Pitolisant hydrochloride - Generic Drug Details

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What are the generic drug sources for pitolisant hydrochloride and what is the scope of freedom to operate?

Pitolisant hydrochloride is the generic ingredient in one branded drug marketed by Harmony and is included in one NDA. There are three patents protecting this compound. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.

Pitolisant hydrochloride has sixty-one patent family members in thirty-one countries.

One supplier is listed for this compound.

Summary for pitolisant hydrochloride

International Patents:	61
US Patents:	3
Tradenames:	1
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	55
Clinical Trials:	28
Patent Applications:	9
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for pitolisant hydrochloride
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in pitolisant hydrochloride?	pitolisant hydrochloride excipients list
DailyMed Link:	pitolisant hydrochloride at DailyMed

DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Loss of Exclusivity (LOE) Date for pitolisant hydrochloride

Generic Entry Date for pitolisant hydrochloride^: ⤷ Sign Up* Constraining patent/regulatory exclusivity: TREATMENT OF EXCESSIVE DAYTIME SLEEPINESS (EDS) IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 6 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WITH NARCOLEPSY Dosage: TABLET;ORAL

^*The generic entry opportunity date is the latter of the last compound-claiming patent and the last regulatory exclusivity protection. Many factors can influence early or later generic entry. This date is provided as a rough estimate of generic entry potential and should not be used as an independent source.

Recent Clinical Trials for pitolisant hydrochloride

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Sponsor	Phase
University of Oxford	N/A
William Ondo, MD	Phase 4
Harmony Biosciences, LLC	Phase 4

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Pharmacology for pitolisant hydrochloride

Drug Class	Histamine-3 Receptor Antagonist/Inverse Agonist
Mechanism of Action	Cytochrome P450 3A4 Inducers Histamine H3 Receptor Antagonists Histamine H3 Receptor Inverse Agonists

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for pitolisant hydrochloride

N07XX	Other nervous system drugs
N07X	OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS
N07	OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS
N	Nervous system

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for PITOLISANT HYDROCHLORIDE

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
WAKIX	Tablets	pitolisant hydrochloride	4.45 mg and 17.8 mg	211150	7	2023-08-14

US Patents and Regulatory Information for pitolisant hydrochloride

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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
Harmony	WAKIX	pitolisant hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	211150-002	Aug 14, 2019		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Harmony	WAKIX	pitolisant hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	211150-002	Aug 14, 2019		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y	Y		⤷ Sign Up
Harmony	WAKIX	pitolisant hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	211150-002	Aug 14, 2019		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Harmony	WAKIX	pitolisant hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	211150-001	Aug 14, 2019		RX	Yes	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Harmony	WAKIX	pitolisant hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	211150-002	Aug 14, 2019		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Harmony	WAKIX	pitolisant hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	211150-001	Aug 14, 2019		RX	Yes	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for pitolisant hydrochloride

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Harmony	WAKIX	pitolisant hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	211150-001	Aug 14, 2019	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Harmony	WAKIX	pitolisant hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	211150-002	Aug 14, 2019	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Harmony	WAKIX	pitolisant hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	211150-001	Aug 14, 2019	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Harmony	WAKIX	pitolisant hydrochloride	TABLET;ORAL	211150-002	Aug 14, 2019	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
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International Patents for pitolisant hydrochloride

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Slovenia	1863487		⤷ Sign Up
China	101171009	Treatment of parkinson's disease obstructive sleep apnea, dementia with lewy bodies, vascular dementia with non-imidazole alkylamines histamine h3- receptor ligands	⤷ Sign Up
Japan	2014062126	TREATMENT OF SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE, OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA, DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES, VASCULAR DEMENTIA WITH NON-IMIDAZOLE ALKYLAMINE HISTAMINE H3-RECEPTOR LIGANDS	⤷ Sign Up
Eurasian Patent Organization	200702135	ЛЕЧЕНИЕ БОЛЕЗНИ ПАРКИНСОНА, ОБСТРУКТИВНОГО СИНДРОМА АПНОЭ ВО СНЕ, СЛАБОУМИЯ С ТЕЛЬЦАМИ ЛЬЮИ, СОСУДИСТОЙ ДЕМЕНЦИИ С ПОМОЩЬЮ НЕ СОДЕРЖАЩИХ ИМИДАЗОЛА АЛКИЛАМИНОВЫХ ЛИГАНДОВ ГИСТАМИНОВЫХ Н3-РЕЦЕПТОРОВ	⤷ Sign Up
Australia	2006228413	Treatment of Parkinson's Disease, obstructive sleep apnea, dementia with lewy bodies, vascular dementia with non-imidazole alkylamines histamine H3-receptor ligands	⤷ Sign Up
Mexico	2007009574	SAL DE MONOCLORHIDRATO DE 1-[3-[3-(4-CLOROFENIL)PROPOXI]-PROPIL]- PIPERIDINA. (MONOHYDROCHLORIDE SALT OF 1- [3- [3- (4-CHLOROPHENYL) PROPOXY] PROPYL] -PIPERIDINE.)	⤷ Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for pitolisant hydrochloride

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Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1428820	300832	Netherlands	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: PITOLISANT EN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBARE ZOUTEN DAARVAN, ZOALS HET HYDROCHLORIDE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/15/1068/002 20160404
1428820	SPC/GB16/052	United Kingdom	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: PITOLISANT AND PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALTS THEREOF, SUCH AS HYDROCHLORIDE; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/15/1068 20160404
1428820	40/2016	Austria	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: PITOLISANT UND SEINE PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHEN SALZE EINSCHLIESSLICH DEM HYDROCHLORID; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/15/1068 (MITTEILUNG) 20160404
1428820	1690039-1	Sweden	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: PITOLISANT AND PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALTS THEREOF, SUCH AS HYDROCHLORIDE.; REG. NO/DATE: EU/15/1068 20160404
1428820	2016C/048	Belgium	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: PITOLISANT ET SES SELS PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLES TELS QUE LE CHLORHYDRATE; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/15/1068 20160404
1428820	CA 2016 00042	Denmark	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: PITOLISANT OG FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABLE SALTE HERAF, SASOM PITOLISANT HYDROCHLORID; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/15/1068 20160404
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