LIKMEZ Drug Patent Profile

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

Likmez is a drug marketed by Saptalis Pharms and is included in one NDA. There is one patent protecting this drug.

This drug has five patent family members in five countries.

The generic ingredient in LIKMEZ is metronidazole. There are eighteen drug master file entries for this compound. Seventy suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the metronidazole profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Likmez

A generic version of LIKMEZ was approved as metronidazole by TEVA PHARMS USA on November 6^th, 1984.

Summary for LIKMEZ

International Patents:	5
US Patents:	1
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for LIKMEZ
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in LIKMEZ?	LIKMEZ excipients list
DailyMed Link:	LIKMEZ at DailyMed

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Pharmacology for LIKMEZ

Drug Class

Nitroimidazole Antimicrobial

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for LIKMEZ

A01AB	Antiinfectives and antiseptics for local oral treatment
A01A	STOMATOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS
A01	STOMATOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS
A	Alimentary tract and metabolism

D06BX	Other chemotherapeutics
D06B	CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS FOR TOPICAL USE
D06	ANTIBIOTICS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS FOR DERMATOLOGICAL USE
D	Dermatologicals

G01AF	Imidazole derivatives
G01A	ANTIINFECTIVES AND ANTISEPTICS, EXCL. COMBINATIONS WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS
G01	GYNECOLOGICAL ANTIINFECTIVES AND ANTISEPTICS
G	Genito-urinary system and sex hormones

J01XD	Imidazole derivatives
J01X	OTHER ANTIBACTERIALS
J01	ANTIBACTERIALS FOR SYSTEMIC USE
J	Antiinfectives for systemic use

P01AB	Nitroimidazole derivatives
P01A	AGENTS AGAINST AMOEBIASIS AND OTHER PROTOZOAL DISEASES
P01	ANTIPROTOZOALS
P	Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents

US Patents and Regulatory Information for LIKMEZ

LIKMEZ is protected by one US patents.

Patents protecting LIKMEZ

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Saptalis Pharms	LIKMEZ	metronidazole	SUSPENSION;ORAL	216755-001	Sep 22, 2023		RX	Yes	Yes			Y

International Patents for LIKMEZ

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Brazil	112020014376	composição farmacêutica oral, e, método para tratar uma infecção em um paciente.
European Patent Office	3768321	FORMULATIONS ORALES DE MÉTRONIDAZOLE ET MÉTHODES DE TRAITEMENT D'UNE INFECTION FAISANT APPEL À CELLES-CI (ORAL FORMULATIONS OF METRONIDAZOLE AND METHODS OF TREATING AN INFECTION USING SAME)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	2019140516
Mexico	2020007494	FORMULACIONES ORALES DE METRONIDAZOL Y METODOS DE TRATAMIENTO DE UNA INFECCION CON LAS MISMAS. (ORAL FORMULATIONS OF METRONIDAZOLE AND METHODS OF TREATING AN INFECTION USING SAME.)

Supplementary Protection Certificates for LIKMEZ

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
0328535	96C0021	Belgium		PRODUCT NAME: LANSOPRAZOLE + CLARITHROMYCINE + METRONIDAZOLE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE IN FRANCE: K 27 17033R DU 19960209; REGISTRATION NO/DATE AT EEC: K 27 17033R DU 19960209