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SKELAXIN Drug Patent Profile


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When do Skelaxin patents expire, and what generic alternatives are available?

Skelaxin is a drug marketed by King Pharms and is included in one NDA. There is one patent protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has two patent family members in two countries.

The generic ingredient in SKELAXIN is metaxalone. There are twenty drug master file entries for this compound. Thirty-three suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the metaxalone profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Skelaxin

A generic version of SKELAXIN was approved as metaxalone by SANDOZ on March 31st, 2010.

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Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for SKELAXIN
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
SKELAXIN Tablets metaxalone 800 mg 013217 1 2004-11-04

US Patents and Regulatory Information for SKELAXIN

SKELAXIN is protected by one US patents.

Patents protecting SKELAXIN

Metaxalone products, method of manufacture, and method of use
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Patented Use: TREATMENT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
King Pharms SKELAXIN metaxalone TABLET;ORAL 013217-001 Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
King Pharms SKELAXIN metaxalone TABLET;ORAL 013217-003 Aug 30, 2002 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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Expired US Patents for SKELAXIN

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
King Pharms SKELAXIN metaxalone TABLET;ORAL 013217-001 Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
King Pharms SKELAXIN metaxalone TABLET;ORAL 013217-001 Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
King Pharms SKELAXIN metaxalone TABLET;ORAL 013217-003 Aug 30, 2002 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
King Pharms SKELAXIN metaxalone TABLET;ORAL 013217-003 Aug 30, 2002 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
King Pharms SKELAXIN metaxalone TABLET;ORAL 013217-003 Aug 30, 2002 ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
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International Patents for SKELAXIN

See the table below for patents covering SKELAXIN around the world.

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2007094825 ⤷  Try a Trial
Canada 2626027 PRODUITS A BASE DE METAXALONE, PROCEDE DE PREPARATION ET PROCEDE D'UTILISATION (METAXALONE PRODUCTS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AND METHOD OF USE) ⤷  Try a Trial
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