PROPARACAINE Drug Patent Profile

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

Proparacaine is a drug marketed by Bausch And Lomb Inc, Mankind Pharma, Micro Labs, Rising, Sola Barnes Hind, and Somerset Theraps Llc. and is included in seven NDAs.

The generic ingredient in PROPARACAINE is proparacaine hydrochloride. There is one drug master file entry for this compound. Ten suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the proparacaine hydrochloride profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Proparacaine

A generic version of PROPARACAINE was approved as proparacaine hydrochloride by BAUSCH AND LOMB INC on September 29^th, 1995.

Summary for PROPARACAINE

US Patents:	0
Applicants:	6
NDAs:	7
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US Patents and Regulatory Information for PROPARACAINE

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Bausch And Lomb Inc	PROPARACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE	proparacaine hydrochloride	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	040074-001	Sep 29, 1995	AT	RX	No	Yes
Somerset Theraps Llc	PROPARACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE	proparacaine hydrochloride	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	215816-001	Aug 9, 2024	AT	RX	No	No
Rising	PROPARACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE	proparacaine hydrochloride	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	040277-001	Mar 16, 2000	AT	RX	No	No
Mankind Pharma	PROPARACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE	proparacaine hydrochloride	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	219136-001	May 21, 2025	AT	RX	No	No
Micro Labs	PROPARACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE	proparacaine hydrochloride	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	219294-001	Oct 20, 2025	AT	RX	No	No
Sola Barnes Hind	PROPARACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE	proparacaine hydrochloride	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	084151-001	Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982		DISCN	No	No