GLUMETZA Drug Patent Profile

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

Glumetza is a drug marketed by Santarus Inc and is included in one NDA. There are two patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has twenty-six patent family members in fourteen countries.

The generic ingredient in GLUMETZA is metformin hydrochloride. There are forty-nine drug master file entries for this compound. Seventy-nine suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the metformin hydrochloride profile page.

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A generic version of GLUMETZA was approved as metformin hydrochloride by ATLAS PHARMS LLC on January 24^th, 2002.

Summary for GLUMETZA

International Patents:	26
US Patents:	2
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	2
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	76
Clinical Trials:	49
Patent Applications:	4,443
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for GLUMETZA
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for GLUMETZA
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in GLUMETZA?	GLUMETZA excipients list
DailyMed Link:	GLUMETZA at DailyMed

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Recent Clinical Trials for GLUMETZA

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Sponsor	Phase
University of Colorado, Denver	Phase 1
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)	Phase 1
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Phase 2

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Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for GLUMETZA

A10BA	Biguanides
A10B	BLOOD GLUCOSE LOWERING DRUGS, EXCL. INSULINS
A10	DRUGS USED IN DIABETES
A	Alimentary tract and metabolism

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for GLUMETZA

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
GLUMETZA	Extended-release Tablets	metformin hydrochloride	500 mg and 1000 mg	021748	1	2009-07-27

US Patents and Regulatory Information for GLUMETZA

GLUMETZA is protected by two US patents.

Patents protecting GLUMETZA

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-002	Jun 3, 2005	AB3	RX	Yes	Yes			Y	Y
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-002	Jun 3, 2005	AB3	RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-001	Jun 3, 2005	AB3	RX	Yes	No

Expired US Patents for GLUMETZA

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-002	Jun 3, 2005
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-002	Jun 3, 2005
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-001	Jun 3, 2005
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-002	Jun 3, 2005
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-001	Jun 3, 2005

International Patents for GLUMETZA

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Japan	2005526043
Japan	5069395
Austria	256455
Australia	3989301
Mexico	PA04008100	FORMULACIONES DE LIBERACION MODIFICADA DE AL MENOS UNA FORMA DE TRAMADOL. (MODIFIED RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF AT LEAST ONE FORM OF TRAMADOL.)

Supplementary Protection Certificates for GLUMETZA

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
2498758	2090013-0	Sweden		PRODUCT NAME: A COMBINATION OF METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE, SAXAGLIPTIN OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPABLE SALT THEREOF, AND DAPAGLIFLOZIN OR PH ARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SOLVATE THEREOF; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/19/1401 20191113
1261586	12C0028	France		PRODUCT NAME: ASSOCIATION COMPRENANT LA SAXAGLIPTINE OU UN DE SES SELS ET LA METFORMINE OU UN DE SES SELS, Y COMPRIS L'ASSOCIATION CHLORHYDRATE DE SAXAGLIPTINE ET CHLORHYDRATE DE METFORMINE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/11/731/001 20111124
1261586	15/2012	Austria		PRODUCT NAME: KOMBINATIONSPRODUKT VON SAXAGLIPTIN UND METFORMIN UND PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHE SALZE DAVON, BEINHALTEND DIE HYDROCHLORIDSALZE VON SAXAGLIPTIN UND METFORMIN; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/11/731/001-EU/1/11/731/012 20111124
1412357	DO 77; 5006-2008	Slovakia		PRODUCT NAME: SITAGLIPTIN A METFORMIN; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/08/455/001-014 20080716
2498758	CA 2020 00017	Denmark		PRODUCT NAME: METFORMIN ELLER ET FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABELT SALT DERAF; SAXAGLIPTIN ELLER ET FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABELT SALT DERAF; DAPAGLIFLOZIN ELLER ET FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABELT SOLVAT DERAF; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/19/1401 20191113