Ivacaftor - Generic Drug Details

What are the generic sources for ivacaftor and what is the scope of patent protection?

Ivacaftor is the generic ingredient in three branded drugs marketed by Vertex Pharms Inc and Vertex Pharms, and is included in five NDAs. There are forty-three patents protecting this compound. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.

Ivacaftor has two hundred and fifty-five patent family members in thirty-three countries.

There are three drug master file entries for ivacaftor. One supplier is listed for this compound. There is one tentative approval for this compound.

Summary for ivacaftor

International Patents:	255
US Patents:	43
Tradenames:	3
Applicants:	2
NDAs:	5
Drug Master File Entries:	3
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	104
Clinical Trials:	126
Patent Applications:	1,473
Drug Prices:	Drug price trends for ivacaftor
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for ivacaftor
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in ivacaftor?	ivacaftor excipients list
DailyMed Link:	ivacaftor at DailyMed

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DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Loss of Exclusivity (LOE) Date for ivacaftor

Dosage:

GRANULE;ORAL

Dosage:

TABLET;ORAL

^*The generic entry opportunity date is the latter of the last compound-claiming patent and the last regulatory exclusivity protection. Many factors can influence early or later generic entry. This date is provided as a rough estimate of generic entry potential and should not be used as an independent source.

Recent Clinical Trials for ivacaftor

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

Sponsor	Phase
Qanatpharma Canada LTD	Phase 1
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Phase 4
Chiesi USA, Inc.	Phase 4

See all ivacaftor clinical trials

Generic filers with tentative approvals for IVACAFTOR

Applicant	Application No.	Strength	Dosage Form
		150MG	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 ivacaftor

Drug Class	Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Potentiator
Mechanism of Action	Chloride Channel Activation Potentiators Cytochrome P450 2C9 Inhibitors Cytochrome P450 3A Inhibitors P-Glycoprotein Inhibitors

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for ivacaftor

R07AX	Other respiratory system products
R07A	OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM PRODUCTS
R07	OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM PRODUCTS
R	Respiratory system

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for IVACAFTOR

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
KALYDECO	Oral Granules	ivacaftor	25 mg, 50 mg and 75 mg	207925	1	2022-04-13
KALYDECO	Tablets	ivacaftor	150 mg	203188	1	2020-06-10

US Patents and Regulatory Information for ivacaftor

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Vertex Pharms Inc	SYMDEKO (COPACKAGED)	ivacaftor; ivacaftor, tezacaftor	TABLET;ORAL	210491-002	Jun 21, 2019		RX	Yes	No
Vertex Pharms Inc	KALYDECO	ivacaftor	GRANULE;ORAL	207925-003	Apr 29, 2019		RX	Yes	No
Vertex Pharms Inc	KALYDECO	ivacaftor	GRANULE;ORAL	207925-002	Mar 17, 2015		RX	Yes	Yes			Y	Y
Vertex Pharms Inc	ORKAMBI	ivacaftor; lumacaftor	TABLET;ORAL	206038-001	Jul 2, 2015		RX	Yes	Yes
Vertex Pharms Inc	ORKAMBI	ivacaftor; lumacaftor	GRANULE;ORAL	211358-002	Aug 7, 2018		RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Vertex Pharms Inc	ORKAMBI	ivacaftor; lumacaftor	GRANULE;ORAL	211358-001	Aug 7, 2018		RX	Yes	No

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for ivacaftor

Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) Limited	Kalydeco	ivacaftor	EMEA/H/C/002494 Kalydeco tablets are indicated:As monotherapy for the treatment of adults, adolescents, and children aged 6 years and older and weighing 25 kg or more with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have an R117H CFTR mutation or one of the following gating (class III) mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene: G551D, G1244E, G1349D, G178R, G551S, S1251N, S1255P, S549N or S549R (see sections 4.4 and 5.1).In a combination regimen with tezacaftor/ivacaftor tablets for the treatment of adults, adolescents, and children aged 6 years and older with cystic fibrosis (CF) who are homozygous for the F508del mutation or who are heterozygous for the F508del mutation and have one of the following mutations in the CFTR gene: P67L, R117C, L206W, R352Q, A455E, D579G, 711+3A→G, S945L, S977F, R1070W, D1152H, 2789+5G→A, 3272 26A→G, and 3849+10kbC→T.In a combination regimen with ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor tablets for the treatment of adults, adolescents, and children aged 6 years and older with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have at least one F508del mutation in the CFTR gene (see section 5.1).Kalydeco granules are indicated for the treatment of infants aged at least 4 months, toddlers and children weighing 5 kg to less than 25 kg with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have an R117H CFTR mutation or one of the following gating (class III) mutations in the CFTR gene: G551D, G1244E, G1349D, G178R, G551S, S1251N, S1255P, S549N or S549R (see sections 4.4 and 5.1).	Authorised	no	no	no	2012-07-23

International Patents for ivacaftor

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Mexico	2007000095	MODULADORES DE TRANSPORTADORES CON CASETE DE UNION CON ATP. (MODULATORS OF ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS.)
European Patent Office	2502911	Modulateurs de transporteurs de cassette de liaison à l ́ATP (Modulators of ATP-binding cassette transporters)
New Zealand	600707	4-oxo-1h-quinoline-3-carboxamides as modulators of atp-binding cassette transporters
Denmark	3345625
European Patent Office	3705477	MODULATEURS DE TRANSPORTEURS DE CASSETTE À LIAISON ATP (MODULATORS OF ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS)
Lithuania	2464337

Supplementary Protection Certificates for ivacaftor

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1773816	15C0045	France		PRODUCT NAME: IVACAFTOR, OU L'UN DE SES SELS PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLES; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/12/782/001-002 20120725
3170818	C03170818/01	Switzerland		PRODUCT NAME: IVACAFTOR + LUMACAFTOR; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: SWISSMEDIC-ZULASSUNG 65981 02.09.2016
1773816	CA 2015 00038	Denmark		PRODUCT NAME: IVACAFTOR, N-(5-HYDROXY-2,4-DITERT-BUTYL-PHENYL)-4-OXO-1H-QUINOLIN-3-CARBOXAMID ELLER ET FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABLET SALT DERAF; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/12/782/001-002 20120723
3170818	SPC/GB20/041	United Kingdom		PRODUCT NAME: A COMBINATION OF (A) 3-(6-(1-(2,2-DIFLUOROBENZO(D)(1,3)DIOXOL-5-YL)CYCLOPROPANECARBOXAMIDO)-3-METHYLPYRIDIN-2-YL)BENZOIC ACID (I.E. LUMACAFTOR) AND (B) N-(5-HYDROXY-2,4-DITERT-BUTYL-PHENYL)-4-OXO-1H-QUINOLINE-3-CARBOXAMIDE (I.E. IVACAFTOR) OR A PHARMACEUT; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/15/1059(NI) 20151124; UK PLGB 22352/0004 20151124
1773816	300748	Netherlands		PRODUCT NAME: N-(5-HYDROXY-2,4-DI-TERT-BUTYL-FENYL)-4-OXO-1H-CHINOLINE-3-CARBOXAMIDE (INN: IVACAFTOR) OF EEN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT DAARVAN; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/12/782/001-002 20120725
2826776	21C1018	France		PRODUCT NAME: TEZACAFTOR ET IVACAFTOR, SOUS TOUTES LES FORMES PROTEGEES PAR LE BREVET DE BASE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/18/1306 20181106