Bempedoic acid - Generic Drug Details

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What are the generic drug sources for bempedoic acid and what is the scope of patent protection?

Bempedoic acid is the generic ingredient in two branded drugs marketed by Esperion Theraps Inc and is included in two NDAs. There are six patents protecting this compound. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.

Bempedoic acid has seventy patent family members in twenty-three countries.

One supplier is listed for this compound.

Summary for bempedoic acid

International Patents:	70
US Patents:	6
Tradenames:	2
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	2
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	64
Clinical Trials:	15
Patent Applications:	169
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in bempedoic acid?	bempedoic acid excipients list
DailyMed Link:	bempedoic acid at DailyMed

DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Loss of Exclusivity (LOE) Date for bempedoic acid

Generic Entry Date for bempedoic acid^: ⤷ Sign Up* Constraining patent/regulatory exclusivity: ⤷ Sign Up 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 bempedoic acid

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Sponsor	Phase
Diabetes & Endocrinology Foundation	N/A
Medanta, The Medicity, India	N/A
University of California, Los Angeles	Phase 3

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Pharmacology for bempedoic acid

Drug Class	Adenosine Triphosphate-Citrate Lyase Inhibitor
Mechanism of Action	Adenosine Triphosphate-Citrate Lyase Inhibitors

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for bempedoic acid

C10AX	Other lipid modifying agents
C10A	LIPID MODIFYING AGENTS, PLAIN
C10	LIPID MODIFYING AGENTS
C	Cardiovascular system

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for BEMPEDOIC ACID

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
NEXLETOL	Tablets	bempedoic acid	180 mg	211616	9	2024-02-21

US Patents and Regulatory Information for bempedoic acid

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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
Esperion Theraps Inc	NEXLETOL	bempedoic acid	TABLET;ORAL	211616-001	Feb 21, 2020		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Esperion Theraps Inc	NEXLIZET	bempedoic acid; ezetimibe	TABLET;ORAL	211617-001	Feb 26, 2020		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Esperion Theraps Inc	NEXLETOL	bempedoic acid	TABLET;ORAL	211616-001	Feb 21, 2020		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up		Y		⤷ Sign Up
Esperion Theraps Inc	NEXLETOL	bempedoic acid	TABLET;ORAL	211616-001	Feb 21, 2020		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for bempedoic acid

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Esperion Theraps Inc	NEXLETOL	bempedoic acid	TABLET;ORAL	211616-001	Feb 21, 2020	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Esperion Theraps Inc	NEXLETOL	bempedoic acid	TABLET;ORAL	211616-001	Feb 21, 2020	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Esperion Theraps Inc	NEXLETOL	bempedoic acid	TABLET;ORAL	211616-001	Feb 21, 2020	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Esperion Theraps Inc	NEXLETOL	bempedoic acid	TABLET;ORAL	211616-001	Feb 21, 2020	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
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EU/EMA Drug Approvals for bempedoic acid

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Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH	Nilemdo	bempedoic acid	EMEA/H/C/004958 Nilemdo is indicated in adults with primary hypercholesterolaemia (heterozygous familial and non familial) or mixed dyslipidaemia, as an adjunct to diet:in combination with a statin or statin with other lipid-lowering therapies in patients unable to reach LDL C goals with the maximum tolerated dose of a statin (see sections 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4) or,alone or in combination with other lipid-lowering therapies in patients who are statin intolerant, or for whom a statin is contraindicated.	Authorised	no	no	no	2020-04-01
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International Patents for bempedoic acid

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Slovenia	2404890		⤷ Sign Up
Australia	2020296094	Methods of making bempedoic acid and compositions of the same	⤷ Sign Up
Japan	2021193105	ＥＴＣ１００２及びエゼチミブを含む固定用量組合せ物及び製剤並びに心血管疾患を処置するか又は心血管疾患のリスクを低減させる方法 (FIXED DOSE COMBINATIONS AND FORMULATIONS COMPRISING ETC1002 AND EZETIMIBE, AND METHODS OF TREATING OR REDUCING RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE)	⤷ Sign Up
Japan	2018507901	ＥＴＣ１００２及びエゼチミブを含む固定用量配合剤及び製剤並びに心血管疾患を処置するか又は心血管疾患のリスクを低減させる方法	⤷ Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for bempedoic acid

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Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
2404890	LUC00174	Luxembourg	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: BEMPEDOIC ACID, OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT, HYDRATE, SOLVATE, OR MIXTURE THEREOF; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/20/1424 20200331
2404890	C02404890/01	Switzerland	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: BEMPEDOINSAEURE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: SWISSMEDIC-ZULASSUNG 67583 14.12.2020
2404890	C20200030 00306	Estonia	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: BEMPEEDHAPE;REG NO/DATE: EU/1/20/1424 31.03.2020
2404890	2020C/534	Belgium	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: ACIDE BEMPEDOIQUE OU UN SEL, HYDRATE, PRODUIT DE SOLVATATION OU MELANGE DE CEUX-CI, PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLES; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/20/1424 20200331
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