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Fentanyl - Generic Drug Details


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

Fentanyl is the generic ingredient in twenty-five branded drugs marketed by Janssen Pharms, Actavis Labs Ut Inc, Aveva, Kindeva, Lavipharm Labs, Mayne Pharma, Mylan Technologies, Noven, Specgx Llc, Zydus Pharms, Btcp Pharma, Adalvo, Abbott, Fresenius Kabi Usa, Hikma, Hospira, Watson Labs, Dr Reddys, Rising, Exela Pharma, Dr Reddys Labs Sa, Cephalon, Sentynl Theraps Inc, Actavis Labs Fl Inc, Par Pharm, and The Medicines Co, and is included in thirty-four NDAs. There are twenty-eight patents protecting this compound and one Paragraph IV challenge. Additional information is available in the individual branded drug profile pages.

Fentanyl has thirty-two patent family members in seventeen countries.

There are thirty-one drug master file entries for fentanyl. Eight suppliers are listed for this compound. There are two tentative approvals for this compound.

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Recent Clinical Trials for fentanyl

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SponsorPhase
University of Alabama at BirminghamPhase 1
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCN/A
University Hospital "Sestre Milosrdnice"N/A

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Generic filers with tentative approvals for FENTANYL
Applicant Application No. Strength Dosage Form
⤷  Sign Up⤷  Sign UpEQ 0.05MG BASE/MLINJECTABLE;INJECTION
⤷  Sign Up⤷  Sign Up400MCGTABLET;BUCCAL
⤷  Sign Up⤷  Sign Up300MCGTABLET;BUCCAL

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 fentanyl
Drug ClassOpioid Agonist
Mechanism of ActionFull Opioid Agonists
Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) Categories for fentanyl
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for FENTANYL
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
SUBSYS Sublingual Spray fentanyl 0.1 mg/spray, 0.2 mg/spray, 0.6 mg/spray, 0.8 mg/spray, 1.2 mg/spray, 1.6 mg/spray 202788 1 2017-12-07
SUBSYS Sublingual Spray fentanyl 0.4 mg/spray 202788 1 2017-05-22

US Patents and Regulatory Information for fentanyl

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Cephalon FENTORA fentanyl citrate TABLET;BUCCAL, SUBLINGUAL 021947-003 Sep 25, 2006 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Sentynl Theraps Inc ABSTRAL fentanyl citrate TABLET;SUBLINGUAL 022510-001 Jan 7, 2011 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Cephalon FENTANYL fentanyl citrate TROCHE/LOZENGE;ORAL 020195-007 Oct 30, 1995 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 fentanyl

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Janssen Pharms DURAGESIC-25 fentanyl FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 019813-004 Aug 7, 1990 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Janssen Pharms DURAGESIC-75 fentanyl FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 019813-002 Aug 7, 1990 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Janssen Pharms DURAGESIC-100 fentanyl FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE;TRANSDERMAL 019813-001 Aug 7, 1990 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
>Applicant >Tradename >Generic Name >Dosage >NDA >Approval Date >Patent No. >Patent Expiration

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for fentanyl

Company Drugname Inn Product Number / Indication Status Generic Biosimilar Orphan Marketing Authorisation Marketing Refusal
Kyowa Kirin Holdings B.V. PecFent fentanyl EMEA/H/C/001164
PecFent is indicated for the management of breakthrough pain in adults who are already receiving maintenance opioid therapy for chronic cancer pain. Breakthrough pain is a transitory exacerbation of pain that occurs on a background of otherwise controlled persistent pain.Patients receiving maintenance opioid therapy are those who are taking at least 60 mg of oral morphine daily, at least 25 micrograms of transdermal fentanyl per hour, at least 30 mg of oxycodone daily, at least 8 mg of oral hydromorphone daily or an equi-analgesic dose of another opioid for a week or longer.
Authorised no no no 2010-08-31
Takeda Pharma A/S Instanyl fentanyl EMEA/H/C/000959
Instanyl is indicated for the management of breakthrough pain in adults already receiving maintenance opioid therapy for chronic cancer pain. Breakthrough pain is a transitory exacerbation of pain that occurs on a background of otherwise controlled persistent pain. Patients receiving maintenance opioid therapy are those who are taking at least 60 mg of oral morphine daily, at least 25 micrograms of transdermal fentanyl per hour, at least 30 mg oxycodone daily, at least 8 mg of oral hydromorphone daily or an equianalgesic dose of another opioid for a week or longer.
Authorised no no no 2009-07-20
Teva B.V. Effentora fentanyl EMEA/H/C/000833
Effentora is indicated for the treatment of breakthrough pain (BTP) in adults with cancer who are already receiving maintenance opioid therapy for chronic cancer pain., , BTP is a transitory exacerbation of pain that occurs on a background of otherwise controlled persistent pain., , Patients receiving maintenance opioid therapy are those who are taking at least 60 mg of oral morphine daily, at least 25 micrograms of transdermal fentanyl per hour, at least 30 mg of oxycodone daily, at least 8 mg of oral hydromorphone daily or an equianalgesic dose of another opioid for a week or longer. ,
Authorised no no no 2008-04-04
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for fentanyl

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
0836511 122006000022 Germany ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: TRANSDERMAL IONTOPHORETISCH VERABREICHTES FENTANYL-HYDROCHLORID; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/05/326/001 20060126
1635783 122014000024 Germany ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: FENTANYL IN ALLEN DEM SCHUTZ DES GRUNDPATENTS UNTERLIEGENDEN FORMEN; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/10/644/001-004 20100831
0975367 122011000009 Germany ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: FENTANYL IN ALLEN DEM SCHUTZ DES GRUNDPATENTS UNTERLIEGENDEN FORMEN; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/10/644/001-004 20100831
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