MINOCIN Drug Patent Profile

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When do Minocin patents expire, and what generic alternatives are available?

Minocin is a drug marketed by Bausch, Triax Pharms, Lederle, and Rempex. and is included in five NDAs. There are three patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has thirty patent family members in twenty-two countries.

The generic ingredient in MINOCIN is minocycline hydrochloride. There are fifteen drug master file entries for this compound. Thirty-five suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the minocycline hydrochloride profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Minocin

A generic version of MINOCIN was approved as minocycline hydrochloride by WATSON LABS on December 30^th, 1991.

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Summary for MINOCIN

International Patents:	30
US Patents:	3
Applicants:	4
NDAs:	5
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	2
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	148
Clinical Trials:	44
Patent Applications:	3,003
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for MINOCIN
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in MINOCIN?	MINOCIN excipients list
DailyMed Link:	MINOCIN at DailyMed

Drug patent expirations by year for MINOCIN

Recent Clinical Trials for MINOCIN

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Sponsor	Phase
Baystate Medical Center	Phase 2
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati	Phase 1
Sun Yat-sen University	Phase 2

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Pharmacology for MINOCIN

Drug Class	Tetracycline-class Drug
Physiological Effect	Decreased Prothrombin Activity

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for MINOCIN

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
MINOCIN	Injection	minocycline hydrochloride	100 mg/vial	050444	1	2020-10-16

US Patents and Regulatory Information for MINOCIN

MINOCIN is protected by three US patents.

Patents protecting MINOCIN

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Tetracycline compositions
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Patented Use: METHOD OF TREATING BACTERIAL INFECTIONS

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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
Bausch	MINOCIN	minocycline hydrochloride	CAPSULE;ORAL	050649-001	May 31, 1990	AB	RX	Yes	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Rempex	MINOCIN	minocycline hydrochloride	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	050444-001	Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Triax Pharms	MINOCIN	minocycline hydrochloride	CAPSULE;ORAL	050315-002	Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Rempex	MINOCIN	minocycline hydrochloride	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	050444-001	Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Bausch	MINOCIN	minocycline hydrochloride	CAPSULE;ORAL	050649-003	Feb 12, 2001		DISCN	Yes	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Bausch	MINOCIN	minocycline hydrochloride	CAPSULE;ORAL	050649-002	May 31, 1990	AB	RX	Yes	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Lederle	MINOCIN	minocycline hydrochloride	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	062139-001	Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
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International Patents for MINOCIN

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
New Zealand	707329	Tetracycline compositions	⤷ Try a Trial
Singapore	185513	TETRACYCLINE COMPOSITIONS	⤷ Try a Trial
Poland	2568987		⤷ Try a Trial
Mexico	2012012993	COMPOSICIONES DE TETRACICLINA. (TETRACYCLINE COMPOSITIONS.)	⤷ Try a Trial
Japan	6025712		⤷ Try a Trial
Chile	2012003168	Composicion farmaceutica que comprende una solucion acuosa de minociclina y un cation divalente o trivalente en una proporcion mayor de 2:1 con respecto a la minociclina; metodo de preparacion; kit y uso en el tratamiento de infecciones bacterianas.	⤷ Try a Trial
Mexico	347919	COMPOSICIONES DE TETRACICLINA. (TETRACYCLINE COMPOSITIONS.)	⤷ Try a Trial
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