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Last Updated: April 24, 2024

Details for Patent: 7,696,236


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Which drugs does patent 7,696,236 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 7,696,236 protects ESBRIET and is included in one NDA.

This patent has twenty-one patent family members in fourteen countries.

Summary for Patent: 7,696,236
Title:Method of providing pirfenidone therapy to a patient
Abstract: The invention relates to methods for decreasing adverse events associated with pirfenidone (5-methyl-1-phenyl-2-(1H)-pyridone) therapy. The invention discloses an optimized dose escalation scheme that results in the patient having increased tolerance to adverse events associated with the administration of pirfenidone. The invention also discloses a starter pack that may be used in conjunction with the dose escalation scheme.
Inventor(s): Bradford; Williamson Z. (Ross, CA)
Assignee: InterMune, Inc. (Brisbane, CA)
Application Number:12/427,532
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 7,696,236
Patent Claim Types:
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Use; Dosage form;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 7,696,236

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Genentech Inc ESBRIET pirfenidone CAPSULE;ORAL 022535-001 Oct 15, 2014 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial DOSE ESCALATION OVER 14 DAYS FOR TREATMENT OF IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS ⤷  Try a Trial
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