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Donepezil hydrochloride - Generic Drug Details

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What are the generic drug sources for donepezil hydrochloride and what is the scope of patent protection?

Donepezil hydrochloride is the generic ingredient in six branded drugs marketed by Eisai Inc, Corium, Chartwell Rx, Hisun Pharm Hangzhou, Macleods Pharms Ltd, Sandoz, Sun Pharm Industries, Unichem, Zydus Pharms Usa Inc, Accord Hlthcare, ACI, Actavis Elizabeth, Alembic Pharms Ltd, Apotex, Aurobindo, Cadila Pharms Ltd, Cipla Ltd, Dexcel, Dr Reddys, Dr Reddys Labs Ltd, Heritage Pharma, Hetero Labs Ltd V, Hikma Pharms, Indicus Pharma, Jubilant Generics, Lupin Ltd, Mylan Pharms Inc, Osmotica Pharm Us, Par Pharm, Prinston Inc, Rising, Sciegen Pharms Inc, Strides Pharma, Sun Pharm, Sun Pharm Inds, Sun Pharm Inds Ltd, Torrent Pharms, Twi Pharms, Wockhardt, Zydus Lifesciences, Zydus Pharms, Amneal Pharms, Ani Pharms, and Abbvie, and is included in fifty-five NDAs. There are twenty-two patents protecting this compound and two Paragraph IV challenges. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.

Donepezil hydrochloride has one hundred and twenty-four patent family members in sixteen countries.

There are thirty drug master file entries for donepezil hydrochloride. Forty-one suppliers are listed for this compound. There are four tentative approvals for this compound.

Summary for donepezil hydrochloride

International Patents:	124
US Patents:	22
Tradenames:	6
Applicants:	44
NDAs:	55
Drug Master File Entries:	30
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	41
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	158
Clinical Trials:	317
Patent Applications:	6,406
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for donepezil hydrochloride
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in donepezil hydrochloride?	donepezil hydrochloride excipients list
DailyMed Link:	donepezil hydrochloride at DailyMed

Recent Clinical Trials for donepezil hydrochloride

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Sponsor	Phase
Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau	Phase 2
National Institute on Aging (NIA)	Phase 2/Phase 3
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	Phase 2/Phase 3

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Generic filers with tentative approvals for DONEPEZIL HYDROCHLORIDE

Applicant	Application No.	Strength	Dosage Form
⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial	10MG	TABLET; ORAL
⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial	5MG	TABLET; ORAL
⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial	10MG;21MG	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL

The 'tentative' approval signifies that the product meets all FDA standards for marketing, and, but for the patents / regulatory protections, it would approved.

Pharmacology for donepezil hydrochloride

Drug Class	Cholinesterase Inhibitor
Mechanism of Action	Cholinesterase Inhibitors

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for DONEPEZIL HYDROCHLORIDE

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
ARICEPT	Tablets	donepezil hydrochloride	23 mg	022568		2013-07-09
ARICEPT ODT	Orally Disintegrating Tablets	donepezil hydrochloride	5 mg and 10 mg	021720	1	2010-06-30

US Patents and Regulatory Information for donepezil hydrochloride

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Sun Pharm Industries	DONEPEZIL HYDROCHLORIDE	donepezil hydrochloride	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING;ORAL	077975-001	Dec 11, 2009		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Unichem	DONEPEZIL HYDROCHLORIDE	donepezil hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	203656-001	Jun 23, 2016		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Macleods Pharms Ltd	DONEPEZIL HYDROCHLORIDE	donepezil hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	202631-001	Jan 22, 2014	AB	RX	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Abbvie	NAMZARIC	donepezil hydrochloride; memantine hydrochloride	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	206439-001	Dec 23, 2014		RX	Yes	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Abbvie	NAMZARIC	donepezil hydrochloride; memantine hydrochloride	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	206439-001	Dec 23, 2014		RX	Yes	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial			Y	⤷ Try a Trial
Abbvie	NAMZARIC	donepezil hydrochloride; memantine hydrochloride	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	206439-002	Dec 23, 2014		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial			Y	⤷ Try a Trial
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Expired US Patents for donepezil hydrochloride

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Eisai Inc	ARICEPT ODT	donepezil hydrochloride	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING;ORAL	021720-001	Oct 18, 2004	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Eisai Inc	ARICEPT ODT	donepezil hydrochloride	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING;ORAL	021720-002	Oct 18, 2004	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Eisai Inc	ARICEPT ODT	donepezil hydrochloride	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING;ORAL	021720-002	Oct 18, 2004	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Eisai Inc	ARICEPT ODT	donepezil hydrochloride	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING;ORAL	021720-001	Oct 18, 2004	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Eisai Inc	ARICEPT	donepezil hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	020690-001	Nov 25, 1996	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Eisai Inc	ARICEPT	donepezil hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	020690-002	Nov 25, 1996	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
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International Patents for donepezil hydrochloride

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Japan	2019523268	塩薬物のｉｎｓｉｔｕでの塩から中性の薬物変換による、低溶解度または不安定非イオン化中性薬物の経皮配合物および送達方法	⤷ Try a Trial
European Patent Office	1830886	METHODE DE STABILISATION D'UN MEDICAMENT CONTRE LA DEMENCE (METHOD FOR STABILIZING ANTI-DEMENTIA DRUG)	⤷ Try a Trial
Canada	2592102	PREPARATION A LIBERATION CONTROLEE DE TYPE A MATRICE COMPRENANT UNE SUBSTANCE BASIQUE OU UN SEL DE CELLE-CI ET PROCEDE POUR LA PRODUCTION DE CELLE-CI (MATRIX-TYPE CONTROLLED RELEASE PREPARATION COMPRISING BASIC SUBSTANCE OR SALT THEREOF, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SAME)	⤷ Try a Trial
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	2018022816		⤷ Try a Trial
Russian Federation	2390354	ПРЕПАРАТ МАТРИЧНОГО ТИПА С ЗАМЕДЛЕННЫМ ВЫСВОБОЖДЕНИЕМ, СОДЕРЖАЩИЙ ОСНОВНОЕ ЛЕКАРСТВЕННОЕ СРЕДСТВО ИЛИ ЕГО СОЛЬ, И СПОСОБ ЕГО ПОЛУЧЕНИЯ (SLOW-RELEASE MATRIX PREPARATION CONTAINING BASE AGENT OR ITS SALT AND METHOD FOR MAKING THEREOF)	⤷ Try a Trial
Mexico	2019001104	SISTEMAS DE SUMINISTRO TRANSDERMICO DE MEMANTINA. (MEMANTINE TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS.)	⤷ Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for donepezil hydrochloride

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Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
0296560	2/1998	Austria	⤷ Try a Trial	PRODUCT NAME: DONEPEZIL UND SEINE PHARMAKOLOGISCH ANNEHMBAREN SALZE, INSBESONDERE DONEPEZIL HYDROCHLORID; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 1-22056, 1-22057 19970728; FIRST REGISTRATION: GB PL105550006, PL105550007 19970214
0296560	SPC/GB97/023	United Kingdom	⤷ Try a Trial	PRODUCT NAME: DONEPEZIL, OPTIONALLY IN THE FORM OF A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT, INCLUDING THE HYDROCHLORIDE; REGISTERED: UK PL 10555/0006 19970214; UK PL 10555/0007 19970214
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