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OLPRUVA Drug Patent Profile


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

Olpruva is a drug marketed by Acer and is included in one NDA. There are three patents protecting this drug.

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

The generic ingredient in OLPRUVA is sodium phenylbutyrate. There are one thousand four hundred and seventy-two drug master file entries for this compound. Six suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the sodium phenylbutyrate profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Olpruva

A generic version of OLPRUVA was approved as sodium phenylbutyrate by SIGMAPHARM LABS LLC on March 22nd, 2013.

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US Patents and Regulatory Information for OLPRUVA

OLPRUVA is protected by three US patents.

Patents protecting OLPRUVA

Palatable compositions including sodium phenylbutyrate and uses thereof
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Methods of treating urea cycle disorders and maple syrup urine disease
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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF A UREA CYCLE DISORDER INVOLVING DEFICIENCIES OF CARBAMYLPHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE, ORNITHINE TRANSCARBAMYLASE, OR ARGININOSUCCINIC ACID SYNTHETASE

Palatable compositions including sodium phenylbutyrate and uses thereof
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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
Acer OLPRUVA sodium phenylbutyrate FOR SUSPENSION;ORAL 214860-001 Dec 22, 2022 RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Acer OLPRUVA sodium phenylbutyrate FOR SUSPENSION;ORAL 214860-006 Dec 22, 2022 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Acer OLPRUVA sodium phenylbutyrate FOR SUSPENSION;ORAL 214860-003 Dec 22, 2022 RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Acer OLPRUVA sodium phenylbutyrate FOR SUSPENSION;ORAL 214860-002 Dec 22, 2022 RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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EU/EMA Drug Approvals for OLPRUVA

Company Drugname Inn Product Number / Indication Status Generic Biosimilar Orphan Marketing Authorisation Marketing Refusal
Eurocept International B. V. Pheburane sodium phenylbutyrate EMEA/H/C/002500
Treatment of chronic management of urea-cycle disorders.
Authorised no no no 2013-07-30
Immedica Pharma AB Ammonaps sodium phenylbutyrate EMEA/H/C/000219
Ammonaps is indicated as adjunctive therapy in the chronic management of urea cycle disorders, involving deficiencies of carbamylphosphate synthetase, ornithine transcarbamylase orargininosuccinate synthetase.It is indicated in all patients with neonatal-onset presentation (complete enzyme deficiencies, presenting within the first 28 days of life). It is also indicated in patients with late-onset disease(partial enzyme deficiencies, presenting after the first month of life) who have a history of hyperammonaemic encephalopathy.
Authorised no no no 1999-12-07
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International Patents for OLPRUVA

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

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Croatia P20220856 ⤷  Try a Trial
Lithuania 3429559 ⤷  Try a Trial
European Patent Office 3429559 COMPOSITIONS AU GOÛT AGRÉABLE COMPRENANT DU PHÉNYLBUTYRATE DE SODIUM ET LEURS UTILISATIONS (PALATABLE COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING SODIUM PHENYLBUTYRATE AND USES THEREOF) ⤷  Try a Trial
Japan 2022106927 フェニル酪酸ナトリウムを含む口当たりの良い組成物及びその使用 ⤷  Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for OLPRUVA

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
0806968 SPC/GB07/011 United Kingdom ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: GADOFOSVESET TRISODIUM; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/05/313/001 20051003; UK EU/1/05/313/002 20051003; UK EU/1/05/313/003 20051003; UK EU/1/05/313/004 20051003; UK EU/1/05/313/005 20051003; UK EU/1/05/313/006 20051003; UK EU/1/05/313/007 20051003; UK EU/1/05/313/008 20051003; UK EU/1/05/313/009 20051003
1499331 SPC/GB13/034 United Kingdom ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: IZINOVA CONCENTRATE FOR ORAL SOLUTION. THE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE IS A MIXTURE OF 3 SALTS:SODIUM SULPHATE ANHYDROUS, MAGNESIUM SULPHATE HEPTAHYDRATE AND POTASSIUM SULPHATE.; REGISTERED: BE BE434323 20130220; UK PL34926/0016 20130313
2932970 18C1043 France ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: UNE COMBINAISON COMPRENANT DU DOLUTEGRAVIR OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELUI-CI,EN PARTICULIER LE SEL DE SODIUM DU DOLUTEGRAVIR,ET DE LA RILPIVIRINE OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELLE-CI,EN PARTICULIER LE CHLORHYDRATE DE RILPIVIRINE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/18/1282 20180518
2822954 SPC/GB18/031 United Kingdom ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: BICTEGRAVIR OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF, IN PARTICULAR BICTEGRAVIR SODIUM.; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/18/1289/001(NI) 20180625; UK EU/1/18/1289/002(NI) 20180625; UK PLGB 11972/0008 20180625
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