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Last Updated: September 16, 2024

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DUETACT Drug Patent Profile


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Which patents cover Duetact, and when can generic versions of Duetact launch?

Duetact is a drug marketed by Takeda Pharms Usa and is included in one NDA. There are two patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has fifty-nine patent family members in thirty-one countries.

The generic ingredient in DUETACT is glimepiride; pioglitazone hydrochloride. There are sixteen drug master file entries for this compound. Three suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the glimepiride; pioglitazone hydrochloride profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Generic Entry Outlook for Duetact

There is one Paragraph IV patent challenge for this drug. This may lead to patent invalidation or a license for generic production.

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Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for DUETACT
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
DUETACT Tablets glimepiride; pioglitazone hydrochloride 30 mg/2 mg and 30 mg/4 mg 021925 1 2009-12-22

US Patents and Regulatory Information for DUETACT

DUETACT is protected by two US patents.

Patents protecting DUETACT

Solid preparation comprising an insulin sensitizer, an insulin secretagogue and a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester
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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 DUETACT glimepiride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021925-001 Jul 28, 2006 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Takeda Pharms Usa DUETACT glimepiride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021925-002 Jul 28, 2006 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Takeda Pharms Usa DUETACT glimepiride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021925-001 Jul 28, 2006 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for DUETACT

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Takeda Pharms Usa DUETACT glimepiride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021925-002 Jul 28, 2006 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Takeda Pharms Usa DUETACT glimepiride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021925-002 Jul 28, 2006 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Takeda Pharms Usa DUETACT glimepiride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021925-001 Jul 28, 2006 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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International Patents for DUETACT

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

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Malaysia 149306 SOLID PREPARATION CONTAINING AN INSULIN SENSITIZER ⤷  Sign Up
New Zealand 569071 Solid preparation containing an insulin sensitizer ⤷  Sign Up
Ireland 58928 Thiazolidinedione derivatives, their production and use ⤷  Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for DUETACT

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
0861666 07C0006 France ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: PIOGLITAZONE/METFORMINE ET LEURS SELS PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLES; REGISTRATION NO/DATE IN FRANCE: EU/1/06/354/001 DU 20060728; REGISTRATION NO/DATE AT EEC: EU/1/06/354/001 DU 20060728
0193256 C300038 Netherlands ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: PIOGLITAZON, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACOLOGISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT, IN HET BIJZONDER HET HYDROCHLORIDE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/00/151/001 - EU/1/00/151/006 20001011
0193256 SPC/GB01/016 United Kingdom ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: PIOGLITAZONE OPTIONALLY IN THE FORM OF A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF, ESPECIALLY THE HYDROCHLORIDE SALT; REGISTERED: CH IKS 55 378 01 20000927; CH IKS 55 378 02 20000927; CH IKS 55 378 03 20000927; UK EU/1/00/151/001 20001011; UK EU/1/00/151/002 20001011; UK EU/1/00/151/003 20001011; UK EU/1/00/151/004 20001011; UK EU/1/00/151/005 20001011; UK EU/1/00/151/006 20001011
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