Loprox Drug Patent Profile

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Loprox is a drug marketed by Medimetriks Pharms and Bausch and is included in three NDAs.

The generic ingredient in LOPROX is ciclopirox. There are ten drug master file entries for this compound. Sixteen suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the ciclopirox profile page.

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A generic version of Loprox was approved as ciclopirox by FOUGERA PHARMS on August 6^th, 2004.

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Summary for Loprox

US Patents:	0
Applicants:	2
NDAs:	3
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	107
Patent Applications:	5,150
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for Loprox
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in Loprox?	Loprox excipients list
DailyMed Link:	Loprox at DailyMed

Drug patent expirations by year for Loprox

Pharmacology for Loprox

Mechanism of Action	Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Physiological Effect	Decreased DNA Replication Decreased Protein Synthesis Decreased RNA Replication

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for Loprox

D01AE	Other antifungals for topical use
D01A	ANTIFUNGALS FOR TOPICAL USE
D01	ANTIFUNGALS FOR DERMATOLOGICAL USE
D	Dermatologicals

G01AX	Other antiinfectives and antiseptics
G01A	ANTIINFECTIVES AND ANTISEPTICS, EXCL. COMBINATIONS WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS
G01	GYNECOLOGICAL ANTIINFECTIVES AND ANTISEPTICS
G	Genito-urinary system and sex hormones

US Patents and Regulatory Information for Loprox

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Medimetriks Pharms	LOPROX	ciclopirox	CREAM;TOPICAL	018748-001	Dec 30, 1982	AB	RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Bausch	LOPROX	ciclopirox	SHAMPOO;TOPICAL	021159-001	Feb 28, 2003	AT	RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Medimetriks Pharms	LOPROX	ciclopirox	SUSPENSION;TOPICAL	019824-001	Dec 30, 1988	AB	RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a 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 Loprox

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Bausch	LOPROX	ciclopirox	SHAMPOO;TOPICAL	021159-001	Feb 28, 2003	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Medimetriks Pharms	LOPROX	ciclopirox	SUSPENSION;TOPICAL	019824-001	Dec 30, 1988	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Medimetriks Pharms	LOPROX	ciclopirox	CREAM;TOPICAL	018748-001	Dec 30, 1982	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Bausch	LOPROX	ciclopirox	SHAMPOO;TOPICAL	021159-001	Feb 28, 2003	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
>Applicant	>Tradename	>Generic Name	>Dosage	>NDA	>Approval Date	>Patent No.	>Patent Expiration

International Patents for Loprox

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Germany	19639818		⤷ Try a Trial
Slovenia	928183		⤷ Try a Trial
Denmark	0928183		⤷ Try a Trial
Hungary	9903811		⤷ Try a Trial
Argentina	008860	EMPLEO DE 1-HIDROXI-2-PIRIDONAS PARA EL TRATAMIENTO DE LA DERMATITIS SEBORREICA	⤷ Try a Trial
Norway	312492		⤷ Try a Trial
China	1104231		⤷ Try a Trial
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