Deoxycholic acid - Generic Drug Details

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

Deoxycholic acid is the generic ingredient in two branded drugs marketed by Wilshire Pharms Inc and Abbvie, and is included in two NDAs. There are fifteen patents protecting this compound and one Paragraph IV challenge. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.

Deoxycholic acid has one hundred and forty-one patent family members in thirty-seven countries.

There are thirty-three drug master file entries for deoxycholic acid. One supplier is listed for this compound.

Summary for deoxycholic acid

International Patents:	141
US Patents:	15
Tradenames:	2
Applicants:	2
NDAs:	2
Drug Master File Entries:	33
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	98
Clinical Trials:	20
Patent Applications:	6,163
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for deoxycholic acid
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in deoxycholic acid?	deoxycholic acid excipients list
DailyMed Link:	deoxycholic acid at DailyMed

Recent Clinical Trials for deoxycholic acid

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

Sponsor	Phase
Massachusetts General Hospital	Phase 1
Johns Hopkins University	Phase 1
Juva Skin & Laser Center	Phase 4

See all deoxycholic acid clinical trials

Pharmacology for deoxycholic acid

Drug Class	Cytolytic Agent
Physiological Effect	Decreased Cell Membrane Integrity

Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) Categories for deoxycholic acid

Cholagogues and Choleretics

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for deoxycholic acid

D11AX	Other dermatologicals
D11A	OTHER DERMATOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS
D11	OTHER DERMATOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS
D	Dermatologicals

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for DEOXYCHOLIC ACID

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
KYBELLA	Injection	deoxycholic acid	10 mg/mL (2 mL)	206333	1	2018-07-13

US Patents and Regulatory Information for deoxycholic 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
Abbvie	KYBELLA	deoxycholic acid	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	206333-001	Apr 29, 2015	AP	RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ Sign Up
Abbvie	KYBELLA	deoxycholic acid	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	206333-001	Apr 29, 2015	AP	RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ Sign Up
Abbvie	KYBELLA	deoxycholic acid	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	206333-001	Apr 29, 2015	AP	RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up		Y		⤷ Sign Up
Abbvie	KYBELLA	deoxycholic acid	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	206333-001	Apr 29, 2015	AP	RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ Sign Up
Wilshire Pharms Inc	DEOXYCHOLIC ACID	deoxycholic acid	SOLUTION;SUBCUTANEOUS	212296-001	Apr 2, 2021	AP	RX	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
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International Patents for deoxycholic acid

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Eurasian Patent Organization	020806	СПОСОБ ПОЛУЧЕНИЯ ДЕЗОКСИХОЛЕВОЙ КИСЛОТЫ (ВАРИАНТЫ), ДЕЗОКСИХОЛЕВАЯ КИСЛОТА, ПОЛУЧЕННАЯ УКАЗАННЫМ СПОСОБОМ, ФАРМАЦЕВТИЧЕСКАЯ КОМПОЗИЦИЯ, ЕЕ СОДЕРЖАЩАЯ, СПОСОБ УДАЛЕНИЯ ЖИРОВЫХ ОТЛОЖЕНИЙ (METHOD FOR PRERARING DEOXYCHOLIC ACID (EMBODIMENTS), DEOXYCHOLIC ACID PREPARED BY SAID METHOD, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME, METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF FAT DEPOSITS)	⤷ Sign Up
Mexico	PA06013437	USO DE UN DETERGENTE PARA LA ELIMINACION NO QUIRURGICA DE GRASA. (USE OF A DETERGENT FOR THE NON-SURGICAL REMOVAL OF FAT.)	⤷ Sign Up
Israel	202203	תכשיר חומצת מרה מלאכותי ושיטה להכנת החומצה (Synthetic bile acid composition and method for preparation of the bile acid)	⤷ Sign Up
European Patent Office	2550968	Utilisation d’un sel biliaire avec un agent analgésique ou anti-inflammatoire pour l'élimination non chirurgicale de graisse (Non-surgical removal of localized fat accumulation with a bile salt in conjunction with an analgesic or anti-inflammatory agent)	⤷ Sign Up
Japan	2007538104		⤷ Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for deoxycholic acid

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Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1758590	CR 2017 00067	Denmark	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: DEOXYCHOLSYRE NATRIUMSALT; NAT. REG. NO/DATE: 59040 (DK) 20170703; FIRST REG. NO/DATE: IS IS/1/16/071/01 20160729
2380576	2020/043	Ireland	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: DEOXYCHOLIC ACID SODIUM SALT; NAT REGISTRATION NO/DATE: PA2103/003/001 20170602; FIRST REGISTRATION NO/DATE: SE/H/1547/001/DC 20160729
1758590	PA2017006	Lithuania	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: DEZOKSICHOLIO RUGSTIES NATRIO DRUSKA; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: LT/1/16/3960/001 20160909
3692995	301229	Netherlands	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: DEOXYCHOLAAT; NATIONAL REGISTRATION NO/DATE: RVG120593 20170804; FIRST REGISTRATION: IS IS/1/16/071/01 20160729
1758590	132017000066197	Italy	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: SALE SODICO DI ACIDO DESOSSICOLICO(BELKYRA); AUTHORISATION NUMBER(S) AND DATE(S): 044896013, 20161219;IS/1/16/071/01, 20160729
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