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Last Updated: April 18, 2024

Details for Patent: 8,528,545


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Which drugs does patent 8,528,545 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 8,528,545 protects SYMBICORT and is included in one NDA.

Protection for SYMBICORT has been extended six months for pediatric studies, as indicated by the *PED designation in the table below.

This patent has fifty-one patent family members in twenty-eight countries.

Summary for Patent: 8,528,545
Title:Inhaler device that reduces the risk for miscounting a dosage
Abstract: Inhaler device (10) comprising an actuator body (20) and an inhaler canister assembly (70), the inhaler canister assembly (70) is comprised of a canister (30) with a metering valve at a valve end and a dose counter unit (60) attached to a base end thereof. Further, the inhaler canister assembly (70) comprises first position ensuring means (110, 230), the actuator body comprises second position ensuring means (120,210), wherein the first and second position ensuring means being complementary mating means, and the first and second position ensuring means being so arranged that the inhaler device (10) cannot be fired, nor the counter unit (60) count unless the first and second position ensuring means are in a mating relationship. There is also provided an inhaler canister assembly (70) and an actuator body (20).
Inventor(s): Hodson; Darren (Leicestershire, GB), Treneman; William (Cambridgeshire, GB)
Assignee: AstraZeneca AB (Sodertaije, SE)
Application Number:11/571,645
Patent Claim Types:
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Delivery; Device; Use;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 8,528,545

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Astrazeneca SYMBICORT budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate AEROSOL, METERED;INHALATION 021929-001 Jul 21, 2006 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Astrazeneca SYMBICORT budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate AEROSOL, METERED;INHALATION 021929-002 Jul 21, 2006 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
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Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 8,528,545

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country Foreign Patent Number Foreign Patent Date
Sweden0401786Jul 05, 2004
Sweden0401786Jul 5, 2004
PCT Information
PCT FiledJune 23, 2005PCT Application Number:PCT/SE2005/000996
PCT Publication Date:January 12, 2006PCT Publication Number: WO2006/004498

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