Details for Patent: 8,528,545

Which drugs does patent 8,528,545 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 8,528,545 protects SYMBICORT and is included in one NDA.

Protection for SYMBICORT has been extended six months for pediatric studies, as indicated by the *PED designation in the table below.

This patent has fifty-one patent family members in twenty-eight countries.

Summary for Patent: 8,528,545

Patent landscape, scope, and claims:

Title:	Inhaler device that reduces the risk for miscounting a dosage
Abstract:	Inhaler device (10) comprising an actuator body (20) and an inhaler canister assembly (70), the inhaler canister assembly (70) is comprised of a canister (30) with a metering valve at a valve end and a dose counter unit (60) attached to a base end thereof. Further, the inhaler canister assembly (70) comprises first position ensuring means (110, 230), the actuator body comprises second position ensuring means (120,210), wherein the first and second position ensuring means being complementary mating means, and the first and second position ensuring means being so arranged that the inhaler device (10) cannot be fired, nor the counter unit (60) count unless the first and second position ensuring means are in a mating relationship. There is also provided an inhaler canister assembly (70) and an actuator body (20).
Inventor(s):	Hodson; Darren (Leicestershire, GB), Treneman; William (Cambridgeshire, GB)
Assignee:	AstraZeneca AB (Sodertaije, SE)
Application Number:	11/571,645
Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims	Delivery; Device; Use;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 8,528,545

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Patented / Exclusive Use	Submissiondate
Astrazeneca	SYMBICORT	budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate	AEROSOL, METERED;INHALATION	021929-001	Jul 21, 2006	AB	RX	Yes	Yes					Y
Astrazeneca	SYMBICORT	budesonide; formoterol fumarate dihydrate	AEROSOL, METERED;INHALATION	021929-002	Jul 21, 2006	AB	RX	Yes	Yes					Y

Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 8,528,545

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country	Foreign Patent Number	Foreign Patent Date
Sweden	0401786	Jul 05, 2004
Sweden	0401786	Jul 5, 2004

PCT Information
PCT Filed	June 23, 2005	PCT Application Number:	PCT/SE2005/000996
PCT Publication Date:	January 12, 2006	PCT Publication Number:	WO2006/004498

International Family Members for US Patent 8,528,545

Country	Patent Number	Estimated Expiration	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration
Argentina	054295
Argentina	054296
Austria	E411069
Australia	2005260194
Australia	2005260195