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ACTOPLUS MET Drug Patent Profile

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

Actoplus Met is a drug marketed by Takeda Pharms Usa and is included in two NDAs. There are four patents protecting this drug.

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

The generic ingredient in ACTOPLUS MET is metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride. There are forty-nine drug master file entries for this compound. Six suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride profile page.

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Summary for ACTOPLUS MET

International Patents:	41
US Patents:	2
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	2
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	2
Clinical Trials:	3
Patent Applications:	36
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for ACTOPLUS MET
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for ACTOPLUS MET
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in ACTOPLUS MET?	ACTOPLUS MET excipients list
DailyMed Link:	ACTOPLUS MET at DailyMed

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Recent Clinical Trials for ACTOPLUS MET

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

Sponsor	Phase
National Cancer Institute (NCI)	Phase 2
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited	Phase 1

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Pharmacology for ACTOPLUS MET

Drug Class	Biguanide Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor alpha Agonist Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor gamma Agonist Thiazolidinedione
Mechanism of Action	Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor alpha Agonists Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor gamma Agonists

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for ACTOPLUS MET

A10BA	Biguanides
A10B	BLOOD GLUCOSE LOWERING DRUGS, EXCL. INSULINS
A10	DRUGS USED IN DIABETES
A	Alimentary tract and metabolism

A10BG	Thiazolidinediones
A10B	BLOOD GLUCOSE LOWERING DRUGS, EXCL. INSULINS
A10	DRUGS USED IN DIABETES
A	Alimentary tract and metabolism

US Patents and Regulatory Information for ACTOPLUS MET

ACTOPLUS MET is protected by two US patents.

Patents protecting ACTOPLUS MET

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-001	Aug 29, 2005		DISCN	Yes	No			Y
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET XR	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	022024-002	May 12, 2009		DISCN	Yes	No			Y
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-002	Aug 29, 2005	AB	RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET XR	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	022024-002	May 12, 2009		DISCN	Yes	No			Y
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-001	Aug 29, 2005		DISCN	Yes	No			Y

Expired US Patents for ACTOPLUS MET

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-002	Aug 29, 2005
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-001	Aug 29, 2005
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-001	Aug 29, 2005
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-002	Aug 29, 2005
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-002	Aug 29, 2005

International Patents for ACTOPLUS MET

See the table below for patents covering ACTOPLUS MET around the world.

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Denmark	21986
Argentina	061195	COMPOSICION FARMACEUTICA PARA PROFILAXIS Y TRATAMIENTO DE LA DIABETES
Denmark	1561472
South Korea	920010046
Australia	723097

Supplementary Protection Certificates for ACTOPLUS MET

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
0193256	SPC/GB01/016	United Kingdom		PRODUCT NAME: PIOGLITAZONE OPTIONALLY IN THE FORM OF A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF, ESPECIALLY THE HYDROCHLORIDE SALT; REGISTERED: CH IKS 55 378 01 20000927; CH IKS 55 378 02 20000927; CH IKS 55 378 03 20000927; UK EU/1/00/151/001 20001011; UK EU/1/00/151/002 20001011; UK EU/1/00/151/003 20001011; UK EU/1/00/151/004 20001011; UK EU/1/00/151/005 20001011; UK EU/1/00/151/006 20001011
1412357	122008000046	Germany		PRODUCT NAME: SITAGLIPTIN, GEGEBENENFALLS IN FORM EINES PHARMAZEUTISCH ANNEHMBAREN SALZES, INSBESONDERE SITAGLIPTINPHOSPHAT- MONOHYDRAT, IN KOMBINATION MIT METFORMIN, GEGEBENENFALLS IN FORM EINES PHARMAZEUTISCH ANNEHMBAREN SALZES, INSBESONDERE DES HYDROCHLORIDS; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/08/455/001-014 20080716 FIRST REGISTRATION: CH/LI 58450 01 58450 02 58450 03 20080408
1506211	CA 2014 00037	Denmark		PRODUCT NAME: ET KOMBINATIONSPRODUKT AF DAPAGLIFLOZIN ELLER ET FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABELT SALT DERAF, HERUNDER DAPAGLIFLOZINPROPANDIOLMONOHYDRAT OG METFORMIN ELLER SALTE DERAF, HERUNDER METFORMINHYDROCHLORID; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/13/900 20140116
1412357	C 2008 016	Romania		PRODUCT NAME: SITAGLIPTIN OPTIONAL SUB FORMA DE SARE ACCEPTABILAFARMACEUTIC IN SPECIAL MONOFOSFAT + METFORMIN OPTIONAL SUB FORMA DE SARE ACCEPTABILA FARMACEUTIC IN SPECIALCLORHIDRAT; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: RO EU/1/08/455/001 - RO EU/1/08/455/014; DATE OF NATIONAL AUTHORISATION: 20080716; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): CH 58450 01, CH 58450 02, CH 58450 03; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20080408
1532149	92128	Luxembourg		PRODUCT NAME: 8-(3-AMINOPIPERIDIN-1-YL)-7-BUT-2-INYL-3-METHYL-1-(4-METHYLCHINAZOLIN-2-YLMETHYL)-3, 7-DIHYDROPURIN-2, 6-DION, LES ENANTIOMERES ET LEURS SELS, EN PARTICULIER LA LINAGLIPTINE COMBINEE AVEC DU CHLORHYDRATE DE METFORMINE. LINAGLIPTINE