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ACTOPLUS MET XR Drug Patent Profile


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Which patents cover Actoplus Met Xr, and when can generic versions of Actoplus Met Xr launch?

Actoplus Met Xr is a drug marketed by Takeda Pharms Usa and is included in one NDA. There are five patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has seventy-two patent family members in twenty-five countries.

The generic ingredient in ACTOPLUS MET XR is metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride. There are forty-nine drug master file entries for this compound. Six suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Generic Entry Outlook for Actoplus Met Xr

There have been four patent litigation cases involving the patents protecting this drug, indicating strong interest in generic launch. Recent data indicate that 63% of patent challenges are decided in favor of the generic patent challenger and that 54% of successful patent challengers promptly launch generic drugs.

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Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for ACTOPLUS MET XR
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
ACTOPLUS MET XR Extended-release Tablets metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride 15 mg/1000 mg and 30 mg/1000 mg 022024 1 2011-09-23

US Patents and Regulatory Information for ACTOPLUS MET XR

ACTOPLUS MET XR is protected by five US patents.

Patents protecting ACTOPLUS MET XR

Pharmaceutical formulation containing a biguanide and a thiazolidinedione derivative
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Pharmaceutical formulation containing a biguanide and a thiazolidinedione derivative
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Pharmaceutical formulation containing a biguanide and a thiazolidinedione derivative
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Pharmaceutical formulation containing a biguanide and a thiazolidinedione derivative
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Pharmaceutical formulation containing a biguanide and a thiazolidinedione derivative
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Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOPLUS MET XR metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 022024-001 May 12, 2009 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOPLUS MET XR metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 022024-002 May 12, 2009 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOPLUS MET XR metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 022024-001 May 12, 2009 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOPLUS MET XR metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 022024-002 May 12, 2009 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOPLUS MET XR metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 022024-001 May 12, 2009 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
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Expired US Patents for ACTOPLUS MET XR

International Patents for ACTOPLUS MET XR

When does loss-of-exclusivity occur for ACTOPLUS MET XR?

Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the following patents block generic entry in the countries listed below:

Argentina

Patent: 4238
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Generics may enter earlier, or later, based on new patent filings, patent extensions, patent invalidation, early generic licensing, generic entry preferences, and other factors.

See the table below for additional patents covering ACTOPLUS MET XR around the world.

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Hong Kong 1037963 ⤷  Try a Trial
Japan 4718465 ⤷  Try a Trial
New Zealand 580804 Novel pharmaceutical formulation containing a biguanide and a thiazolidinedione derivative ⤷  Try a Trial
Japan S61267580 THIAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVE ⤷  Try a Trial
Mexico 9202933 DERIVADOS DE TIAZOLIDINDIONA. ⤷  Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for ACTOPLUS MET XR

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1506211 122014000070 Germany ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: KOMBINATION VON DAPAGLIFLOZIN ODER EINEM PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHEN SALZ DAVON UND METFORMIN ODER EINEM PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHEN SALZ DAVON, WIE DURCH DAS GRUNDPATENT GESCHUETZT; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/13/900 20140116
1261586 C300524 Netherlands ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: COMBINATIE VAN SAXAGLIPTINE EN METFORMINE, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBARE AFGELEIDEN DAARVAN; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/11/731/001-012 20111124; FIRST REGISTRATION:
1412357 50/2008 Austria ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: SITAGLIPTIN, GEGEBENENFALLS IN DER FORM EINES PHARMAZEUTISCH ANNEHMBAREN SALZES, INSBESONDERE ALS MONOPHOSPHAT, UND METFORMIN, GEGEBENENFALLS IN FORM EINES PHARMAZEUTISCH ANNEHMBAREN SALZES, INSBESONDERE DES HYDROCHLORIDS; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/08/455/001-014, EU/1/08/456/001-014, EU/1/08/457/001-014 20080716; FIRST REGISTRATION: CH 58450 01-03 20080408
1174135 SPC026/2009 Ireland ⤷  Try a Trial SPC026/2009: 20101001, EXPIRES: 20210619
1174135 SPC/GB10/011 United Kingdom ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: THE COMBINATION OF PIOGLITAZONE OPTIONALLY IN THE FORM OF A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT, ESPECIALLY THE HYDROCHLORIDE SALT, AND GLIMEPIRIDE.; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/06/366/001 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/002 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/003 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/004 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/005 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/006 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/019 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/020 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/021 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/022 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/013 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/014 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/015 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/016 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/017 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/018 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/007 20070108; UK EU/1/06/366/008 20070108; UK EU
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