EPIVIR-HBV Drug Patent Profile

When do Epivir-hbv patents expire, and what generic alternatives are available?

Epivir-hbv is a drug marketed by Glaxosmithkline and is included in two NDAs.

The generic ingredient in EPIVIR-HBV is lamivudine. There are twenty-nine drug master file entries for this compound. Sixteen suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the lamivudine profile page.

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A generic version of EPIVIR-HBV was approved as lamivudine by APOTEX on December 2^nd, 2011.

Summary for EPIVIR-HBV

US Patents:	0
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	2
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	2
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	146
Clinical Trials:	46
Patent Applications:	2,597
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Recent Clinical Trials for EPIVIR-HBV

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Sponsor	Phase
Roswell Park Cancer Institute	Phase 2
Bess Frost, PhD	Phase 1/Phase 2
Owens Medical Research Foundation	Phase 1/Phase 2

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Pharmacology for EPIVIR-HBV

Drug Class	Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Human Immunodeficiency Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor
Mechanism of Action	Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

US Patents and Regulatory Information for EPIVIR-HBV

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Glaxosmithkline	EPIVIR-HBV	lamivudine	SOLUTION;ORAL	021004-001	Dec 8, 1998		DISCN	Yes	No
Glaxosmithkline	EPIVIR-HBV	lamivudine	TABLET;ORAL	021003-001	Dec 8, 1998		DISCN	Yes	No

Expired US Patents for EPIVIR-HBV

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Glaxosmithkline	EPIVIR-HBV	lamivudine	SOLUTION;ORAL	021004-001	Dec 8, 1998
Glaxosmithkline	EPIVIR-HBV	lamivudine	SOLUTION;ORAL	021004-001	Dec 8, 1998
Glaxosmithkline	EPIVIR-HBV	lamivudine	SOLUTION;ORAL	021004-001	Dec 8, 1998

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for EPIVIR-HBV

Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
Teva B.V.	Lamivudine Teva Pharma B.V.	lamivudine	EMEA/H/C/001111 Lamivudine Teva Pharma B.V. is indicated as part of antiretroviral combination therapy for the treatment of human-immunodeficiency-virus (HIV)-infected adults and children.	Authorised	yes	no	no	2009-12-10
Teva B.V.	Lamivudine Teva	lamivudine	EMEA/H/C/001113 Lamivudine Teva is indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in adults with:compensated liver disease with evidence of active viral replication, persistently elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and histological evidence of active liver inflammation and / or fibrosis. Initiation of lamivudine treatment should only be considered when the use of an alternative antiviral agent with a higher genetic barrier is not available or appropriate (see in section 5.1).	Authorised	yes	no	no	2009-10-23
GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Limited	Zeffix	lamivudine	EMEA/H/C/000242 Zeffix is indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in adults with:, , , compensated liver disease with evidence of active viral replication, persistently elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and histological evidence of active liver inflammation and / or fibrosis. Initiation of lamivudine treatment should only be considered when the use of an alternative antiviral agent with a higher genetic barrier is not available or appropriate;, decompensated liver disease in combination with a second agent without cross-resistance to lamivudine., ,	Authorised	no	no	no	1999-07-29

International Patents for EPIVIR-HBV

See the table below for patents covering EPIVIR-HBV around the world.

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)	9470
Hungary	225600	LIQUID COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING LAMIVUDINE
Australia	660650

Supplementary Protection Certificates for EPIVIR-HBV

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
2924034	2019C/005	Belgium		PRODUCT NAME: DORAVIRINE,DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT IN COMBINATIE MET LAMIVUDINE, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBAARZOUT, IN COMBINATIE MET TENOFOVIR OF EEN ESTER DAARVAN, IN HET BIJZONDER EEN DISOPROXIL ESTER, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT, IN HET BIJZONDER EEN FUMARAAT ZOUT; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/18/1333/001-002 20181126
2924034	CA 2019 00024	Denmark		PRODUCT NAME: DORAVIRINE, LAMIVUDINE AND DISOPROXIL; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/18/1333 20181126
2924034	2019/021	Ireland		PRODUCT NAME: DORAVIRINE OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF IN COMBINATION WITH LAMIVUDINE AND TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/18/1333/001 EU/1/18/1333/002 20181122