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Details for Patent: 8,889,176


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Which drugs does patent 8,889,176 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 8,889,176 protects LAZANDA and is included in one NDA.

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

Summary for Patent: 8,889,176
Title:Method of managing or treating pain
Abstract: A composition for the intranasal delivery of fentanyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to an animal includes an aqueous solution of fentanyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive selected from (i) a pectin and (ii) a poloxamer and chitosan or a salt or derivative thereof; provided that when the composition comprises a pectin it is substantially free of divalent metal ions; and which, in comparison to a simple aqueous solution of fentanyl administered intranasally at the same dose, provides a peak plasma concentration of fentanyl (C.sub.max) that is from 10 to 80% of that achieved using a simple aqueous solution of fentanyl administered intranasally at an identical fentanyl dose. A method for treating or managing pain by intranasally administering the composition is also disclosed.
Inventor(s): Watts; Peter James (Nottingham, GB), Castile; Jonathan David (Nottingham, GB), Lafferty; William Columbus (Leicester, GB), Smith; Alan (Nottingham, GB)
Assignee: Depomed, Inc. (Newark, CA)
Application Number:13/541,314
Patent Claim Types:
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Use; Composition; Formulation;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 8,889,176

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Btcp Pharma LAZANDA fentanyl citrate SPRAY, METERED;NASAL 022569-001 Jun 30, 2011 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial MANAGEMENT OF BREAKTHROUGH PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER ⤷  Try a Trial
Btcp Pharma LAZANDA fentanyl citrate SPRAY, METERED;NASAL 022569-002 Jun 30, 2011 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial MANAGEMENT OF BREAKTHROUGH PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER ⤷  Try a Trial
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Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 8,889,176

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country Foreign Patent Number Foreign Patent Date
United Kingdom0300531.1Jan 10, 2003

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