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Last Updated: July 27, 2024

Details for Patent: 7,727,963


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Which drugs does patent 7,727,963 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 7,727,963 protects KORSUVA and is included in one NDA.

This patent has forty-nine patent family members in twenty-five countries.

Summary for Patent: 7,727,963
Title:Synthetic peptide amides
Abstract: The invention relates to synthetic tetrapeptide amide ligands of the kappa opioid receptor and particularly to agonists of the kappa opioid receptor that exhibit low P.sub.450 CYP inhibition and low penetration into the brain. An exemplary synthetic tetrapeptide amide of the invention is D-Phe-D-Phe-D-Leu-(.epsilon.-Me) D-Lys-[4-Amidinohomopiperazine amide]: ##STR00001## Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds are useful in the prophylaxis and treatment of pain and inflammation associated with a variety of diseases and conditions. Such treatable pain includes visceral pain, neuropathic pain and hyperalgesia. Inflammation associated with conditions such as IBD and IBS, ocular and otic inflammation, other disorders and conditions such as pruritis, edema, hyponatremia, hypokalemia, ileus, tussis and glaucoma are treatable or preventable with the pharmaceutical compositions of the invention.
Inventor(s): Schteingart; Claudio D. (San Diego, CA), Jiang; Guangcheng (San Diego, CA), Alexander; Roberta Vezza (San Diego, CA), Sueiras-Diaz; Javier (La Jolla, CA), Luo; Zhiyong (New City, NY)
Assignee: Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (Shelton, CT)
Application Number:12/176,279
Patent Claim Types:
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Use; Composition; Compound;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 7,727,963

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Cara Therap KORSUVA difelikefalin acetate SOLUTION;INTRAVENOUS 214916-001 Aug 23, 2021 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y Y TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PRURITUS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD-AP) IN ADULTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS (HD) ⤷  Sign Up
>Applicant >Tradename >Generic Name >Dosage >NDA >Approval Date >TE >Type >RLD >RS >Patent No. >Patent Expiration >Product >Substance >Delist Req. >Patented / Exclusive Use >Submissiondate

International Family Members for US Patent 7,727,963

Country Patent Number Estimated Expiration Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration
European Patent Office 2064228 ⤷  Sign Up 301199 Netherlands ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 2064228 ⤷  Sign Up CA 2022 00045 Denmark ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 2064228 ⤷  Sign Up PA2022522 Lithuania ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 2064228 ⤷  Sign Up LUC00282 Luxembourg ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 2064228 ⤷  Sign Up 2022C/546 Belgium ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 2064228 ⤷  Sign Up C20220035 00379 Estonia ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 2064228 ⤷  Sign Up 122022000071 Germany ⤷  Sign Up
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