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Details for Patent: 7,906,542

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Which drugs does patent 7,906,542 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 7,906,542 protects XIFAXAN and is included in two NDAs.

This patent has ninety-four patent family members in thirty-seven countries.

Summary for Patent: 7,906,542

Title:	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising polymorphic forms .alpha., .beta., and .gamma. of rifaximin
Abstract:	Crystalline polymorphous forms of rifaximin (INN), referred to as rifaximin .alpha. and rifaximin .beta., and a poorly crystalline form referred to as rifaximin .gamma., useful in the production of medicaments containing rifaximin for oral and topical use and obtained by means of a crystallization process carried out by hot-dissolving the raw rifaximin in ethyl alcohol and by causing the crystallization of the product by addition of water at a fixed temperature and for a fixed period of time, followed by a drying under controlled conditions until reaching a precise water content in the end product, are the object of the invention.
Inventor(s):	Viscomi; Giuseppe Claudio (Bologna, IT), Campana; Manuela (Bologna, IT), Braga; Dario (Bologna, IT), Confortini; Donatella (Bologna, IT), Cannata; Vincenzo (Bologna, IT), Righi; Paolo (Bologna, IT), Rosini; Goffredo (Bologna, IT)
Assignee:	Alfa Wassermann, S.p.A. (Bologna, IT)
Application Number:	12/119,622
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 7,906,542
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims	Composition; Dosage form; Formulation;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 7,906,542

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Patented / Exclusive Use	Submissiondate
Salix Pharms	XIFAXAN	rifaximin	TABLET;ORAL	021361-001	May 25, 2004		RX	Yes	Yes			Y	Y
Salix Pharms	XIFAXAN	rifaximin	TABLET;ORAL	022554-001	Mar 24, 2010		RX	Yes	Yes			Y	Y

International Family Members for US Patent 7,906,542

Country	Patent Number	Estimated Expiration	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration
Argentina	043547
Argentina	081991
Argentina	081992
Austria	361927