CYMBALTA Drug Patent Profile
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Cymbalta is a drug marketed by Lilly and is included in one NDA.
The generic ingredient in CYMBALTA is duloxetine hydrochloride. There are forty-two drug master file entries for this compound. Forty-nine suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the duloxetine hydrochloride profile page.
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A generic version of CYMBALTA was approved as duloxetine hydrochloride by AUROBINDO PHARMA LTD on December 11th, 2013.
Summary for CYMBALTA
US Patents: | 0 |
Applicants: | 1 |
NDAs: | 1 |
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers: | 1 |
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors: | 197 |
Clinical Trials: | 145 |
Patent Applications: | 4,818 |
Formulation / Manufacturing: | see details |
Drug Prices: | Drug price information for CYMBALTA |
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in CYMBALTA? | CYMBALTA excipients list |
DailyMed Link: | CYMBALTA at DailyMed |



Recent Clinical Trials for CYMBALTA
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Sponsor | Phase |
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Institut Cancerologie de l'Ouest | Phase 3 |
Grünenthal GmbH | Phase 3 |
Scripps Health | Phase 2 |
Pharmacology for CYMBALTA
Drug Class | Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor |
Mechanism of Action | Norepinephrine Uptake Inhibitors Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors |
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for CYMBALTA
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for CYMBALTA
Tradename | Dosage | Ingredient | Strength | NDA | ANDAs Submitted | Submissiondate |
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CYMBALTA | Delayed-release Capsules | duloxetine hydrochloride | 40 mg | 021427 | 1 | 2012-05-10 |
CYMBALTA | Delayed-release Capsules | duloxetine hydrochloride | 20 mg, 30 mg and 60 mg | 021427 | 16 | 2008-08-04 |
US Patents and Regulatory Information for CYMBALTA
CYMBALTA is protected by zero US patents and one FDA Regulatory Exclusivity.
FDA Regulatory Exclusivity protecting CYMBALTA
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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 |
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Lilly | CYMBALTA | duloxetine hydrochloride | CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS;ORAL | 021427-001 | Aug 3, 2004 | AB | RX | Yes | No | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
Lilly | CYMBALTA | duloxetine hydrochloride | CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS;ORAL | 021427-002 | Aug 3, 2004 | AB | RX | Yes | No | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
Lilly | CYMBALTA | duloxetine hydrochloride | CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS;ORAL | 021427-004 | Aug 3, 2004 | AB | RX | Yes | Yes | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial | |||
>Applicant | >Tradename | >Generic Name | >Dosage | >NDA | >Approval Date | >TE | >Type | >RLD | >RS | >Patent No. | >Patent Expiration | >Product | >Substance | >Delist Req. | >Exclusivity Expiration |
Expired US Patents for CYMBALTA
Applicant | Tradename | Generic Name | Dosage | NDA | Approval Date | Patent No. | Patent Expiration |
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Lilly | CYMBALTA | duloxetine hydrochloride | CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS;ORAL | 021427-001 | Aug 3, 2004 | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Lilly | CYMBALTA | duloxetine hydrochloride | CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS;ORAL | 021427-002 | Aug 3, 2004 | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Lilly | CYMBALTA | duloxetine hydrochloride | CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS;ORAL | 021427-002 | Aug 3, 2004 | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Lilly | CYMBALTA | duloxetine hydrochloride | CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS;ORAL | 021427-001 | Aug 3, 2004 | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Lilly | CYMBALTA | duloxetine hydrochloride | CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS;ORAL | 021427-004 | Aug 3, 2004 | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Lilly | CYMBALTA | duloxetine hydrochloride | CAPSULE, DELAYED REL PELLETS;ORAL | 021427-004 | Aug 3, 2004 | ⤷ Try a Trial | ⤷ Try a Trial |
>Applicant | >Tradename | >Generic Name | >Dosage | >NDA | >Approval Date | >Patent No. | >Patent Expiration |
International Patents for CYMBALTA
See the table below for patents covering CYMBALTA around the world.
Country | Patent Number | Title | Estimated Expiration |
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New Zealand | 272554 | ENTERIC DULOXETINE PELLET USING HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE ACETATE SUCCINATE AS THE ENTERIC-COATING LAYER (DULOXETINE IS N-METHYL-3-(1-NAPHTHALENYLOXY)-2-THIOPHENE-PROPANAMINE) | ⤷ Try a Trial |
Singapore | 114992 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |
Denmark | 1113797 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |
Hungary | 9502134 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |
Portugal | 1113797 | ⤷ Try a Trial | |
Canada | 2153856 | PASTILLES DE DULOXETINE A DELITAGE ENTERAL (DULOXETINE ENTERIC PELLETS) | ⤷ Try a Trial |
>Country | >Patent Number | >Title | >Estimated Expiration |
Supplementary Protection Certificates for CYMBALTA
Patent Number | Supplementary Protection Certificate | SPC Country | SPC Expiration | SPC Description |
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0273658 | C300171 | Netherlands | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT NAME: DULOXETINE EN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBARE ZUURADDITIEZOUTEN DAARVAN, EN IN HET BIJZONDER DULOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE; NATL REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/04/280/001-006 20040811 |
0693282 | PA2005001,C0693282 | Lithuania | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT NAME: DULOXETINI HYDROCHLORIDUM; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/04/280/001, EU/1/04/280/002, EU/1/04/280/003, EU/1/04/280/004, EU/1/04/280/005, EU/1/04/280/006 20040811 |
0273658 | 300171 | Netherlands | ⤷ Try a Trial | 300171, 20071218, EXPIRES: 20121217 |
0273658 | 91131 | Luxembourg | ⤷ Try a Trial | 91131, EXPIRES: 20121218 |
0273658 | C00273658/01 | Switzerland | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT: DULOXETIN; REG. NO/DATE: SWISSMEDIC 56727 20041217; DER WIDERRUF VOM 05.03.2009 ERFOLGTE IRRTUEMLICH |
0273658 | SPC/GB05/003 | United Kingdom | ⤷ Try a Trial | PRODUCT NAME: DULOXETINE AND PHARMACUETICALLY ACCEPTABLE ACID ADDITION SALTS THEREOF, AND IN PARTICULAR DULOXETINE HYDROCHLORIDE; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/04/280/001 20040811; UK EU/1/04/280/002 20040811; UK EU/1/04/280/003 20040811; UK EU/1/04/280/004 20040811; UK EU/1/04/280/005 20040811; UK EU/1/04/280/006 20040811 |
>Patent Number | >Supplementary Protection Certificate | >SPC Country | >SPC Expiration | >SPC Description |