Empagliflozin - Generic Drug Details

What are the generic sources for empagliflozin and what is the scope of freedom to operate?

Empagliflozin is the generic ingredient in seven branded drugs marketed by Zydus Pharms and Boehringer Ingelheim, and is included in seven NDAs. There are twenty patents protecting this compound and one Paragraph IV challenge. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.

Empagliflozin has two hundred and thirty-two patent family members in forty-four countries.

There are twenty-two drug master file entries for empagliflozin. Four suppliers are listed for this compound. There are nine tentative approvals for this compound.

Summary for empagliflozin

International Patents:	232
US Patents:	20
Tradenames:	7
Applicants:	2
NDAs:	7
Drug Master File Entries:	22
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	4
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	83
Clinical Trials:	279
Patent Applications:	2,319
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for empagliflozin
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in empagliflozin?	empagliflozin excipients list
DailyMed Link:	empagliflozin at DailyMed

Recent Clinical Trials for empagliflozin

Identify potential brand extensions & 505(b)(2) entrants

Sponsor	Phase
Omar Tarek Elfarargi	Phase 2/Phase 3
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc	Phase 2
Juan Badimon	Phase 4

See all empagliflozin clinical trials

Generic filers with tentative approvals for EMPAGLIFLOZIN

Applicant	Application No.	Strength	Dosage Form
		25MG;5MG	TABLET;ORAL
		25MG	TABLET;ORAL
		10MG	TABLET;ORAL

The 'tentative' approval signifies that the product meets all FDA standards for marketing, and, but for the patents / regulatory protections, it would approved.

Pharmacology for empagliflozin

Drug Class	Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor
Mechanism of Action	Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for EMPAGLIFLOZIN

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
JARDIANCE	Tablets	empagliflozin	10 mg and 25 mg	204629	14	2018-08-01

US Patents and Regulatory Information for empagliflozin

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Boehringer Ingelheim	JARDIANCE	empagliflozin	TABLET;ORAL	204629-002	Aug 1, 2014	AB	RX	Yes	Yes
Boehringer Ingelheim	GLYXAMBI	empagliflozin; linagliptin	TABLET;ORAL	206073-002	Jan 30, 2015		RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Boehringer Ingelheim	TRIJARDY XR	empagliflozin; linagliptin; metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	212614-001	Jan 27, 2020		RX	Yes	No			Y
Boehringer Ingelheim	TRIJARDY XR	empagliflozin; linagliptin; metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	212614-002	Jan 27, 2020		RX	Yes	No			Y
Boehringer Ingelheim	SYNJARDY XR	empagliflozin; metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	208658-004	Dec 9, 2016		RX	Yes	Yes
Boehringer Ingelheim	SYNJARDY	empagliflozin; metformin hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	206111-004	Aug 26, 2015	AB	RX	Yes	Yes

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for empagliflozin

Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH	Jardiance	empagliflozin	EMEA/H/C/002677 Type 2 diabetes mellitus, , Jardiance is indicated for the treatment of adults with insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus as an adjunct to diet and exercise - as monotherapy when metformin is considered inappropriate due to intolerance - in addition to other medicinal products for the treatment of diabetes For study results with respect to combinations, effects on glycaemic control and cardiovascular events, and the populations studied, see sections 4.4, 4.5 and 5.1., , , , Heart failure, , Jardiance is indicated in adults for the treatment of symptomatic chronic heart failure.,	Authorised	no	no	no	2014-05-22

International Patents for empagliflozin

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
European Patent Office	2981271	USAGES THÉRAPEUTIQUES D'EMPAGLIFLOZINE (THERAPEUTIC USES OF EMPAGLIFLOZIN)
Argentina	077512	DERIVADOS DE BENCENO SUSTITUIDOS POR GLUCOPIRANOSILO, MEDICAMENTOS QUE CONTIENEN ESOS COMPUESTOS, SU APLICACION Y PROCEDIMIENTO PARA SU PREPARACION
Japan	4181605
Singapore	151271	GLUCOPYRANOSYL-SUBSTITUTED BENZOL DERIVATIVES, DRUGS CONTAINING SAID COMPOUNDS, THE USE THEREOF AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
Canada	2606650	FORME CRISTALLINE DE 1-CHLORO-4-(.BETA.-D-GLUCOPYRANOS-1-YL)-2-[4-((S)-TETRAHYDROFURAN-3-YLOXY)-BENZYL]-BENZENE, SON PROCEDE DE PREPARATION ET SON UTILISATION DANS LA PREPARATION DE MEDICAMENTS (CRYSTALLINE FORM OF 1-CHLORO-4-(.BETA.-D-GLUCOPYRANOS-1-YL)-2-[4-((S)-TETRAHYDROFURAN-3-YLOXY)-BENZYL]-BENZENE, A METHOD FOR ITS PREPARATION AND THE USE THEREOF FOR PREPARING MEDICAMENTS)
Japan	2009046513	CRYSTALLINE FORM OF 1-CHLORO-4-(beta-D-GLUCOPYRANOS-1-YL)-2-[4-((S)-TETRAHYDROFURAN-3-YLOXY)-BENZYL]-BENZENE, METHOD FOR ITS PREPARATION, AND USE THEREOF FOR PREPARING MEDICAMENT

Supplementary Protection Certificates for empagliflozin

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1730131	122014000099	Germany		PRODUCT NAME: EMPAGLIFLOZIN UND DESSEN SALZE, INSBESONDERE EMPAGLIFLOZIN; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/14/930 20140522
2187879	2017020	Norway		PRODUCT NAME: EMPAGLIFLOZIN OG LINAGLIPTIN; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/16/1146-001-018 20161209
2187879	122017000024	Germany		PRODUCT NAME: EMPAGLIFLOZIN MIT LINAGLIPTIN ODER EINEM PHARMAZEUTISCH AKZEPTABLEN SALZ HIERVON; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/16/1146/001-018 20161111
1730131	1490061-7	Sweden		PERIOD OF VALIDITY (FROM - UNTIL): 20250312 - 20290526
1730131	568	Finland
1730131	C01730131/04	Switzerland		PRODUCT NAME: EMPAGLIFLOZIN; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: SWISSMEDIC-ZULASSUNG 63227 13.09.2021