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Last Updated: March 28, 2024

NARCAN Drug Patent Profile


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

Narcan is a drug marketed by Adapt, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Emergent. and is included in five NDAs. There are two patents protecting this drug and two Paragraph IV challenges.

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

The generic ingredient in NARCAN is naloxone hydrochloride. There are twelve drug master file entries for this compound. Thirty suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the naloxone hydrochloride profile page.

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A generic version of NARCAN was approved as naloxone hydrochloride by HOSPIRA on September 24th, 1986.

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Recent Clinical Trials for NARCAN

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SponsorPhase
Purdue Pharma LPPhase 4
University of Alabama at BirminghamPhase 4
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterEarly Phase 1

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Pharmacology for NARCAN
Drug ClassOpioid Antagonist
Mechanism of ActionOpioid Antagonists
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for NARCAN
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
NARCAN Nasal Spray naloxone hydrochloride 2 mg/spray 208411 1 2017-12-28
NARCAN Nasal Spray naloxone hydrochloride 4 mg/spray 208411 1 2016-07-15

US Patents and Regulatory Information for NARCAN

NARCAN is protected by two US patents.

Patents protecting NARCAN

Nasal drug products and methods of their use
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Patented Use: USE OF NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT OF KNOWN OR SUSPECTED OPIOID OVERDOSE, AS MANIFESTED BY RESPIRATORY AND/OR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION.

Nasal drug products and methods of their use
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Patented Use: USE OF NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT OF KNOWN OR SUSPECTED OPIOID OVERDOSE, AS MANIFESTED BY RESPIRATORY AND/OR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION.

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Adapt NARCAN naloxone hydrochloride INJECTABLE;INJECTION 016636-002 Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Emergent NARCAN naloxone hydrochloride SPRAY, METERED;NASAL 208411-002 Jan 24, 2017 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Bristol Myers Squibb NARCAN naloxone hydrochloride INJECTABLE;INJECTION 071083-001 Jul 28, 1988 DISCN No No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Emergent NARCAN naloxone hydrochloride SPRAY, METERED;NASAL 208411-002 Jan 24, 2017 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Adapt NARCAN naloxone hydrochloride INJECTABLE;INJECTION 016636-001 Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Adapt NARCAN naloxone hydrochloride INJECTABLE;INJECTION 016636-003 Jun 14, 1982 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Bristol Myers Squibb NARCAN naloxone hydrochloride INJECTABLE;INJECTION 071311-001 Jul 28, 1988 DISCN No No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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International Patents for NARCAN

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Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Mexico 2016011902 MEDICAMENTOS DE ADMINISTRACION NASAL Y METODOS PARA SU USO. (NASAL DRUG PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE.) ⤷  Try a Trial
Mexico 365383 MEDICAMENTOS DE ADMINISTRACION NASAL Y METODOS PARA SU USO. (NASAL DRUG PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE.) ⤷  Try a Trial
Hong Kong 1231370 鼻用藥物產品及其使用方法 (NASAL DRUG PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE) ⤷  Try a Trial
Japan 2017508800 経鼻薬物製品およびその使用方法 ⤷  Try a Trial
Israel 272294 תרופות לאף ושיטות שימוש בהן (Nasal drug products and methods of their use) ⤷  Try a Trial
Singapore 11201607281P NASAL DRUG PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE ⤷  Try a Trial
Canada 2942611 PRODUITS DE MEDICAMENT NASAL ET LEURS METHODES D'UTILISATION (NASAL DRUG PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE) ⤷  Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for NARCAN

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1685839 92292 Luxembourg ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: COMBINAISON D OXYCODONE EN TANT QUE COMPOSANT A ET DE NALOXONE EN TANT QUE COMPOSANT B SOUS TOUTES LES FORMES PROTEGES PAR LE BREVET DE BASE
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