EPIVIR Drug Patent Profile

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

Epivir is a drug marketed by Viiv Hlthcare and Glaxosmithkline and is included in four NDAs.

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

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Epivir

A generic version of EPIVIR was approved as lamivudine by APOTEX on December 2^nd, 2011.

Summary for EPIVIR

US Patents:	0
Applicants:	2
NDAs:	4
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	145
Clinical Trials:	46
Patent Applications:	2,772
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for EPIVIR
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in EPIVIR?	EPIVIR excipients list
DailyMed Link:	EPIVIR at DailyMed

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Recent Clinical Trials for EPIVIR

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Sponsor	Phase
Roswell Park Cancer Institute	Phase 2
Owens Medical Research Foundation	Phase 1/Phase 2
Bess Frost, PhD	Phase 1/Phase 2

See all EPIVIR clinical trials

Pharmacology for EPIVIR

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 EPIVIR

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 EPIVIR

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Viiv Hlthcare	EPIVIR	lamivudine	SOLUTION;ORAL	020596-001	Nov 17, 1995	AA	RX	Yes	Yes
Glaxosmithkline	EPIVIR-HBV	lamivudine	SOLUTION;ORAL	021004-001	Dec 8, 1998		RX	Yes	Yes
Viiv Hlthcare	EPIVIR	lamivudine	TABLET;ORAL	020564-001	Nov 17, 1995	AB	RX	Yes	No
Viiv Hlthcare	EPIVIR	lamivudine	TABLET;ORAL	020564-003	Jun 24, 2002	AB	RX	Yes	Yes

Expired US Patents for EPIVIR

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Viiv Hlthcare	EPIVIR	lamivudine	SOLUTION;ORAL	020596-001	Nov 17, 1995
Viiv Hlthcare	EPIVIR	lamivudine	TABLET;ORAL	020564-001	Nov 17, 1995
Viiv Hlthcare	EPIVIR	lamivudine	TABLET;ORAL	020564-001	Nov 17, 1995
Viiv Hlthcare	EPIVIR	lamivudine	TABLET;ORAL	020564-001	Nov 17, 1995

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for EPIVIR

Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
Teva B.V.	Lamivudine Teva Pharma B.V.	lamivudine	EMEA/H/C/001111 Lamivudine Teva Pharma B.V. is indicated as part of antiretroviral combination therapy for the treatment of human-immunodeficiency-virus (HIV)-infected adults and children.	Authorised	yes	no	no	2009-12-10
Teva B.V.	Lamivudine Teva	lamivudine	EMEA/H/C/001113 Lamivudine Teva is indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in adults with:compensated liver disease with evidence of active viral replication, persistently elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and histological evidence of active liver inflammation and / or fibrosis. Initiation of lamivudine treatment should only be considered when the use of an alternative antiviral agent with a higher genetic barrier is not available or appropriate (see in section 5.1).	Authorised	yes	no	no	2009-10-23
GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Limited	Zeffix	lamivudine	EMEA/H/C/000242 Zeffix is indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in adults with:, , , compensated liver disease with evidence of active viral replication, persistently elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and histological evidence of active liver inflammation and / or fibrosis. Initiation of lamivudine treatment should only be considered when the use of an alternative antiviral agent with a higher genetic barrier is not available or appropriate;, decompensated liver disease in combination with a second agent without cross-resistance to lamivudine., ,	Authorised	no	no	no	1999-07-29
ViiV Healthcare BV	Epivir	lamivudine	EMEA/H/C/000107 Epivir is indicated as part of antiretroviral combination therapy for the treatment of human-immunodeficiency-virus (HIV)-infected adults and children.,	Authorised	no	no	no	1996-08-08

International Patents for EPIVIR

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Austria	254125
Japan	H06211848	CRYSTALLINE OXATHIOLANE DERIVATIVE
Finland	111722
Japan	H037282	ANTIVIRAL SUBSTITUTED 1,3-OXATHIOLANE

Supplementary Protection Certificates for EPIVIR

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
0513917	98C0020	Belgium		PRODUCT NAME: LAMIVUDINE/ZIDOVUDINE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/98/058/001 19980318
2924034	SPC/GB19/024	United Kingdom		PRODUCT NAME: DORAVIRINE OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF IN COMBINATION WITH LAMIVUDINE AND TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/18/1333/001-002 20181122; UK PLGB 5305/0015 20181122
2924034	CA 2019 00024	Denmark		PRODUCT NAME: DORAVIRINE, LAMIVUDINE AND DISOPROXIL; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/18/1333 20181126
2924034	300981	Netherlands		PRODUCT NAME: DORAVIRINE, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT IN COMBINATIE MET LAMIVUDINE, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT, IN COMBINATIE MET TENOFOVIR OF EEN ESTER DAARVAN, IN HET BIJZONDER EEN DISOPROXIL ESTER, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT, IN HET BIJZONDER EEN FUMARAAT ZOUT; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/18/1333/001-002 20181126