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LIPITOR Drug Profile
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Lipitor is a drug marketed by Upjohn and is included in one NDA.
The generic ingredient in LIPITOR is atorvastatin calcium. There are sixty-two drug master file entries for this compound. Fifty-three suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the atorvastatin calcium profile page.
US ANDA Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Lipitor
A generic version of LIPITOR was approved as atorvastatin calcium by SUN PHARM INDS LTD on November 30th, 2011.
Summary for LIPITOR
US Patents: | 0 |
Applicants: | 1 |
NDAs: | 1 |
Suppliers / Packagers: | 6 |
Bulk Api Vendors: | 71 |
Clinical Trials: | 195 |
Patent Applications: | 4,471 |
Formulation / Manufacturing: | see details |
Drug Prices: | Drug price information for LIPITOR |
Drug Sales Revenues: | Drug sales revenues for LIPITOR |
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: | See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for LIPITOR |
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in LIPITOR? | LIPITOR excipients list |
DailyMed Link: | LIPITOR at DailyMed |



Recent Clinical Trials for LIPITOR
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Sponsor | Phase |
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Amgen | Phase 4 |
Brigham and Women's Hospital | Phase 4 |
Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Phase 4 |
Pharmacology for LIPITOR
Drug Class | HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor |
Mechanism of Action | Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors |
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for LIPITOR
Tradename | Dosage | Ingredient | NDA | Submissiondate |
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LIPITOR | TABLET;ORAL | atorvastatin calcium | 020702 |
US Patents and Regulatory Information for LIPITOR
Applicant | Tradename | Generic Name | Dosage | NDA | Approval Date | TE | Type | RLD | RS | Patent No. | Patent Expiration | Product | Substance | Delist Req. | Exclusivity Expiration |
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Upjohn | LIPITOR | atorvastatin calcium | TABLET;ORAL | 020702-001 | Dec 17, 1996 | AB | RX | Yes | No | Start Trial | Start Trial | Start Trial | |||
Upjohn | LIPITOR | atorvastatin calcium | TABLET;ORAL | 020702-004 | Apr 7, 2000 | AB | RX | Yes | Yes | Start Trial | Start Trial | Start Trial | |||
Upjohn | LIPITOR | atorvastatin calcium | TABLET;ORAL | 020702-002 | Dec 17, 1996 | AB | RX | Yes | No | Start Trial | Start Trial | Start Trial | |||
Upjohn | LIPITOR | atorvastatin calcium | TABLET;ORAL | 020702-003 | Dec 17, 1996 | AB | RX | Yes | No | Start Trial | Start Trial | Start Trial | |||
>Applicant | >Tradename | >Generic Name | >Dosage | >NDA | >Approval Date | >TE | >Type | >RLD | >RS | >Patent No. | >Patent Expiration | >Product | >Substance | >Delist Req. | >Exclusivity Expiration |
Expired US Patents for LIPITOR
Applicant | Tradename | Generic Name | Dosage | NDA | Approval Date | Patent No. | Patent Expiration |
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Upjohn | LIPITOR | atorvastatin calcium | TABLET;ORAL | 020702-004 | Apr 7, 2000 | Start Trial | Start Trial |
Upjohn | LIPITOR | atorvastatin calcium | TABLET;ORAL | 020702-003 | Dec 17, 1996 | Start Trial | Start Trial |
Upjohn | LIPITOR | atorvastatin calcium | TABLET;ORAL | 020702-003 | Dec 17, 1996 | Start Trial | Start Trial |
Upjohn | LIPITOR | atorvastatin calcium | TABLET;ORAL | 020702-002 | Dec 17, 1996 | Start Trial | Start Trial |
Upjohn | LIPITOR | atorvastatin calcium | TABLET;ORAL | 020702-001 | Dec 17, 1996 | Start Trial | Start Trial |
>Applicant | >Tradename | >Generic Name | >Dosage | >NDA | >Approval Date | >Patent No. | >Patent Expiration |
International Patents for LIPITOR
Country | Patent Number | Estimated Expiration |
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Japan | 2002234871 | Start Trial |
Cyprus | 2357 | Start Trial |
Slovenia | 1148049 | Start Trial |
Japan | 2014051533 | Start Trial |
Japan | S62289577 | Start Trial |
>Country | >Patent Number | >Estimated Expiration |
Supplementary Protection Certificates for LIPITOR
Patent Number | Supplementary Protection Certificate | SPC Country | SPC Expiration | SPC Description |
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0720599 | CR 2014 00050 | Denmark | Start Trial | PRODUCT NAME: EZETIMIBE AND ATORVASTATIN OR PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALTS THEREOF, INCLUDING ATORVASTATIN AS ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM TRIHYDRATE; REG. NO/DATE: DE/H/3895-3898/001-004/DC 20140910 |
0247633 | 97C0118 | France | Start Trial | PRODUCT NAME: ATORVASTATINE CALCIQUE TRIHYDRATE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE IN FRANCE: NL 21960 DU 19970321; REGISTRATION NO/DATE AT EEC: PL 00018/0240 DU 19961107 |
0247633 | SPC/GB97/011 | United Kingdom | Start Trial | SPC/GB97/011: 20070529, EXPIRES: 20111106 |
1003503 | SZ 30/2006 | Austria | Start Trial | PRODUCT NAME: AMLODIPIN ODER EIN PHARMAZEUTISCH ANNEHMBARES SÄUREADDITIONSALZ DESSELBEN IN KOMBINATION MIT ATORVASTATIN ODER EINEM PHARMAZEUTISCH ANNEHMBAREN SALZ DESSELBEN |
0247633 | 97C0103 | Belgium | Start Trial | PRODUCT NAME: CALCII ATORVASTATINUM TRIHYDRICUM (=ATORVASTATINUM); NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 19 IS 95 F 3 19970922; FIRST REGISTRATION: GB PL/00018/0240 19961107 |
>Patent Number | >Supplementary Protection Certificate | >SPC Country | >SPC Expiration | >SPC Description |