INTERMEZZO Drug Patent Profile
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When do Intermezzo patents expire, and what generic alternatives are available?
Intermezzo is a drug marketed by Purdue Pharma and is included in one NDA. There are four patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.
This drug has thirty-seven patent family members in thirteen countries.
The generic ingredient in INTERMEZZO is zolpidem tartrate. There are thirty-three drug master file entries for this compound. Forty-seven suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the zolpidem tartrate profile page.
DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Intermezzo
A generic version of INTERMEZZO was approved as zolpidem tartrate by ACME LABS on April 23rd, 2007.
Summary for INTERMEZZO
International Patents: | 37 |
US Patents: | 4 |
Applicants: | 1 |
NDAs: | 1 |
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors: | 43 |
Clinical Trials: | 1 |
Patent Applications: | 4,383 |
Formulation / Manufacturing: | see details |
Drug Prices: | Drug price information for INTERMEZZO |
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: | See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for INTERMEZZO |
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in INTERMEZZO? | INTERMEZZO excipients list |
DailyMed Link: | INTERMEZZO at DailyMed |


See drug prices for INTERMEZZO

Recent Clinical Trials for INTERMEZZO
Identify potential brand extensions & 505(b)(2) entrants
Sponsor | Phase |
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Transcept Pharmaceuticals | Phase 3 |
Pharmacology for INTERMEZZO
Drug Class | gamma-Aminobutyric Acid-ergic Agonist |
Mechanism of Action | GABA A Agonists |
Physiological Effect | Central Nervous System Depression |
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for INTERMEZZO
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for INTERMEZZO
Tradename | Dosage | Ingredient | Strength | NDA | ANDAs Submitted | Submissiondate |
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INTERMEZZO | Sublingual Tablets | zolpidem tartrate | 1.75 mg and 3.5 mg | 022328 | 1 | 2012-04-10 |
US Patents and Regulatory Information for INTERMEZZO
INTERMEZZO is protected by four US patents.
Patents protecting INTERMEZZO
Compositions for delivering hypnotic agents across the oral mucosa and methods of use thereof
Patent Number: See Plans and Pricing
Patent Expiration: See Plans and Pricing
Patented Use: METHOD FOR TREATING INSOMNIA
Compositions for delivering hypnotic agents across the oral mucosa and methods of use thereof
Patent Number: See Plans and Pricing
Patent Expiration: See Plans and Pricing
Patented Use: METHOD FOR TREATING INSOMNIA
Methods of treating middle-of-the-night insomnia
Patent Number: See Plans and Pricing
Patent Expiration: See Plans and Pricing
Patented Use: METHOD OF TREATING MIDDLE-OF-THE-NIGHT INSOMNIA
Compositions for treating insomnia
Patent Number: See Plans and Pricing
Patent Expiration: See Plans and Pricing
International Patents for INTERMEZZO
See the table below for patents covering INTERMEZZO around the world.
Country | Patent Number | Title | Estimated Expiration |
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South Korea | 20130116378 | COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERING HYPNOTIC AGENTS ACROSS THE ORAL MUCOSA AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | See Plans and Pricing |
European Patent Office | 1883408 | COMPOSITIONS SOLIDES ET TECHNIQUES DE TRAITEMENT D'INSOMNIE SURVENANT AU MILIEU DE LA NUIT (SOLID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING MIDDLE-OF-THE NIGHT INSOMNIA) | See Plans and Pricing |
Japan | 5179757 | See Plans and Pricing | |
Brazil | PI0507733 | composição para a liberação de um agente hipnótico através da mucosa oral, e, método para tratar um distúrbio do sono em um paciente em necessidade deste | See Plans and Pricing |
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | 2006017813 | See Plans and Pricing | |
Australia | 2006249761 | Solid compositions and methods for treating middle-of-the night insomnia | See Plans and Pricing |
New Zealand | 563979 | Solid compositions and methods for treating middle-of-the night insomnia | See Plans and Pricing |
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for INTERMEZZO
Patent Number | Supplementary Protection Certificate | SPC Country | SPC Expiration | SPC Description |
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2236132 | 92636 | Luxembourg | See Plans and Pricing | PRODUCT NAME: ZOLPIDEM ET SES SELS PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLES |
2236132 | 300714 | Netherlands | See Plans and Pricing | PRODUCT NAME: ZOLPIDEM EN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBARE ZOUTEN DAARVAN; NATIONAL REGISTRATION NO/DATE: RVG 108438 - 439 20160624; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: BE424286 20120718 BE424295 20120718 |
2236132 | CA 2015 00004 | Denmark | See Plans and Pricing | PRODUCT NAME: ZOLPIDEM OG FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABLE SALTE HERAF, HERUNDER ZOLPIDEMTARTRAT; NAT. REG. NO/DATE: 47607 OG 47608 20120719; FIRST REG. NO/DATE: (B BE424286 OG BE424295 20120718 |
2236132 | 122015000006 | Germany | See Plans and Pricing | PRODUCT NAME: ZOLPIDEM UND PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHE SALZE DAVON; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 83439.00.00 83440.00.00 20120725 FIRST REGISTRATION: BELGIEN BE424286 BE424295 20120718 |
2236132 | C300714 | Netherlands | See Plans and Pricing | PRODUCT NAME: ZOLPIDEM EN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBARE ZOUTEN DAARVAN; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: RVG 108438 - 439 20130624; FIRST REGISTRATION: BE424286BE424295 2012180718 |
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