vagifem Drug Patent Profile

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

Vagifem is a drug marketed by Novo Nordisk Inc and is included in one NDA.

The generic ingredient in VAGIFEM is estradiol. There are seventy-five drug master file entries for this compound. Forty-five suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the estradiol profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Vagifem

A generic version of vagifem was approved as estradiol by BARR LABS INC on October 22^nd, 1997.

Summary for vagifem

US Patents:	0
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	109
Clinical Trials:	12
Patent Applications:	6,715
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for vagifem
Drug Sales Revenues:	Drug sales revenues for vagifem
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for vagifem
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in vagifem?	vagifem excipients list
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Recent Clinical Trials for vagifem

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Sponsor	Phase
Angelica Lindén Hirschberg	Phase 4
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Phase 4
Kaiser Permanente	Phase 3

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Pharmacology for vagifem

Drug Class	Estrogen
Mechanism of Action	Estrogen Receptor Agonists

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for vagifem

G03CA	Natural and semisynthetic estrogens, plain
G03C	ESTROGENS
G03	SEX HORMONES AND MODULATORS OF THE GENITAL SYSTEM
G	Genito-urinary system and sex hormones

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for VAGIFEM

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
VAGIFEM	Vaginal Tablets	estradiol	10 mcg	020908	1	2013-01-02

US Patents and Regulatory Information for vagifem

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Novo Nordisk Inc	VAGIFEM	estradiol	TABLET;VAGINAL	020908-002	Nov 25, 2009	AB	RX	Yes	Yes
Novo Nordisk Inc	VAGIFEM	estradiol	TABLET;VAGINAL	020908-001	Mar 26, 1999		DISCN	Yes	No

Expired US Patents for vagifem

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Novo Nordisk Inc	VAGIFEM	estradiol	TABLET;VAGINAL	020908-002	Nov 25, 2009
Novo Nordisk Inc	VAGIFEM	estradiol	TABLET;VAGINAL	020908-002	Nov 25, 2009

International Patents for vagifem

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Japan	4851057
Austria	240764
Spain	2376649
Denmark	1343508
European Patent Office	0910427	INSTRUMENT POUR L'INTRODUCTION D'UN SUPPOSITOIRE (INSTRUMENT FOR INSERTING A SUPPOSITORY)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	9801180
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	0247692

Supplementary Protection Certificates for vagifem

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
0334429	97C0002	Belgium		PRODUCT NAME: ESTRADIOL; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: NL 18978 19960731; FIRST REGISTRATION: SE - 11783 19930305
2782584	C202130068	Spain		PRODUCT NAME: COMPOSICION QUE CONTIENE ESTRADIOL (17BETA-ESTRADIOL), INCLUYENDO EN FORMA DE HEMIHIDRATO, Y PROGESTERONA; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: 85988-NL/H/4994/001/DC; DATE OF AUTHORISATION: 20210528; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): BE582231; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20210406
1453521	300814	Netherlands		PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL EN ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NATIONAL REGISTRATION NO/DATE: RVG 117453 20151211; FIRST REGISTRATION: SK 17/0017/15-S 20150211
2782584	301153	Netherlands		PRODUCT NAME: COMPOSITION CONTAINING BOTH ESTRADIOL (17SS-ESTRADIOL), OPTIONALLY IN THE FORM OF A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT, HYDRATE OR SOLVATE THEREOF (INCLUDING IN HEMIHYDRATE FORM), AND PROGESTERONE; NATIONAL REGISTRATION NO/DATE: RVG 125821 20210611; FIRST REGISTRATION: BE BE582231 20210406
0136011	C00136011/03	Switzerland		PRODUCT NMAE: ESTRADIOL UND MEDROXYPROGESTERONACETAT; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: IKS 55288 20000417
0771217	07C0001	France		PRODUCT NAME: ETHINYLESTRADIOL BETADEX CLATHRATE; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: NL 32343 20060710; FIRST REGISTRATION: NL - RVG 31781 20050804
0770388	SPC/GB09/026	United Kingdom		PRODUCT NAME: ESTRADIOL AND COMBINATIONS OF ESTRADIOL AND DIENOGEST, PREFERABLY ESTRADIOL VALERATE AND COMBINATIONS OF ESTRADIOL VALERATE AND DIENOGEST; REGISTERED: BE BE 327792 20081103; UK PL 00010/0576-0001 20081208