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Ibuprofen - Generic Drug Details

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

Ibuprofen is the generic ingredient in forty-four branded drugs marketed by Haleon Us Holdings, Amneal Pharms, Ascent Pharms Inc, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd, Bionpharma, Contract Pharmacal, Humanwell Puracap, Marksans Pharma, P And L Dev Llc, Patheon Softgels, Sofgen Pharms, Strides Pharma, Bayer, Cumberland Pharms, J And J Consumer Inc, Guardian Drug, L Perrigo Co, Taro, Tris Pharma Inc, Mcneil, Moberg Pharma North, Perrigo, Abbott, Actavis Mid Atlantic, Aptapharma Inc, Arise, P And L, Padagis Us, Pai Holdings Pharm, Mcneil Consumer, Mcneil Ped, Lederle, Basf, Alra, Pliva, Alkem Labs Ltd, Amneal Pharms Ny, Ani Pharms, Aurobindo Pharma, Avema Pharma, Dr Reddys La, Dr Reddys Labs Inc, Granules, Granules India, Halsey, Ivax Sub Teva Pharms, Leiner, LNK, Merro Pharm, Mylan, Northstar Hlthcare, OHM, Ohm Labs, Par Pharm, Perrigo R And D, Purepac Pharm, Rising, Sandoz, Shandong Xinhua, Sun Pharm Industries, Sunshine, Superpharm, Teva, Ultratab Labs Inc, Vintage Pharms, Watson Labs, Yichang Humanwell, Bristol Myers, Xgen Pharms, Recordati Rare, Forest Labs, Actavis Elizabeth, Barr Labs Inc, and Dr Reddys Labs Ltd, and is included in two hundred and twenty-six NDAs. There are twelve patents protecting this compound. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.

Ibuprofen has sixty-five patent family members in nineteen countries.

There are sixty-four drug master file entries for ibuprofen. Two hundred and thirty-four suppliers are listed for this compound.

Summary for ibuprofen

International Patents:	65
US Patents:	12
Tradenames:	44
Applicants:	74
NDAs:	226
Drug Master File Entries:	64
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	234
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	207
Clinical Trials:	842
Patent Applications:	4,417
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price trends for ibuprofen
Drug Sales Revenues:	Drug sales revenues for ibuprofen
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for ibuprofen
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in ibuprofen?	ibuprofen excipients list
DailyMed Link:	ibuprofen at DailyMed

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Recent Clinical Trials for ibuprofen

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Sponsor	Phase
Mclean Hospital	Phase 4
United States Department of Defense	Phase 4
University of Miami	Phase 2

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Pharmacology for ibuprofen

Drug Class	Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
Mechanism of Action	Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors

Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) Categories for ibuprofen

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for IBUPROFEN

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
PEDIATRIC ADVIL	Oral Suspension	ibuprofen	50 mg/1.25 mL	020812	1	2007-06-29

US Patents and Regulatory Information for ibuprofen

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Glossary

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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
Contract Pharmacal	IBUPROFEN	ibuprofen	TABLET;ORAL	071268-002	Oct 15, 1986	AB	RX	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
Perrigo	IBUPROFEN	ibuprofen	TABLET;ORAL	075995-001	Mar 14, 2002		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
P And L Dev Llc	IBUPROFEN	ibuprofen	CAPSULE;ORAL	077338-001	Jul 10, 2009		OTC	No	No	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial				⤷ Try a Trial
>Applicant	>Tradename	>Generic Name	>Dosage	>NDA	>Approval Date	>TE	>Type	>RLD	>RS	>Patent No.	>Patent Expiration	>Product	>Substance	>Delist Req.	>Exclusivity Expiration

Expired US Patents for ibuprofen

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Cumberland Pharms	CALDOLOR	ibuprofen	SOLUTION;INTRAVENOUS	022348-002	Jun 11, 2009	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
Mcneil Consumer	MOTRIN	ibuprofen	SUSPENSION;ORAL	019842-001	Sep 19, 1989	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
J And J Consumer Inc	CHILDREN'S MOTRIN	ibuprofen	TABLET, CHEWABLE;ORAL	020601-001	Nov 15, 1996	⤷ Try a Trial	⤷ Try a Trial
>Applicant	>Tradename	>Generic Name	>Dosage	>NDA	>Approval Date	>Patent No.	>Patent Expiration

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for ibuprofen

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Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
Recordati Rare Diseases	Pedea	ibuprofen	EMEA/H/C/000549 Treatment of a haemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus in preterm newborn infants less than 34 weeks of gestational age.	Authorised	no	no	no	2004-07-28
>Company	>Drugname	>Inn	>Product Number / Indication	>Status	>Generic	>Biosimilar	>Orphan	>Marketing Authorisation	>Marketing Refusal

International Patents for ibuprofen

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
South Africa	200504239	Pharmaceutical suspension composition	⤷ Try a Trial
South Korea	20120138229	TREATING CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH INTRAVENOUS IBUPROFEN	⤷ Try a Trial
South Korea	101864559		⤷ Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for ibuprofen

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Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1781277	PA2024501	Lithuania	⤷ Try a Trial	PRODUCT NAME: IBUPROFENO IR PARACETAMOLIO DERINYS; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: LT/1/23/5212/001-002 20230726
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