COMBIVIR Drug Patent Profile

When do Combivir patents expire, and what generic alternatives are available?

Combivir is a drug marketed by Viiv Hlthcare and is included in one NDA.

The generic ingredient in COMBIVIR is lamivudine; zidovudine. There are twenty-nine drug master file entries for this compound. Eleven suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the lamivudine; zidovudine profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Combivir

A generic version of COMBIVIR was approved as lamivudine; zidovudine by AUROBINDO PHARMA LTD on May 15^th, 2012.

Summary for COMBIVIR

US Patents:	0
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	19
Clinical Trials:	63
Patent Applications:	2,337
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for COMBIVIR
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in COMBIVIR?	COMBIVIR excipients list
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Recent Clinical Trials for COMBIVIR

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Sponsor	Phase
Augusta University	Phase 4
Massachusetts General Hospital	Phase 2
AIDS Clinical Trials Group	Phase 3

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Pharmacology for COMBIVIR

Drug Class	Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
Mechanism of Action	Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for COMBIVIR

J05AF	Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
J05A	DIRECT ACTING ANTIVIRALS
J05	ANTIVIRALS FOR SYSTEMIC USE
J	Antiinfectives for systemic use

J05AF	Nucleoside and nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors
J05A	DIRECT ACTING ANTIVIRALS
J05	ANTIVIRALS FOR SYSTEMIC USE
J	Antiinfectives for systemic use

US Patents and Regulatory Information for COMBIVIR

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Viiv Hlthcare	COMBIVIR	lamivudine; zidovudine	TABLET;ORAL	020857-001	Sep 26, 1997	AB	RX	Yes	Yes

Expired US Patents for COMBIVIR

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Viiv Hlthcare	COMBIVIR	lamivudine; zidovudine	TABLET;ORAL	020857-001	Sep 26, 1997
Viiv Hlthcare	COMBIVIR	lamivudine; zidovudine	TABLET;ORAL	020857-001	Sep 26, 1997
Viiv Hlthcare	COMBIVIR	lamivudine; zidovudine	TABLET;ORAL	020857-001	Sep 26, 1997

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for COMBIVIR

Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
Teva Pharma B.V.	Lamivudine/Zidovudine Teva	lamivudine, zidovudine	EMEA/H/C/001236 Lamivudine/Zidovudine Teva is indicated in antiretroviral combination therapy for the treatment of human-immunodeficiency-virus (HIV) infection.	Authorised	yes	no	no	2011-02-28
ViiV Healthcare BV	Combivir	lamivudine, zidovudine	EMEA/H/C/000190 Combivir is indicated in antiretroviral combination therapy for the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.	Authorised	no	no	no	1998-03-18

International Patents for COMBIVIR

See the table below for patents covering COMBIVIR around the world.

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Australia	1881092
Egypt	19958	Process for preparing of 1.3 oxathiolane nucleoside analogues
Spain	2006672	PROCEDIMIENTO PARA PREPARAR FORMULACIONES FARMACEUTICAS A BASE DE 3'-AZIDO-NUCLEOSIDOS. (New and known 3-azido-nucleoside(s) - useful for therapy of viral and bacterial infections esp. HIV retro-viral infections and resistant gram negative bacterial infections)

Supplementary Protection Certificates for COMBIVIR

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
0513917	17/1998	Austria		PRODUCT NAME: LAMIVUDIN, GEGEBENENFALLS IN FORM EINES PHARMAZEUTISCH ANNEHMBAREN SALZES, UND ZIDOVUDIN; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/98/058/001 EU/1/98/058/002 19980318
0382526	C960025	Netherlands		PRODUCT NAME: LAMIVUDINUM, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACEUTISCH AAN- VAARDBAAR ZOUT; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/96/015/001 - EU/1/96/015/002 19960808
0513917	C980018	Netherlands		PRODUCT NAME: LAMIVUDINE, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT, EN ZIDOVUDINE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/98/058/001-002 19980318