GIAZO Drug Patent Profile

When do Giazo patents expire, and when can generic versions of Giazo launch?

Giazo is a drug marketed by Valeant Pharms Intl and is included in one NDA. There are four patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has forty-five patent family members in twelve countries.

The generic ingredient in GIAZO is balsalazide disodium. There are ten drug master file entries for this compound. Ten suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the balsalazide disodium profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Giazo

A generic version of GIAZO was approved as balsalazide disodium by APOTEX INC on December 28^th, 2007.

Summary for GIAZO

International Patents:	45
US Patents:	4
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	102
Patent Applications:	4,027
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for GIAZO
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for GIAZO
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Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for GIAZO

A07EC	Aminosalicylic acid and similar agents
A07E	INTESTINAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENTS
A07	ANTIDIARRHEALS, INTESTINAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY/ANTIINFECTIVE AGENTS
A	Alimentary tract and metabolism

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for GIAZO

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
GIAZO	Tablets	balsalazide disodium	1.1 g	022205	1	2013-11-05

US Patents and Regulatory Information for GIAZO

GIAZO is protected by four US patents.

Patents protecting GIAZO

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Valeant Pharms Intl	GIAZO	balsalazide disodium	TABLET;ORAL	022205-001	Feb 3, 2012		DISCN	Yes	No
Valeant Pharms Intl	GIAZO	balsalazide disodium	TABLET;ORAL	022205-001	Feb 3, 2012		DISCN	Yes	No
Valeant Pharms Intl	GIAZO	balsalazide disodium	TABLET;ORAL	022205-001	Feb 3, 2012		DISCN	Yes	No
Valeant Pharms Intl	GIAZO	balsalazide disodium	TABLET;ORAL	022205-001	Feb 3, 2012		DISCN	Yes	No

Expired US Patents for GIAZO

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Valeant Pharms Intl	GIAZO	balsalazide disodium	TABLET;ORAL	022205-001	Feb 3, 2012

International Patents for GIAZO

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Israel	189104	תכשיר רוקחי המכיל בלסלאזיד או סודיום בלסלאזיד לשימוש בטיפול במחלות דרכי העיכול. (Pharmaceutical preparation comprising balsalazide or balsalazide disodium for use in treating gastrointestinal disease)
China	101247812	Balsalazide formulations and manufacture and use thereof
Japan	2015108021	バルサラジドの製剤ならびにその製造および使用 (BALSALAZIDE FORMULATION AND MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF)
Canada	2668441	PREPARATIONS A BASE DE DERIVES D'ACIDE 2-HYDROXY-5-PHENYLAZOBENZOIQUE ET LEURS APPLICATIONS (FORMULATIONS AND USES OF 2-HYDROXY-5-PHENYLAZOBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVES)
Japan	6067203