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Details for Patent: 9,012,496

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Summary for Patent: 9,012,496
Title:Pharmaceutical compositions of (R)-1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[D][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-N-(1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-6-fluoro-2-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide and administration thereof
Abstract:A pharmaceutical composition comprising Compound 1, (R)-1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxo-5-yl)-N-(1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-6-fluoro-2-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide, and at least one excipient selected from: a filler, a disintegrant, a surfactant, a glidant and a lubricant, the composition being suitable for oral administration to a patient in need thereof to treat a CFTR mediated disease such as Cystic Fibrosis. Methods for treating a patient in need thereof include administering the pharmaceutical composition of Compound 1 are also disclosed.
Inventor(s):Rossitza Gueorguieva Alargova, Craig Antony Dunbar, Irina Nikolaevna Kadiyala
Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc
Application Number:US13/942,617
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 9,012,496
Patent Claim Types:
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Use; Composition; Formulation; Dosage form;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 9,012,496

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Vertex Pharms Inc ALYFTREK deutivacaftor; tezacaftor; vanzacaftor calcium TABLET;ORAL 218730-002 Dec 20, 2024 RX Yes Yes 9,012,496 ⤷  Start Trial TREATMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS IN PATIENTS AGED 6 YEARS AND OLDER WHO HAVE AT LEAST ONE F508DEL MUTATION IN THE CFTR GENE, COMPRISING CONCURRENT COADMINISTRATION OF THE COMPOSITIONS OF CLAIM 1 OF US 9,012,496 FURTHER COMPRISING VNZ ⤷  Start Trial
Vertex Pharms Inc SYMDEKO (COPACKAGED) ivacaftor; ivacaftor, tezacaftor TABLET;ORAL 210491-002 Jun 21, 2019 RX Yes No 9,012,496 ⤷  Start Trial TEZACAFTOR AND IVACAFTOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS IN PATIENTS WHO ARE HOMOZYGOUS FOR THE F508DEL MUTATION OR HETEROZYGOUS FOR THE F508DEL MUTATION AND A SECOND MUTATION THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO TEZACAFTOR/IVACAFTOR ⤷  Start Trial
Vertex Pharms Inc SYMDEKO (COPACKAGED) ivacaftor; ivacaftor, tezacaftor TABLET;ORAL 210491-001 Feb 12, 2018 RX Yes Yes 9,012,496 ⤷  Start Trial TEZACAFTOR AND IVACAFTOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS IN PATIENTS WHO ARE HOMOZYGOUS FOR THE F508DEL MUTATION OR HETEROZYGOUS FOR THE F508DEL MUTATION AND A SECOND MUTATION THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO TEZACAFTOR/IVACAFTOR ⤷  Start Trial
Vertex Pharms Inc TRIKAFTA (COPACKAGED) elexacaftor, ivacaftor, tezacaftor; ivacaftor TABLET;ORAL 212273-002 Jun 8, 2021 RX Yes No 9,012,496 ⤷  Start Trial TREATMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS IN PATIENTS AGED 6 YEARS AND OLDER WHO HAVE AT LEAST ONE F508DEL MUTATION IN THE CFTR GENE WITH A COMPOSITION COMPRISING ELEXACAFTOR, TEZACAFTOR, AND IVACAFTOR; AND ANOTHER COMPOSITION COMPRISING IVACAFTOR ⤷  Start Trial
Vertex Pharms Inc TRIKAFTA (COPACKAGED) elexacaftor, ivacaftor, tezacaftor; ivacaftor TABLET;ORAL 212273-001 Oct 21, 2019 RX Yes Yes 9,012,496 ⤷  Start Trial TREATMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS IN PATIENTS AGED 12 YEARS AND OLDER WHO HAVE AT LEAST ONE F508DEL MUTATION IN THE CFTR GENE WITH A COMPOSITION COMPRISING ELEXACAFTOR, TEZACAFTOR, AND IVACAFTOR; AND ANOTHER COMPOSITION COMPRISING IVACAFTOR ⤷  Start Trial
Vertex Pharms Inc TRIKAFTA (COPACKAGED) elexacaftor, ivacaftor, tezacaftor; ivacaftor TABLET;ORAL 212273-001 Oct 21, 2019 RX Yes Yes 9,012,496 ⤷  Start Trial TREATMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS IN PATIENTS AGED 6 YEARS AND OLDER WHO HAVE AT LEAST ONE F508DEL MUTATION IN THE CFTR GENE WITH A COMPOSITION COMPRISING ELEXACAFTOR, TEZACAFTOR, AND IVACAFTOR; AND ANOTHER COMPOSITION COMPRISING IVACAFTOR ⤷  Start Trial
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International Family Members for US Patent 9,012,496

Country Patent Number Estimated Expiration Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration
Argentina 092857 ⤷  Start Trial
Australia 2013290444 ⤷  Start Trial
Australia 2018208694 ⤷  Start Trial
Canada 2878057 ⤷  Start Trial
European Patent Office 2872122 ⤷  Start Trial
Hong Kong 1209318 ⤷  Start Trial
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