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TAXOL Drug Patent Profile


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Which patents cover Taxol, and what generic alternatives are available?

Taxol is a drug marketed by Hq Spclt Pharma and is included in one NDA.

The generic ingredient in TAXOL is paclitaxel. There are sixty-nine drug master file entries for this compound. Eighteen suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the paclitaxel profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Taxol

A generic version of TAXOL was approved as paclitaxel by TEVA PHARMS on January 25th, 2002.

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US Patents and Regulatory Information for TAXOL

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Hq Spclt Pharma TAXOL paclitaxel INJECTABLE;INJECTION 020262-001 Dec 29, 1992 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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Expired US Patents for TAXOL

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Hq Spclt Pharma TAXOL paclitaxel INJECTABLE;INJECTION 020262-001 Dec 29, 1992 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Hq Spclt Pharma TAXOL paclitaxel INJECTABLE;INJECTION 020262-001 Dec 29, 1992 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Hq Spclt Pharma TAXOL paclitaxel INJECTABLE;INJECTION 020262-001 Dec 29, 1992 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Hq Spclt Pharma TAXOL paclitaxel INJECTABLE;INJECTION 020262-001 Dec 29, 1992 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Hq Spclt Pharma TAXOL paclitaxel INJECTABLE;INJECTION 020262-001 Dec 29, 1992 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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EU/EMA Drug Approvals for TAXOL

Company Drugname Inn Product Number / Indication Status Generic Biosimilar Orphan Marketing Authorisation Marketing Refusal
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma EEIG Abraxane paclitaxel EMEA/H/C/000778
Abraxane monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in adult patients who have failed first-line treatment for metastatic disease and for whom standard, anthracycline containing therapy is not indicated.Abraxane in combination with gemcitabine is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.Abraxane in combination with carboplatin is indicated for the first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in adult patients who are not candidates for potentially curative surgery and/or radiation therapy.
Authorised no no no 2008-01-11
ratiopharm GmbH Pazenir paclitaxel EMEA/H/C/004441
Pazenir monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in adult patients who have failed first-line treatment for metastatic disease and for whom standard, anthracycline containing therapy is not indicated.Pazenir in combination with carboplatin is indicated for the first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in adult patients who are not candidates for potentially curative surgery and/or radiation therapy.
Authorised yes no no 2019-05-06
Inceptua AB Apealea paclitaxel EMEA/H/C/004154
Apealea in combination with carboplatin is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with first relapse of platinum‑sensitive epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer and fallopian tube cancer.
Authorised no no no 2018-11-20
Norton Healthcare Ltd. Paxene paclitaxel EMEA/H/C/000216
Paxene is indicated for the treatment of patients with:• advanced AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (AIDS-KS) who have failed prior liposomal anthracycline therapy;• metastatic carcinoma of the breast (MBC) who have failed, or are not candidates for standard anthracycline-containing therapy;• advanced carcinoma of the ovary (AOC) or with residual disease (> 1 cm) after initial laparotomy, in combination with cisplatin as first-line treatment;• metastatic carcinoma of the ovary (MOC) after failure of platinum-containing combination therapy without taxanes as second-line treatment;• non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) who are not candidates for potentially curative surgery and/or radiation therapy, in combination with cisplatin. Limited efficacy data supports this indication (see section 5.1).
Withdrawn no no no 1999-07-19
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International Patents for TAXOL

See the table below for patents covering TAXOL around the world.

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Australia 4592997 ⤷  Try a Trial
Canada 2446083 COMPOSITION ET PROCEDES DE TRAITEMENT D'HYPERPLASIE (COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF HYPERPLASIA) ⤷  Try a Trial
China 1245156 ⤷  Try a Trial
Austria 427739 ⤷  Try a Trial
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 0071079 ⤷  Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for TAXOL

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
0961612 441 Finland ⤷  Try a Trial
0961612 SZ 41/2009 Austria ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: PACLITAXEL ALBUMIN
1853250 122014000065 Germany ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: PACLITAXEL ALS AN ALBUMIN GEBUNDENE NANOPARTIKEL-FORMULIERUNG; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: K(2013)9835 20131220
0961612 CA 2009 00036 Denmark ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: PACLITAXELALBUMIN
1853250 132014902271575 Italy ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: PACLITAXEL LEGATO ALL'ALBUMINA FORMULATO IN NANOPARTICELLE(ABRAXANE); AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S) AND DATE(S): EU/01/07/428, 20131220
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