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Last Updated: April 16, 2024

ACTOPLUS MET XR Drug Patent Profile


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Which patents cover Actoplus Met Xr, and when can generic versions of Actoplus Met Xr launch?

Actoplus Met Xr is a drug marketed by Takeda Pharms Usa and is included in one NDA. There are two patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has seventy-two patent family members in twenty-five countries.

The generic ingredient in ACTOPLUS MET XR 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.

DrugPatentWatch® Generic Entry Outlook for Actoplus Met Xr

There have been four patent litigation cases involving the patents protecting this drug, indicating strong interest in generic launch. Recent data indicate that 63% of patent challenges are decided in favor of the generic patent challenger and that 54% of successful patent challengers promptly launch generic drugs.

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Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for ACTOPLUS MET XR
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
ACTOPLUS MET XR Extended-release Tablets metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride 15 mg/1000 mg and 30 mg/1000 mg 022024 1 2011-09-23

US Patents and Regulatory Information for ACTOPLUS MET XR

ACTOPLUS MET XR is protected by two US patents.

Patents protecting ACTOPLUS MET XR

Pharmaceutical formulation containing a biguanide and a thiazolidinedione derivative
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Pharmaceutical formulation containing a biguanide and a thiazolidinedione derivative
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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
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOPLUS MET XR metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 022024-001 May 12, 2009 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOPLUS MET XR metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 022024-002 May 12, 2009 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOPLUS MET XR metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 022024-001 May 12, 2009 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOPLUS MET XR metformin hydrochloride; pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 022024-002 May 12, 2009 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
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Expired US Patents for ACTOPLUS MET XR

International Patents for ACTOPLUS MET XR

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

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Brazil PI0414471 nova formulação farmacêutica contendo biguanida e um derivado de tiazolidinadiona ⤷  Try a Trial
China 1289082 ⤷  Try a Trial
Cyprus 2424 Pharmaceutical composition for use in treatment ofdiabetes. ⤷  Try a Trial
Russian Federation 2003130978 ⤷  Try a Trial
Argentina 061195 COMPOSICION FARMACEUTICA PARA PROFILAXIS Y TRATAMIENTO DE LA DIABETES ⤷  Try a Trial
South Korea 101401412 ⤷  Try a Trial
Japan 2008534589 ⤷  Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for ACTOPLUS MET XR

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1506211 SPC/GB14/050 United Kingdom ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: A COMBINATION OF DAPAGLIFLOZIN OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF AND METFORMIN OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/13/900 20140121
2498758 122020000018 Germany ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: METFORMIN ODER EIN PHARMAZEUTISCH AKZEPTABLES SALZ DAVON; SAXAGLIPTIN ODER EIN PHARMAZEUTISCH AKZEPTABLES SALZ DAVON; DAPAGLIFLOZIN ODER EIN PHARMAZEUTISCH AKZEPTABLES SOLVAT DAVON; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/19/1401 20191111
1412357 122008000046 Germany ⤷  Try a Trial 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
2498758 CA 2020 00017 Denmark ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: METFORMIN ELLER ET FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABELT SALT DERAF; SAXAGLIPTIN ELLER ET FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABELT SALT DERAF; DAPAGLIFLOZIN ELLER ET FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABELT SOLVAT DERAF; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/19/1401 20191113
1412357 PA2008013,C1412357 Lithuania ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: SITAGLIPTINUM PHOSPHAS MONOHYDRICUS, METFORMINI HYDROCHLORIDUM; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/08/455/001 - EU/1/08/455/014 20080716
1174135 C01174135/01 Switzerland ⤷  Try a Trial FORMER REPRESENTATIVE: BOHEST AG, CH
1532149 92128 Luxembourg ⤷  Try a Trial 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
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