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-four 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 eighty patent family members in forty-five countries.

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

Summary for empagliflozin

International Patents:	280
US Patents:	24
Tradenames:	7
Applicants:	2
NDAs:	7
Drug Master File Entries:	22
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	4
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	91
Clinical Trials:	328
Patent Applications:	1,475
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
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Phase 1/Phase 2
Diabetes Canada	Phase 4
Rigshospitalet, Denmark	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

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for empagliflozin

A10BK	Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors
A10B	BLOOD GLUCOSE LOWERING DRUGS, EXCL. INSULINS
A10	DRUGS USED IN DIABETES
A	Alimentary tract and metabolism

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	204629-001	Aug 1, 2014		RX	Yes	No
Boehringer Ingelheim	SYNJARDY XR	empagliflozin; metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	208658-001	Dec 9, 2016		RX	Yes	No
Boehringer Ingelheim	GLYXAMBI	empagliflozin; linagliptin	TABLET;ORAL	206073-002	Jan 30, 2015		RX	Yes	Yes					Y
Zydus Pharms	EMPAGLIFLOZIN AND METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE	empagliflozin; metformin hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	212198-003	Jul 7, 2022		DISCN	No	No
Boehringer Ingelheim	TRIJARDY XR	empagliflozin; linagliptin; metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	212614-001	Jan 27, 2020		RX	Yes	No					Y

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 mellitusJardiance is indicated for the treatment of adults with insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus as an adjunct to diet and exerciseas monotherapy when metformin is considered in addition to other medicinal products for the treatment of diabetesFor study results with respect to combinations of therapies, effects on glycaemic control, and cardiovascular and renal events, and the populations studied, see sections 4.4, 4.5 and 5.1. of the annex.Heart failureJardiance is indicated in adults for the treatment of symptomatic chronic heart failure. Chronic kidney diseaseJardiance is indicated in adults for the treatment of chronic kidney disease.	Authorised	no	no	no	2014-05-22

International Patents for empagliflozin

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Croatia	P20190101
Serbia	55205	FARMACEUTSKA KOMPOZICIJA KOJA SADRŽI GLUKOPIRANOZILOM SUPSTITUISANI DERIVAT BENZENA (PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A GLUCOPYRANOSYL-SUBSTITUTED BENZENE DERIVATIVE)
European Patent Office	2698152	Composition pharmaceutique comprenant un dérivé de benzène substitué de glucopyranosyl (Pharmaceutical composition comprising a glucopyranosyl-substituted benzene derivative)
European Patent Office	4119136	UTILISATIONS THÉRAPEUTIQUES D'EMPAGLIFLOZINE (THERAPEUTIC USES OF EMPAGLIFLOZIN)
Japan	5147314

Supplementary Protection Certificates for empagliflozin

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
2187879	20/2017	Austria		PRODUCT NAME: KOMBINATION VON EMPAGLIFLOZIN UND LINAGLIPTIN ODER PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRETBARE SALZE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/16/1146 (MITTEILUNG) 20161115
1730131	C 2014 039	Romania		PRODUCT NAME: EMPAGLIFOZIN SI SARURILE ACESTUIA, IN SPECIAL EMPAGLIFOZIN(1S)-1,5-ANHIDRO-1-C-{4-CLORO-3-[(4-{[(3S)-OXOLAN-3-IL]OXI}FENIL)METIL}-D-GLUCITOL; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: EU/1/14/930; DATE OF NATIONAL AUTHORISATION: 20140522; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): EU/1/14/930; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20140522
1730131	14C0074	France		PRODUCT NAME: EMPAGLIFLOZINE ET SES SELS, EN PARTICULIER L'EMPAGLIFLOZINE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/14/930 20140527
1730131	568	Finland
2187879	SPC/GB17/031	United Kingdom		PRODUCT NAME: 1-CHLORO-4-(SS-D-GLUCOPYRANOS-1-YL)-2-(4-((S)-TETRAHYDROFURAN-3-YLOXY)-BENZYL)-BENZENE (I.E. EMPAGLIFLOZIN) IN COMBINATION WITH 1-((4 METHYL-QUINAZOLIN-2-YL)METHYL)-3-METHYL-7-(2-BUTYN-1-YL)-8-(3-(R)-AMINO-PIPERIDIN-1-YL)-XANTHINE (I.E. LINAGLIPTIN) OR A P; REGISTERED: UK PLGB 14598/0191 (GB) 20161115; UK EU/1/16/1146/014(NI) 20161115; UK EU/1/16/1146/015(NI) 20161115; UK EU/1/16/1146/016(NI) 20161115; UK EU/1/16/1146/017(NI) 20161115; UK EU/1/16/1146/018(NI) 20161115; UK EU/1/16/1146/007(NI) 20161115; UK EU/1/16/1146/001(NI) 20161115; UK EU/1/16/1146/013(NI) 20161115; UK EU/1/16/1146/002(NI) 20161115; UK EU/1/16/1146/003(NI) 20161115; UK EU/1/16/1146/004(NI) 20161115; UK...