ONUREG Drug Patent Profile

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

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

This drug has ninety-eight patent family members in thirty-five countries.

The generic ingredient in ONUREG is azacitidine. There are fifteen drug master file entries for this compound. Eighteen suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the azacitidine profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Onureg

A generic version of ONUREG was approved as azacitidine by DR REDDYS on September 16^th, 2013.

Summary for ONUREG

International Patents:	98
US Patents:	2
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	124
Clinical Trials:	37
Patent Applications:	4,422
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for ONUREG
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in ONUREG?	ONUREG excipients list
DailyMed Link:	ONUREG at DailyMed

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Recent Clinical Trials for ONUREG

Identify potential brand extensions & 505(b)(2) entrants

Sponsor	Phase
City of Hope Medical Center	Phase 1
Northwestern University	Phase 1
Groupe Francophone des Myelodysplasies	Phase 1/Phase 2

See all ONUREG clinical trials

Pharmacology for ONUREG

Drug Class	Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor
Mechanism of Action	Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for ONUREG

L01BC	Pyrimidine analogues
L01B	ANTIMETABOLITES
L01	ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS
L	Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for ONUREG

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
ONUREG	Tablets	azacitidine	200 mg and 300 mg	214120	1	2021-09-30

US Patents and Regulatory Information for ONUREG

ONUREG is protected by two US patents and one FDA Regulatory Exclusivity.

Patents protecting ONUREG

FDA Regulatory Exclusivity protecting ONUREG

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Bristol	ONUREG	azacitidine	TABLET;ORAL	214120-001	Sep 1, 2020		RX	Yes	No			Y
Bristol	ONUREG	azacitidine	TABLET;ORAL	214120-002	Sep 1, 2020		RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Bristol	ONUREG	azacitidine	TABLET;ORAL	214120-001	Sep 1, 2020		RX	Yes	No			Y
Bristol	ONUREG	azacitidine	TABLET;ORAL	214120-001	Sep 1, 2020		RX	Yes	No
Bristol	ONUREG	azacitidine	TABLET;ORAL	214120-002	Sep 1, 2020		RX	Yes	Yes
Bristol	ONUREG	azacitidine	TABLET;ORAL	214120-002	Sep 1, 2020		RX	Yes	Yes			Y

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for ONUREG

Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma EEIG	Vidaza	azacitidine	EMEA/H/C/000978 Vidaza is indicated for the treatment of adult patients who are not eligible for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with: intermediate 2 and high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) according to the International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS),chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) with 10 29 % marrow blasts without myeloproliferative disorder,acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) with 20 30 % blasts and multi-lineage dysplasia, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) classification.Vidaza is indicated for the treatment of adult patients aged 65 years or older who are not eligible for HSCT with AML with >30% marrow blasts according to the WHO classification.	Authorised	no	no	no	2008-12-17
Accord Healthcare S.L.U.	Azacitidine Accord	azacitidine	EMEA/H/C/005147 Azacitidine Accord is indicated for the treatment of adult patients who are not eligible for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with:- intermediate-2 and high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) according to the International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS),- chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) with 10-29 % marrow blasts without myeloproliferative disorder,- acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) with 20-30 % blasts and multi-lineage dysplasia, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) classification,- AML with >30% marrow blasts according to the WHO classification.	Authorised	yes	no	no	2020-02-13
Mylan Ireland Limited	Azacitidine Mylan	azacitidine	EMEA/H/C/004984 Azacitidine Mylan is indicated for the treatment of adult patients who are not eligible for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with:intermediate 2 and high risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) according to the International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS),chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) with 10 29% marrow blasts without myeloproliferative disorder,acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) with 20 30% blasts and multi lineage dysplasia, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) classification,AML with > 30% marrow blasts according to the WHO classification.	Authorised	yes	no	no	2020-03-27
betapharm Arzneimittel GmbH	Azacitidine betapharm	azacitidine	EMEA/H/C/005075 Azacitidine betapharm is indicated for the treatment of adult patients who are not eligible for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with:intermediate-2 and high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) according to the International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS),chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) with 10 % to 29 % marrow blasts without myeloproliferative disorder,acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) with 20 % to 30 % blasts and multi-lineage dysplasia, according to World Health Organization (WHO) classification,AML with > 30 % marrow blasts according to the WHO classification.	Authorised	yes	no	no	2020-03-24
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma EEIG	Onureg	azacitidine	EMEA/H/C/004761 Onureg is indicated as maintenance therapy in adult patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) who achieved complete remission (CR) or complete remission with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi) following induction therapy with or without consolidation treatment and who are not candidates for, including those who choose not to proceed to, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).	Authorised	no	no	no	2021-06-17
Celgene Europe BV	Azacitidine Celgene	azacitidine	EMEA/H/C/005300 Azacitidine Celgene is indicated for the treatment of adult patients who are not eligible for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with:intermediate 2 and high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) according to the International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS),chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) with 10 29 % marrow blasts without myeloproliferative disorder,acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) with 20 30 % blasts and multi-lineage dysplasia, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) classification,AML with >30% marrow blasts according to the WHO classification.	Withdrawn	no	no	no	2019-08-02

International Patents for ONUREG

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Denmark	2695609
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	2009139888
Ecuador	SP10010665	FORMULACIONES ORALES DE ANÁLOGOS DE CITIDINA Y MÉTODOS PARA USAR LOS MISMOS
Slovenia	3692983
Peru	20091971	FORMULACIONES ORALES DE ANALOGOS DE CITIDINA Y METODOS DE USO DE LOS MISMOS
Hungary	E047707