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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
Takeda Pharms Usa	ACTOPLUS MET	metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	021842-002	Aug 29, 2005	AB	RX	Yes	Yes			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	021842-001	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	021842-001	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	021842-001	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
Australia	5246786
Brazil	1100325
Ukraine	80991	SOLID PREPARATION CONTAINING AN INSULIN RESISTANCE IMPROVING DRUG AND AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT USEFUL AS A REMEDY FOR DIABETES
Poland	376176	Stały preparat (SOLID PREPARATION)
Australia	5603496
Brazil	0315082	Preparação sólida

Supplementary Protection Certificates for ACTOPLUS MET

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
0861666	SPC 038/2006	Ireland		SPC 038/2006: 20070528, EXPIRES: 20210619
0861666	CA 2007 00001	Denmark
1506211	C 2014 029	Romania		PRODUCT NAME: COMBINATIE DE DAPAGLIFLOZIN SAU O SARE ACCEPTABILAFARMACEUTIC A ACESTUIA SI METFORMINA SAU O SARE ACCEPTABILA FARMACEUTIC A ACESTEIA; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: EU/1/13/900; DATE OF NATIONAL AUTHORISATION: 20140116; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): EU/1/13/900; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20140116
0193256	C300038	Netherlands		PRODUCT NAME: PIOGLITAZON, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACOLOGISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT, IN HET BIJZONDER HET HYDROCHLORIDE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/00/151/001 - EU/1/00/151/006 20001011
1261586	2012C/016	Belgium		PRODUCT NAME: UNE COMBINAISON DE PRODUITS DE SAXAGLIPTINE ET DE METFORMINE AINSI QUE TOUT SELS PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLES, DONT LES SELS DE CHLORHYDRATE DE SAXAGLIPTINE ET DE METFORMINE; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/11/731/001 20111128
1506211	PA2014026	Lithuania		PRODUCT NAME: DAPAGLIFOZINUM + METFORMINUM; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/13/900 20140116