Sodium oxybate - Generic Drug Details

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

Sodium oxybate is the generic ingredient in two branded drugs marketed by Hikma and Jazz Pharms, and is included in two NDAs. There are eight patents protecting this compound and one Paragraph IV challenge. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.

Sodium oxybate has thirty-two patent family members in twenty-one countries.

There are five drug master file entries for sodium oxybate. One supplier is listed for this compound. There are three tentative approvals for this compound.

Summary for sodium oxybate

International Patents:	32
US Patents:	8
Tradenames:	2
Applicants:	2
NDAs:	2
Drug Master File Entries:	5
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	51
Clinical Trials:	47
Patent Applications:	6,388
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for sodium oxybate
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in sodium oxybate?	sodium oxybate excipients list
DailyMed Link:	sodium oxybate at DailyMed

Recent Clinical Trials for sodium oxybate

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

Sponsor	Phase
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer	Phase 4
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Early Phase 1
Fundación FLS de Lucha Contra el Sida, las Enfermedades Infecciosas y la Promoción de la Salud y la Ciencia	Phase 1

See all sodium oxybate clinical trials

Generic filers with tentative approvals for SODIUM OXYBATE

Applicant	Application No.	Strength	Dosage Form
		500MG/ML	SOLUTION;ORAL
		500MG/ML	SOLUTION;ORAL
		9G	SUSPENSION;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 sodium oxybate

Drug Class	Central Nervous System Depressant
Physiological Effect	Central Nervous System Depression Decreased Central Nervous System Organized Electrical Activity

Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) Categories for sodium oxybate

Adjuvants, Anesthesia

Anesthetics, Intravenous

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for SODIUM OXYBATE

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
XYREM	Oral Solution	sodium oxybate	500 mg/mL	021196	1	2010-07-08

US Patents and Regulatory Information for sodium oxybate

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Jazz Pharms	XYREM	sodium oxybate	SOLUTION;ORAL	021196-001	Jul 17, 2002		RX	Yes	Yes
Jazz Pharms	XYREM	sodium oxybate	SOLUTION;ORAL	021196-001	Jul 17, 2002		RX	Yes	Yes
Jazz Pharms	XYREM	sodium oxybate	SOLUTION;ORAL	021196-001	Jul 17, 2002		RX	Yes	Yes					Y
Jazz Pharms	XYREM	sodium oxybate	SOLUTION;ORAL	021196-001	Jul 17, 2002		RX	Yes	Yes					Y
Jazz Pharms	XYREM	sodium oxybate	SOLUTION;ORAL	021196-001	Jul 17, 2002		RX	Yes	Yes					Y

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for sodium oxybate

Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
UCB Pharma Ltd	Xyrem	sodium oxybate	EMEA/H/C/000593 Treatment of narcolepsy with cataplexy in adult patients.	Authorised	no	no	no	2005-10-13
D&A Pharma	Hopveus	sodium oxybate	EMEA/H/C/004962 Substitution treatment for alcohol dependence within a framework of careful medical supervision along with continuous psychosocial support and social rehabilitation. Treatment should be initiated only in patients resistant to existing interventions or in patients for whom existing therapies are contra-indicated or not recommended.,	Refused	no	no	no		2020-07-06

International Patents for sodium oxybate

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Slovenia	3335708
Denmark	2961399
Denmark	3335708
Portugal	2961399
Mexico	2015011242	METODO DE ADMINISTRACION DE GAMMA HIDROXIBUTIRATO CON TRANSPORTES DE MONOCARBOXILATO. (ADMINISTRATION OF GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRATE WITH MONOCARBOXYLATE TRANSPORTERS.)

Supplementary Protection Certificates for sodium oxybate

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1856135	CR 2020 00018	Denmark		PRODUCT NAME: FOSTAMATINIB OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT OF FOSTAMATINIB, OR A HYDRATE, SOLVATE OR N-OXIDE OF FOSTAMATINIB OR THE PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT OF FOSTAMATINIB, ESPECIALLY FOSTAMATINIB DISODIUM, OPTIONALLY IN FORM OF A HYDRATE; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/19/1405 20200113
1758590	LUC00029	Luxembourg		PRODUCT NAME: SEL DE SODIUM D'ACIDE DEOXYCHOLIQUE; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: IS/1/16/071/01 20170401
2932970	18C1043	France		PRODUCT NAME: UNE COMBINAISON COMPRENANT DU DOLUTEGRAVIR OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELUI-CI,EN PARTICULIER LE SEL DE SODIUM DU DOLUTEGRAVIR,ET DE LA RILPIVIRINE OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELLE-CI,EN PARTICULIER LE CHLORHYDRATE DE RILPIVIRINE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/18/1282 20180518
1856135	LUC00153	Luxembourg		PRODUCT NAME: FOSTAMATINIB OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE FOSTAMATINIB, OU UN HYDRATE, SOLVATE OU N-OXYDE DE FOSTAMATINIB OU LE SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE FOSTAMATINIB, EN PARTICULIER FOSTAMATINIB DISODIUM, EVENTUELLEMENT SOUS FORME D'HYDRATE; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/19/1405 20200113
0186405	SPC/GB00/021	United Kingdom		PRODUCT NAME: (1-HYDROXY-2-(3-PYRIDINYL)ETHYLIDENE)BIS(PHOSPHONIC ACID) "RESIDRONATE" AND SALTS THEREOF, ESPECIALLY THE SODIUM SALT; REGISTERED: SE 15296 19991007; SE 15297 19991007; UK PL 00364/0070 20000316