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Last Updated: November 22, 2024

Details for Patent: 8,338,639

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Which drugs does patent 8,338,639 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 8,338,639 protects AMITIZA and is included in one NDA.

This patent has twenty patent family members in fifteen countries.

Summary for Patent: 8,338,639

Title:	Soft-gelatin capsule formulation
Abstract:	The present invention provides a soft gelatin capsule formulation of a 15-keto-prostaglandin compound, which includes: a soft gelatin capsule shell including gelatin and sugar alcohol as a plasticizer, and a mixture including a 15-keto-prostaglandin compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle which is filled in the shell. By encapsulating the 15-keto-prostaglandin compound in the specified soft gelatin capsule shell, stability of the compound is significantly improved.
Inventor(s):	Hashitera; Yukiko (Kobe, JP), Hirata; Ryu (Sanda, JP), Harada; Yasuhiro (Sanda, JP), Ueno; Ryuji (Potomac, MD)
Assignee:	Sucampo AG (Zug, CH) R-Tech Ueno, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)
Application Number:	13/210,556
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 8,338,639
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims	Formulation; Compound; Dosage form;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 8,338,639

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Patented / Exclusive Use	Submissiondate
Sucampo Pharma Llc	AMITIZA	lubiprostone	CAPSULE;ORAL	021908-002	Apr 29, 2008	AB	RX	Yes	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y				⤷ Sign Up
Sucampo Pharma Llc	AMITIZA	lubiprostone	CAPSULE;ORAL	021908-001	Jan 31, 2006	AB	RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ 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.	>Patented / Exclusive Use	>Submissiondate

International Family Members for US Patent 8,338,639

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Country	Patent Number	Estimated Expiration	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration
Australia	2007208632	⤷ Sign Up
Brazil	PI0707334	⤷ Sign Up
Canada	2637274	⤷ Sign Up
China	101410097	⤷ Sign Up
China	104971056	⤷ Sign Up
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