patent Number: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR TREATING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY
Methods of providing weight loss therapy in patients with major depression
Patent Number: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR TREATING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY
Methods of treating overweight and obesity
Patent Number: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR TREATING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY
Compositions for affecting weight loss
Patent Number: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR TREATING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY
Methods for treating visceral fat conditions
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Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR TREATING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY
Compositions for affecting weight loss
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Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Compositions for affecting weight loss
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Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR TREATING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY
Layered pharmaceutical formulations
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Layered pharmaceutical formulations
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Patented Use: USE OF NALTREXONE AND BUPROPION IN A LAYERED FORMULATION FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR AFFECTING WEIGHT LOSS
Methods for administering weight loss medications
Patent Number: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: USE OF NALTREXONE AND BUPROPION BASED ON AN ESCALATING DOSE SCHEDULE
Compositions and methods for increasing insulin sensitivity
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Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR EFFECT ON BLOOD GLUCOSE PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH INSULIN RESISTANCE
Sustained release formulation of naltrexone
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Patented Use: USE OF NALTREXONE AND BUPROPION IN EXTENDED-RELEASE FORM FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR TREATING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY
Sustained release formulation of naltrexone
Patent Number: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: USE OF NALTREXONE AND BUPROPION IN EXTENDED-RELEASE FORM FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR TREATING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY
Methods for administering weight loss medications
Patent Number: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: USE OF NALTREXONE AND BUPROPION BASED ON AN ESCALATING DOSE SCHEDULE
Methods of providing weight loss therapy in patients with major depression
Patent Number: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: USE OF NALTREXONE AND BUPROPION FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR TREATING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY IN PATIENTS WITH MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
Methods of treating overweight and obesity
Patent Number: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷ Try a Trial
Patented Use: FOR CHRONIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT FOR TREATING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY
Applicant | Tradename | Generic Name | Dosage | NDA | Approval Date | TE | Type | RLD | RS | Patent No. | Patent Expiration | Product | Substance | Delist Req. | Exclusivity Expiration |
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Nalpropion | CONTRAVE | bupropion hydrochloride; naltrexone hydrochloride | TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL | 200063-001 | Sep 10, 2014 | RX | Yes | Yes | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | ||||
Nalpropion | CONTRAVE | bupropion hydrochloride; naltrexone hydrochloride | TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL | 200063-001 | Sep 10, 2014 | RX | Yes | Yes | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | ||||
Nalpropion | CONTRAVE | bupropion hydrochloride; naltrexone hydrochloride | TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL | 200063-001 | Sep 10, 2014 | RX | Yes | Yes | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | ||||
>Applicant | >Tradename | >Generic Name | >Dosage | >NDA | >Approval Date | >TE | >Type | >RLD | >RS | >Patent No. | >Patent Expiration | >Product | >Substance | >Delist Req. | >Exclusivity Expiration |
Expired US Patents for CONTRAVE
Applicant | Tradename | Generic Name | Dosage | NDA | Approval Date | Patent No. | Patent Expiration |
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Nalpropion | CONTRAVE | bupropion hydrochloride; naltrexone hydrochloride | TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL | 200063-001 | Sep 10, 2014 | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial |
>Applicant | >Tradename | >Generic Name | >Dosage | >NDA | >Approval Date | >Patent No. | >Patent Expiration |
International Patents for CONTRAVE
See the table below for patents covering CONTRAVE around the world.
Country | Patent Number | Title | Estimated Expiration |
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South Korea | 20150082689 | 단위 용량 팩키지 (UNIT DOSAGE PACKAGES) | ⤷ Try a Trial |
South Korea | 20060009871 | COMPOSITIONS FOR AFFECTING WEIGHT LOSS | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Taiwan | I661826 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |
>Country | >Patent Number | >Title | >Estimated Expiration |
Supplementary Protection Certificates for CONTRAVE
Patent Number | Supplementary Protection Certificate | SPC Country | SPC Expiration | SPC Description |
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0467488 | SPC/GB00/019 | United Kingdom | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT NAME: BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE; REGISTERED: NL RVG 24160 19991201; UK PL 10949/0340 20000607 |
2316456 | 65/2017 | Austria | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT NAME: NALTREXON ODER EIN PHARMAZEUTISCH ANNEHMBARES SALZ DAVON, INSBESONDERE NALTREXONHYDROCHLORID, UND BUPROPION ODER EIN PHARMAZEUTISCH ANNEHMBARES SALZ DAVON, INSBESONDERE BUPROPIONHYDROCHLORID; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/14/988 (MITTEILUNG) 20150330 |
2316456 | 657 | Finland | ⤷ Try a Trial | |
>Patent Number | >Supplementary Protection Certificate | >SPC Country | >SPC Expiration | >SPC Description |