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Alendronate sodium - Generic Drug Details

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What are the generic sources for alendronate sodium and what is the scope of patent protection?

Alendronate sodium is the generic ingredient in four branded drugs marketed by Hikma, Novitium Pharma, Merck, Radius, Apotex, Aurobindo Pharma, Chartwell Rx, Cipla, Hangzhou Binjiang, Impax Labs Inc, Jubilant Cadista, Mylan, Rising, Sun Pharm, Teva Pharms, Watson Labs, Organon, and Organon Llc, and is included in nineteen NDAs. There is one patent protecting this compound and one Paragraph IV challenge. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.

Alendronate sodium has twenty patent family members in sixteen countries.

There are eighteen drug master file entries for alendronate sodium. Twenty suppliers are listed for this compound.

Summary for alendronate sodium

International Patents:	20
US Patents:	1
Tradenames:	4
Applicants:	18
NDAs:	19
Drug Master File Entries:	18
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	20
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	57
Clinical Trials:	38
Patent Applications:	193
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
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What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in alendronate sodium?	alendronate sodium excipients list
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Recent Clinical Trials for alendronate sodium

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Sponsor	Phase
Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki	Phase 4
424 General Military Hospital	Phase 4
Shanghai JMT-Bio Inc.	Phase 2

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Pharmacology for alendronate sodium

Drug Class	Bisphosphonate

Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) Categories for alendronate sodium

Bone Density Conservation Agents

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for ALENDRONATE SODIUM

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
FOSAMAX	Oral Solution	alendronate sodium	70 mg/75 mL	021575	1	2007-09-07

US Patents and Regulatory Information for alendronate sodium

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Aurobindo Pharma	ALENDRONATE SODIUM	alendronate sodium	TABLET;ORAL	090124-003	Aug 4, 2008	AB	RX	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Organon	FOSAMAX	alendronate sodium	TABLET;ORAL	020560-005	Oct 20, 2000	AB	RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Jubilant Cadista	ALENDRONATE SODIUM	alendronate sodium	TABLET;ORAL	090557-004	Feb 18, 2010		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Impax Labs Inc	ALENDRONATE SODIUM	alendronate sodium	TABLET;ORAL	075710-001	Feb 6, 2008		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Cipla	ALENDRONATE SODIUM	alendronate sodium	TABLET;ORAL	076768-003	Aug 4, 2008	AB	RX	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
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Expired US Patents for alendronate sodium

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Organon	FOSAMAX	alendronate sodium	TABLET;ORAL	020560-005	Oct 20, 2000	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Merck	FOSAMAX	alendronate sodium	SOLUTION;ORAL	021575-001	Sep 17, 2003	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Organon	FOSAMAX	alendronate sodium	TABLET;ORAL	020560-005	Oct 20, 2000	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Merck	FOSAMAX	alendronate sodium	SOLUTION;ORAL	021575-001	Sep 17, 2003	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Organon	FOSAMAX	alendronate sodium	TABLET;ORAL	020560-001	Sep 29, 1995	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
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International Patents for alendronate sodium

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Spain	2716525		⤷ Try a Trial
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	2012078528		⤷ Try a Trial
Turkey	201903835		⤷ Try a Trial
Canada	2820019	FORMULATIONS EFFERVESCENTES STABLES A BASE DE BISPHOSPHONATE PRESENTANT DES CARACTERISTIQUES DE SOLUBILISATION RAPIDE (STABLE EFFERVESCENT BISPHOSPHONATE FORMULATIONS WITH RAPID SOLUBILIZATION CHARACTERISTICS)	⤷ Try a Trial
Israel	224367	תכשירי ביספוספונט יציבים תוססים עם תכונות מסיסות מהירה (Stable effervescent bisphosphonate formulations with rapid solubilization characteristics)	⤷ Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for alendronate sodium

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Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1175904	2007C/048	Belgium	⤷ Try a Trial	PRODUCT NAME: ALENDRONATE DE SODIUM/COLECALCIFEROL; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/05/310/001 20050826
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