Details for Patent: 8,193,196

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Which drugs does patent 8,193,196 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 8,193,196 protects XIFAXAN and is included in one NDA.

This patent has thirty-four patent family members in twenty-six countries.

Summary for Patent: 8,193,196

Title:	Polymorphous forms of rifaximin, processes for their production and use thereof in the medicinal preparations
Abstract:	Crystalline polymorphous forms of the rifaximin (INN) antibiotic named rifaximin δ and rifaximin ε useful in the production of medicinal preparations 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 determinate temperature and for a determinate period of time, followed by a drying carried out under controlled conditions until reaching a settled water content in the end product, are the object of the invention.
Inventor(s):	Giuseppe Claudio Viscomi, Manuela Campana, Donatella Confortini, Maria Miriam Barbanti, Dario Braga
Assignee:	Alfasigma SpA
Application Number:	US11/658,702
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 8,193,196
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims	Use; Composition; Formulation; Delivery; Dosage form;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 8,193,196

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	021361-002	Mar 24, 2010	AB	RX	Yes	Yes			Y	Y		TREATMENT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME WITH DIARRHEA (IBS-D) IN ADULTS AND SYMPTOMS THEREOF
Salix Pharms	XIFAXAN	rifaximin	TABLET;ORAL	021361-002	Mar 24, 2010	AB	RX	Yes	Yes			Y	Y		TREATMENT OF IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME WITH DIARRHEA (IBS-D) IN ADULTS

Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 8,193,196

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country	Foreign Patent Number	Foreign Patent Date
	05004695	Mar 03, 2005

PCT Information
PCT Filed	February 27, 2006	PCT Application Number:	PCT/EP2006/001755
PCT Publication Date:	September 14, 2006	PCT Publication Number:	WO2006/094662

International Family Members for US Patent 8,193,196

Country	Patent Number	Estimated Expiration	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration
Australia	2006222312
Brazil	PI0608073
Canada	2594789
China	1900077
Denmark	1698630
European Patent Office	1698630
Spain	2522895