MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE - Generic Drug Details

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What are the generic drug sources for melphalan hydrochloride and what is the scope of patent protection?

Melphalan hydrochloride is the generic ingredient in five branded drugs marketed by Apotex, Actavis Llc, Almaject, Arthur Grp, Bpi Labs, Dr Reddys, Endo Operations, Fresenius Kabi Usa, Gland Pharma Ltd, Hetero Labs, Hikma, Ingenus Pharms Llc, Meitheal, Mylan Institutional, Sagent Pharms Inc, Uswm, Delcath Systems Inc, and Acrotech Biopharma, and is included in twenty-one NDAs. There are eighteen patents protecting this compound and one Paragraph IV challenge. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.

Melphalan hydrochloride has one hundred and twenty-eight patent family members in twenty-six countries.

There are nine drug master file entries for melphalan hydrochloride. Seventeen suppliers are listed for this compound.

Summary for MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE

International Patents:	128
US Patents:	18
Tradenames:	5
Applicants:	18
NDAs:	21
Drug Master File Entries:	9
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	17
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	24
Clinical Trials:	869
Patent Applications:	1,438
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE?	MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE excipients list
DailyMed Link:	MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE at DailyMed

Recent Clinical Trials for MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE

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Sponsor	Phase
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society	Phase 1/Phase 2
St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation	Phase 1/Phase 2
Rising Tide Foundation	Phase 1/Phase 2

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Pharmacology for MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE

Drug Class	Alkylating Drug
Mechanism of Action	Alkylating Activity

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE

L01AA	Nitrogen mustard analogues
L01A	ALKYLATING AGENTS
L01	ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS
L	Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
EVOMELA	Injection	melphalan hydrochloride	50 mg/vial	207155	1	2017-09-08

US Patents and Regulatory Information for MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE

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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
Delcath Systems Inc	HEPZATO	melphalan hydrochloride	POWDER;INTRA-ARTERIAL	201848-001	Aug 14, 2023		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ Sign Up
Arthur Grp	MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE	melphalan hydrochloride	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	211463-001	Sep 13, 2019	AP	RX	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Mylan Institutional	MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE	melphalan hydrochloride	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	090299-001	Oct 27, 2009		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Acrotech Biopharma	EVOMELA	melphalan hydrochloride	POWDER;INTRAVENOUS	207155-001	Mar 10, 2016		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ Sign Up
Almaject	MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE	melphalan hydrochloride	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	204817-001	May 17, 2019	AP	RX	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Bpi Labs	MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE	melphalan hydrochloride	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	209197-001	May 8, 2020	AP	RX	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Delcath Systems Inc	HEPZATO	melphalan hydrochloride	POWDER;INTRA-ARTERIAL	201848-001	Aug 14, 2023		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Apotex	ALKERAN	melphalan hydrochloride	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	020207-001	Nov 18, 1992	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
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International Patents for MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Mexico	360192	COMPOSICIONES DE CICLODEXTRINAS ALQUILADAS Y PROCESOS PARA PREPARAR Y USAR LAS MISMAS. (ALKYLATED CYCLODEXTRIN COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING AND USING THE SAME.)	⤷ Sign Up
Japan	2016166368	アルキル化シクロデキストリン組成物ならびにその調製方法および使用方法 (ALKYLATED CYCLODEXTRIN COMPOSITION AS WELL AS PREPARATION METHOD AND USE METHOD THEREOF)	⤷ Sign Up
Poland	3360588		⤷ Sign Up
China	114053423	磺烷基醚环糊精组合物 (Sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin compositions)	⤷ Sign Up
China	105288650	Sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin compositions	⤷ Sign Up
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	2009134347		⤷ Sign Up
Brazil	112015008954	composições de ciclodextrina alquilatada e processos para preparação e uso das mesmas	⤷ Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for MELPHALAN HYDROCHLORIDE

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Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
2701720	CR 2022 00054	Denmark	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: MELPHALAN FLUFENAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/22/1669 20220818
2701720	122023000007	Germany	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: MELPHALANFLUFENAMID HYDROCHLORID; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/22/1669 20220817
2701720	23C1000	France	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: MELPHALAN FLUFENAMIDE ET SES SELS PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLES, TELS QUE LE CHLORHYDRATE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/22/1669 20220818
2701720	3/2023	Austria	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: MELPHALANFLUFENAMID-HYDROCHLORID; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/22/1669 (MITTEILUNG) 20220818
2701720	CA 2022 00054	Denmark	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: MELPHALAN FLUFENAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/22/1669 20220818
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