BUPHENYL Drug Patent Profile

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Buphenyl is a drug marketed by Horizon Therap Us and is included in two NDAs.

The generic ingredient in BUPHENYL is sodium phenylbutyrate. There are one thousand four hundred and seventy-two drug master file entries for this compound. Six suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the sodium phenylbutyrate profile page.

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A generic version of BUPHENYL was approved as sodium phenylbutyrate by SIGMAPHARM LABS LLC on March 22^nd, 2013.

Summary for BUPHENYL

US Patents:	0
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	2
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	97
Clinical Trials:	9
Patent Applications:	1,604
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for BUPHENYL
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in BUPHENYL?	BUPHENYL excipients list
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Recent Clinical Trials for BUPHENYL

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Sponsor	Phase
Horizon Pharma Ireland, Ltd., Dublin Ireland	Phase 1/Phase 2
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Phase 1/Phase 2
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Phase 1/Phase 2

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Pharmacology for BUPHENYL

Drug Class	Nitrogen Binding Agent
Mechanism of Action	Ammonium Ion Binding Activity

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for BUPHENYL

A16AX	Various alimentary tract and metabolism products
A16A	OTHER ALIMENTARY TRACT AND METABOLISM PRODUCTS
A16	OTHER ALIMENTARY TRACT AND METABOLISM PRODUCTS
A	Alimentary tract and metabolism

US Patents and Regulatory Information for BUPHENYL

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Horizon Therap Us	BUPHENYL	sodium phenylbutyrate	POWDER;ORAL	020573-001	Apr 30, 1996	AB	RX	Yes	Yes
Horizon Therap Us	BUPHENYL	sodium phenylbutyrate	TABLET;ORAL	020572-001	May 13, 1996	AB	RX	Yes	Yes

Expired US Patents for BUPHENYL

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Horizon Therap Us	BUPHENYL	sodium phenylbutyrate	POWDER;ORAL	020573-001	Apr 30, 1996
Horizon Therap Us	BUPHENYL	sodium phenylbutyrate	TABLET;ORAL	020572-001	May 13, 1996

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for BUPHENYL

Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
Eurocept International B. V.	Pheburane	sodium phenylbutyrate	EMEA/H/C/002500 Treatment of chronic management of urea-cycle disorders.	Authorised	no	no	no	2013-07-30
Immedica Pharma AB	Ammonaps	sodium phenylbutyrate	EMEA/H/C/000219 Ammonaps is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the chronic management of urea cycle disorders, involving deficiencies of carbamylphosphate synthetase, ornithine transcarbamylase orargininosuccinate synthetase.It is indicated in all patients with neonatal-onset presentation (complete enzyme deficiencies, presenting within the first 28 days of life). It is also indicated in patients with late-onset disease(partial enzyme deficiencies, presenting after the first month of life) who have a history of hyperammonaemic encephalopathy.	Authorised	no	no	no	1999-12-07

International Patents for BUPHENYL

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	8504805
European Patent Office	0177499

Supplementary Protection Certificates for BUPHENYL

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1713823	1490064-1	Sweden		PRODUCT NAME: SIMEPREVIR, OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF, INCLUDING SIMEPREVIR SODIUM; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/14/924 20140516
0473687	SPC/GB98/030	United Kingdom		PRODUCT NAME: FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM (3-HYDROXYMETHYL)-5,5-DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN DISODIUM PHOSPHATE ESTER); REGISTERED: UK 0019/0157 19980204
1856135	2090014-8	Sweden		PRODUCT NAME: FOSTAMATINIB OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT OF FOSTAMATINIB, OR A HYDRATE OR SOLVATE OF FOSTAMATINIB OR THE PH ARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT OF FOSTAMATINIB, ESPECIALLY FOSTAMATINIB DISODIUM, OPTIONALLY IN FORM OF A HYDRATE; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/19/1405 20200113
2203431	CA 2015 00014	Denmark		PRODUCT NAME: DASABUVIR OR A SALT THEREOF, INCLUDING DASABUVIR SODIUM MONOHYDRATE; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/14/983 20150115
1948158	93075	Luxembourg		PRODUCT NAME: SACUBITRIL ET VALSARTAN, SOUS FORME DE COMPLEXE SODIQUE SACUBITRIL VALSARTAN, C'EST-A-DIRE DE (3-((1S,3R)-1-BIPHENYL-4-YLMETHYL-3-ETHOXYCARBONYL-1-BUTYLCARBAMOYL)PROPIONATE-(S)-3'-METHYL-2-(PENTANYOL(2''-(TETRAZOL-5-YLATE)BIPHENYL-4'-YLMETHYL)AMINO)BUTYRATE) DE TRISODIUM HEMIPENTAHYDRATE; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/15/1058 20151123
1948158	1690020-1	Sweden		PRODUCT NAME: SACUBITRIL AND VALSARTAN, AS SACUBITRIL VALSARTAN SODIUM SALT COMPLEX, I.E. TRISODIUM 3-((1S,3R)-1-BIPHENYL-4-YLMETHYL-3- ETHOXYCARBONYL-1-BUTYLCARBAMOYL)PROPIONATE-(S)-3-METHYL-2- (PENTANOYL2-(TETRAZOL-5-YLATE)BIPHENYL-4- YLMETHYLAMINO)BUTYRATE HEMIPENTAHYDRATE; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/15/1058 20151123
1758590	2017C/063	Belgium		PRODUCT NAME: SEL DE SODIUM D'ACIDE DESOXYCHOLIQUE; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: SE/H/1547/01/DC 20170612