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-seven 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-five suppliers are listed for this compound.

Summary for ibuprofen

International Patents:	65
US Patents:	12
Tradenames:	44
Applicants:	74
NDAs:	227
Drug Master File Entries:	64
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	235
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	1
Clinical Trials:	865
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
California Table Grape Commission	Phase 1/Phase 2
University of Michigan	Phase 1/Phase 2
University of Nove de Julho	N/A

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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

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for ibuprofen

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
Rising	IBUPROFEN	ibuprofen	TABLET;ORAL	070736-002	Jun 12, 1986		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
L Perrigo Co	IBUPROFEN	ibuprofen	TABLET;ORAL	077114-002	Jul 18, 2005		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Ohm Labs	IBUPROFEN	ibuprofen	TABLET;ORAL	070818-001	Dec 26, 1985		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Purepac Pharm	IBUPROFEN	ibuprofen	TABLET;ORAL	071964-001	Feb 1, 1988		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Yichang Humanwell	IBUPROFEN	ibuprofen	TABLET;ORAL	214003-001	Oct 19, 2020		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
>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
J And J Consumer Inc	JUNIOR STRENGTH MOTRIN	ibuprofen	TABLET, CHEWABLE;ORAL	020601-003	Nov 15, 1996	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Mcneil Ped	MOTRIN	ibuprofen	TABLET, CHEWABLE;ORAL	020135-001	Nov 16, 1994	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
J And J Consumer Inc	CHILDREN'S MOTRIN	ibuprofen	SUSPENSION;ORAL	020516-001	Jun 16, 1995	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Mcneil Ped	MOTRIN	ibuprofen	TABLET, CHEWABLE;ORAL	020135-001	Nov 16, 1994	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Bionpharma	MIDOL LIQUID GELS	ibuprofen	CAPSULE;ORAL	021472-001	Oct 18, 2002	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
>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
Australia	2016203946	Injectable Ibuprofen Formulation	⤷ Sign Up
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	2011014208		⤷ Sign Up
South Korea	20120138229	TREATING CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH INTRAVENOUS IBUPROFEN	⤷ Sign Up
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	2011079213		⤷ Sign Up
European Patent Office	2825039	PRÉPARATION INJECTABLE À L'IBUPROFÈNE (INJECTABLE IBUPROFEN FORMULATION)	⤷ Sign Up
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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	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: IBUPROFENO IR PARACETAMOLIO DERINYS; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: LT/1/23/5212/001-002 20230726
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