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VFEND Drug Patent Profile


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

Vfend is a drug marketed by Pf Prism Cv and is included in three NDAs.

The generic ingredient in VFEND is voriconazole. There are fourteen drug master file entries for this compound. Thirty-three suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the voriconazole profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Vfend

A generic version of VFEND was approved as voriconazole by MYLAN PHARMS INC on April 22nd, 2010.

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Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for VFEND
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
VFEND Oral Suspension voriconazole 40 mg/mL 021630 1 2010-10-08
VFEND For Injection voriconazole 200 mg/vial 021267 1 2008-09-12
VFEND Tablets voriconazole 50 mg and 200 mg 021266 1 2008-04-14

US Patents and Regulatory Information for VFEND

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Pf Prism Cv VFEND voriconazole FOR SUSPENSION;ORAL 021630-001 Dec 19, 2003 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Pf Prism Cv VFEND voriconazole TABLET;ORAL 021266-002 May 24, 2002 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Pf Prism Cv VFEND voriconazole INJECTABLE;INTRAVENOUS 021267-001 May 24, 2002 AP RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Pf Prism Cv VFEND voriconazole TABLET;ORAL 021266-001 May 24, 2002 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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Expired US Patents for VFEND

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Pf Prism Cv VFEND voriconazole INJECTABLE;INTRAVENOUS 021267-001 May 24, 2002 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Pf Prism Cv VFEND voriconazole FOR SUSPENSION;ORAL 021630-001 Dec 19, 2003 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Pf Prism Cv VFEND voriconazole TABLET;ORAL 021266-002 May 24, 2002 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Pf Prism Cv VFEND voriconazole TABLET;ORAL 021266-002 May 24, 2002 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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EU/EMA Drug Approvals for VFEND

Company Drugname Inn Product Number / Indication Status Generic Biosimilar Orphan Marketing Authorisation Marketing Refusal
Pfizer Europe MA EEIG Vfend voriconazole EMEA/H/C/000387
Voriconazole, is a broad spectrum, triazole antifungal agent and is indicated in adults and children aged 2 years and above as follows:treatment of invasive aspergillosis;treatment of in candidaemianon-neutropenic patients;treatment of fluconazole-resistant serious invasive Candida infections (including C. krusei);Treatment of serious fungal infections caused by Scedosporium spp. and Fusarium spp.Vfend should be administered primarily to patients with progressive, possibly life-threatening infections.Prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in high risk allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients.
Authorised no no no 2002-03-19
Accord Healthcare S.L.U. Voriconazole Accord voriconazole EMEA/H/C/002669
Voriconazole is a broad-spectrum, triazole antifungal agent and is indicated in adults and children aged two years and above as follows:treatment of invasive aspergillosis;treatment of candidaemia in non-neutropenic patients;treatment of fluconazole-resistant serious invasive Candida infections (including C. krusei);Treatment of serious fungal infections caused by Scedosporium spp. and Fusarium spp.Voriconazole Accord should be administered primarily to patients with progressive, possibly life-threatening infections.
Authorised yes no no 2013-05-16
Hikma Farmaceutica (Portugal) S.A. Voriconazole Hikma (previously Voriconazole Hospira) voriconazole EMEA/H/C/003737
Voriconazole is a broad spectrum, triazole antifungal agent and is indicated in adults and children aged 2 years and above as follows:treatment of invasive aspergillosis;treatment of candidaemia in non-neutropenic patients;treatment of fluconazole-resistant serious invasive Candida infections (including C. krusei);treatment of serious fungal infections caused by Scedosporium spp. and Fusarium spp.Voriconazole should be administered primarily to patients with progressive, possibly life-threatening infections.Prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in high risk allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT)recipients.
Authorised yes no no 2015-05-27
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International Patents for VFEND

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

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Norway 995565 ⤷  Try a Trial
Russian Federation 1836366 METHOD FOR OBTAINING 1,2,4-THRIAZOLE DERIVATIVES OR THEIR PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALTS ⤷  Try a Trial
Poland 169332 ⤷  Try a Trial
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 9402518 ⤷  Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for VFEND

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
0440372 90960 Luxembourg ⤷  Try a Trial
0440372 SPC/GB02/031 United Kingdom ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: VORICONAZOLE AND PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALTS THEREOF; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/02/212/001-025 20020319
1001813 PA2003005 Lithuania ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: VORICONAZOLIS; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 02/7890/8 20021002
0440372 C300100 Netherlands ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: VORICONAZOLUM, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/02/212/001-025 20020319
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