Buprenorphine - Generic Drug Details

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What are the generic sources for buprenorphine and what is the scope of freedom to operate?

Buprenorphine is the generic ingredient in fourteen branded drugs marketed by Alvogen, Amneal, Difgen Pharms, Mylan Tech Viatris, Watson Labs Teva, Purdue Pharma Lp, Braeburn, Indivior, Bdsi, Reacx Pharms, Am Regent, Endo Operations, Hikma, Hospira, Actavis Elizabeth, Barr, Ethypharm, Norvium Bioscience, Rhodes Pharms, Rubicon, Sun Pharm, Dr Reddys Labs Sa, Mylan Technologies, Teva Pharms Usa, Alkem Labs Ltd, Amneal Pharms, Ethypharm Usa Corp, Lannett Co Inc, Specgx Llc, Wes Pharma Inc, and Orexo Us Inc, and is included in forty-eight NDAs. There are thirty-nine patents protecting this compound and two Paragraph IV challenges. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.

Buprenorphine has one hundred and seventy-four patent family members in thirty-five countries.

There are twenty-nine drug master file entries for buprenorphine. Nine suppliers are listed for this compound. There are two tentative approvals for this compound.

Summary for buprenorphine

International Patents:	174
US Patents:	39
Tradenames:	14
Applicants:	31
NDAs:	48
Drug Master File Entries:	29
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	9
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	19
Clinical Trials:	497
Patent Applications:	4,497
Drug Prices:	Drug price trends for buprenorphine
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for buprenorphine
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in buprenorphine?	buprenorphine excipients list
DailyMed Link:	buprenorphine at DailyMed

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Recent Clinical Trials for buprenorphine

Identify potential brand extensions & 505(b)(2) entrants

Sponsor	Phase
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Phase 1
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	Phase 4
Cure Addiction Now	Phase 3

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Generic filers with tentative approvals for BUPRENORPHINE

Applicant	Application No.	Strength	Dosage Form
⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	EQ 8MG BASE;EQ 2MG BASE	FILM;BUCCAL, SUBLINGUAL
⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	EQ 0.7MG BASE;EQ 0.18MG BASE	TABLET;SUBLINGUAL
⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	EQ 2.9MG BASE;EQ 0.71MG BASE	TABLET;SUBLINGUAL

The 'tentative' approval signifies that the product meets all FDA standards for marketing, and, but for the patents / regulatory protections, it would approved.

Pharmacology for buprenorphine

Drug Class	Partial Opioid Agonist
Mechanism of Action	Partial Opioid Agonists

Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) Categories for buprenorphine

Analgesics, Opioid
Narcotic Antagonists
Narcotics

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for buprenorphine

N02AE	Oripavine derivatives
N02A	OPIOIDS
N02	ANALGESICS
N	Nervous system

N07BC	Drugs used in opioid dependence
N07B	DRUGS USED IN ADDICTIVE DISORDERS
N07	OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS
N	Nervous system

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for BUPRENORPHINE

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
BUTRANS	Transdermal System	buprenorphine	15 mcg/hr	021306	1	2013-12-16
BUTRANS	Transdermal System	buprenorphine	5 mcg/hr 10 mcg/hr 20 mcg/hr	021306	1	2013-06-06

US Patents and Regulatory Information for buprenorphine

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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
Bdsi	BELBUCA	buprenorphine hydrochloride	FILM;BUCCAL	207932-007	Oct 23, 2015		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ Sign Up
Hikma	BUPRENORPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE AND NALOXONE HYDROCHLORIDE	buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride	TABLET;SUBLINGUAL	203326-002	Jun 27, 2014	AB	RX	No	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Orexo Us Inc	ZUBSOLV	buprenorphine hydrochloride; naloxone hydrochloride	TABLET;SUBLINGUAL	204242-005	Jun 4, 2015		RX	Yes	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ 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 buprenorphine

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Purdue Pharma Lp	BUTRANS	buprenorphine	FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL	021306-003	Jun 30, 2010	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Purdue Pharma Lp	BUTRANS	buprenorphine	FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL	021306-002	Jun 30, 2010	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Purdue Pharma Lp	BUTRANS	buprenorphine	FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL	021306-005	Jun 30, 2014	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
>Applicant	>Tradename	>Generic Name	>Dosage	>NDA	>Approval Date	>Patent No.	>Patent Expiration

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for buprenorphine

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Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
L. Molteni & C. dei Fratelli Alitti Società di Esercizio S.p.A.	Sixmo	buprenorphine	EMEA/H/C/004743 Sixmo is indicated for substitution treatment for opioid dependence in clinically stable adult patients who require no more than 8 mg/day of sublingual buprenorphine, within a framework of medical, social and psychological treatment.	Authorised	no	no	no	2019-06-19
Camurus AB	Buvidal	buprenorphine	EMEA/H/C/004651 Treatment of opioid dependence within a framework of medical, social and psychological treatment. Treatment is intended for use in adults and adolescents aged 16 years or over.	Authorised	no	no	no	2018-11-20
>Company	>Drugname	>Inn	>Product Number / Indication	>Status	>Generic	>Biosimilar	>Orphan	>Marketing Authorisation	>Marketing Refusal

International Patents for buprenorphine

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	2014016428		⤷ Sign Up
European Patent Office	3045162	FORMULATIONS D'OPIOÏDES (OPIOID FORMULATIONS)	⤷ Sign Up
Japan	6417327		⤷ Sign Up
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