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Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Details for Patent: 8,722,650


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Which drugs does patent 8,722,650 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 8,722,650 protects SOLODYN and is included in one NDA.

This patent has twelve patent family members in nine countries.

Summary for Patent: 8,722,650
Title:Extended-release minocycline dosage forms
Abstract: An oral dosage form has the following: an amount of minocycline selected from the group consisting of 55 mg, 80 mg, and 105 mg; an amount of lactose monohydrate; an amount of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose. The hydroxypropylmethylcellulose is at least 8.3 to about 9.8% hydroxypropoxylated. The minocycline in the oral dosage form has a dissolution profile or release rates about 35% to about 50% in 1 hour, about 60% to about 75% in 2 hours, and at least about 90% in 4 hours. There is also provided a method of treating acne in a human and a method of assisting a physician in prescribing a dose of minocycline for the treatment of acne.
Inventor(s): Wortzman; Mitchell (Scottsdale, AZ), Plott; R. Todd (Scottsdale, AZ), Newhard; Steven B. (Scottsdale, AZ), Watt; David (Scottsdale, AZ)
Assignee: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation (Bridgewater, NJ)
Application Number:12/861,424
Patent Claim Types:
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Use; Formulation; Dosage form;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 8,722,650

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Bausch SOLODYN minocycline hydrochloride TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 050808-008 Aug 27, 2010 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial TREATMENT OF ACNE ⤷  Try a Trial
Bausch SOLODYN minocycline hydrochloride TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 050808-007 Aug 27, 2010 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial TREATMENT OF ACNE ⤷  Try a Trial
Bausch SOLODYN minocycline hydrochloride TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 050808-006 Aug 27, 2010 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial TREATMENT OF ACNE ⤷  Try a Trial
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