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Details for Patent: 8,168,218


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Which drugs does patent 8,168,218 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 8,168,218 protects RAYOS and is included in one NDA.

This patent has twenty-three patent family members in nineteen countries.

Summary for Patent: 8,168,218
Title:Delayed release tablet with defined core geometry
Abstract: A press-coated tablet comprising a core containing an drug substance, and a coating, the core being disposed within the coating such that the coating has a first thickness about an axis A-B and a thickness about an orthogonal axis X-Y, such that the coating about the axis X-Y is thicker than the coating about the axis A-B, and is adapted to provide a lag time of between about 2 to 6 hours during which substantially no drug substance is released.
Inventor(s): Vergnault; Guy (Kembs Loechle, FR), Grenier; Pascal (Kappelen, FR), Dragan; Christophe (Geispitzen, FR)
Assignee: Jagotec AG (Muttenz, CH)
Application Number:10/554,538
Patent Claim Types:
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Compound; Dosage form; Formulation; Device; Use;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 8,168,218

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Horizon RAYOS prednisone TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE;ORAL 202020-003 Jul 26, 2012 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOLOGIC, ALLERGIC, PULMONARY,GASTROINTESTINAL,DERMATOLOGIC DISEASES OR CONDITIONS BY THE USE OF A DELAYED RELEASE 5MG PREDNISONE TABLET ⤷  Try a Trial
>Applicant >Tradename >Generic Name >Dosage >NDA >Approval Date >TE >Type >RLD >RS >Patent No. >Patent Expiration >Product >Substance >Delist Req. >Patented / Exclusive Use >Submissiondate

Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 8,168,218

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country Foreign Patent Number Foreign Patent Date
United Kingdom0309342.4Apr 24, 2003
PCT Information
PCT FiledApril 23, 2004PCT Application Number:PCT/IB2004/001693
PCT Publication Date:November 04, 2004PCT Publication Number: WO2004/093843

International Family Members for US Patent 8,168,218

Country Patent Number Estimated Expiration Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration
Austria 512659 ⤷  Try a Trial
Australia 2004231362 ⤷  Try a Trial
Brazil PI0409652 ⤷  Try a Trial
Canada 2523158 ⤷  Try a Trial
China 102525993 ⤷  Try a Trial
>Country >Patent Number >Estimated Expiration >Supplementary Protection Certificate >SPC Country >SPC Expiration

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