NUEDEXTA Drug Patent Profile

When do Nuedexta patents expire, and when can generic versions of Nuedexta launch?

Nuedexta is a drug marketed by Avanir Pharms and is included in one NDA. There are two patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has seventy-five patent family members in twenty-one countries.

The generic ingredient in NUEDEXTA is dextromethorphan hydrobromide; quinidine sulfate. There are twenty-three drug master file entries for this compound. Two suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the dextromethorphan hydrobromide; quinidine sulfate profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Nuedexta

A generic version of NUEDEXTA was approved as dextromethorphan hydrobromide; quinidine sulfate by ACTAVIS ELIZABETH on October 10^th, 2017.

Summary for NUEDEXTA

International Patents:	75
US Patents:	2
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	2
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	2
Clinical Trials:	11
Patent Applications:	72
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for NUEDEXTA
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for NUEDEXTA
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in NUEDEXTA?	NUEDEXTA excipients list
DailyMed Link:	NUEDEXTA at DailyMed

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Recent Clinical Trials for NUEDEXTA

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Sponsor	Phase
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar	Phase 4
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston	Phase 3
Cures Within Reach	Phase 3

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Pharmacology for NUEDEXTA

Drug Class	Antiarrhythmic Cytochrome P450 2D6 Inhibitor Sigma-1 Agonist Uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antagonist
Mechanism of Action	Cytochrome P450 2D6 Inhibitors Sigma-1 Receptor Agonists Uncompetitive NMDA Receptor Antagonists

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for NUEDEXTA

C01BA	Antiarrhythmics, class Ia
C01B	ANTIARRHYTHMICS, CLASS I AND III
C01	CARDIAC THERAPY
C	Cardiovascular system

R05DA	Opium alkaloids and derivatives
R05D	COUGH SUPPRESSANTS, EXCL. COMBINATIONS WITH EXPECTORANTS
R05	COUGH AND COLD PREPARATIONS
R	Respiratory system

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for NUEDEXTA

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
NUEDEXTA	Capsules	dextromethorphan hydrobromide; quinidine sulfate	20 mg/10 mg	021879	1	2011-03-07

US Patents and Regulatory Information for NUEDEXTA

NUEDEXTA is protected by two US patents.

Patents protecting NUEDEXTA

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Avanir Pharms	NUEDEXTA	dextromethorphan hydrobromide; quinidine sulfate	CAPSULE;ORAL	021879-001	Oct 29, 2010	AB	RX	Yes	Yes
Avanir Pharms	NUEDEXTA	dextromethorphan hydrobromide; quinidine sulfate	CAPSULE;ORAL	021879-001	Oct 29, 2010	AB	RX	Yes	Yes

Expired US Patents for NUEDEXTA

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Avanir Pharms	NUEDEXTA	dextromethorphan hydrobromide; quinidine sulfate	CAPSULE;ORAL	021879-001	Oct 29, 2010
Avanir Pharms	NUEDEXTA	dextromethorphan hydrobromide; quinidine sulfate	CAPSULE;ORAL	021879-001	Oct 29, 2010
Avanir Pharms	NUEDEXTA	dextromethorphan hydrobromide; quinidine sulfate	CAPSULE;ORAL	021879-001	Oct 29, 2010
Avanir Pharms	NUEDEXTA	dextromethorphan hydrobromide; quinidine sulfate	CAPSULE;ORAL	021879-001	Oct 29, 2010

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for NUEDEXTA

Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
Jenson Pharmaceutical Services Limited	Nuedexta	dextromethorphan hydrobromide, quinidine sulfate	EMEA/H/C/002560 Nuedexta is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of pseudobulbar affect (PBA) in adults. Efficacy has only been studied in patients with underlying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or multiple sclerosis.	Withdrawn	no	no	no	2013-06-24

International Patents for NUEDEXTA

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Israel	267381
Canada	2492081	COMPOSITIONS PHARMACEUTIQUES COMPRENANT DU DEXTROMETHORPHAN ET DE LA QUINIDINE POUR TRAITER DES TROUBLES NEUROLOGIQUES (PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DEXTROMETHORPHAN AND QUINIDINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS)
Australia	2008201775	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising dextromethorphan and quinidine for the treatment of neurological disorders
Japan	H10505864
Japan	2017036337	神経疾患治療のためのデキストロメトルファンおよびキニジンを含む薬剤組成物 (PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DEXTROMETHORPHAN AND QUINIDINE FOR TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS)
Denmark	1980252

Supplementary Protection Certificates for NUEDEXTA

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1539166	451	Finland
1539166	2013C/064	Belgium		PRODUCT NAME: DEXTROMETHORPHANE OU UN SEL, PRCURSEUR DE DERIVE PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE, PAR EXEMPLE LE BROMHYDRURE DE DEXTROMETORPHANE ET EN PARTICULIER LE BROMHYDRURE DE DEXTROMETROPHANE MONHYDRATE ET QUINIDINE OU UN SEL,....; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/13/833 20130626
1539166	198 5023-2013	Slovakia		PRODUCT NAME: MONOHYDRAT DEXTROMETORFANU HYDROBROMIDU/- DIHYDRAT CHINIDINSULFATU; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/13/833 20130624
1539166	13C0062	France		PRODUCT NAME: (A) DEXTROMETHORPHAN OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE, PAR EXEMPLE LE BROMHYDRATE DE DEXTROMETHORPHAN ET EN PARTICULIER LE MONOHYDRATE DE BROMHYDRATE DE DEXTROMETHORPHAN (B) QUINIDINE OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE, PAR EXEMPLE LE SULFATE DE QUINIDINE EN PARTICULIER LE DIHYDRATE DE SULFATE DE QUINIDINE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/13/833/001-003 20130626
1539166	CR 2013 00059	Denmark		PRODUCT NAME: KOMBINATION AF (A) DEXTROMETHORPHAN OG (B) QUNIDIN, HERUNDER DEXTROMETHORPHANHYDROBROMIDMONOHYDRAT OG QUINIDINSULFATDIHYDRAT; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/13/833 20130624
1539166	CA 2013 00059	Denmark		PRODUCT NAME: KOMBINATION AF (A) DEXTROMETHORPHAN OG (B) QUNIDIN, HERUNDER DEXTROMETHORPHANHYDROBROMIDMONOHYDRAT OG QUINIDINSULFATDIHYDRAT; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/13/833 20130624