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Last Updated: November 25, 2024

Details for Patent: 8,623,409


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Which drugs does patent 8,623,409 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 8,623,409 protects NEXICLON XR and is included in one NDA.

Summary for Patent: 8,623,409
Title:Clonidine formulation
Abstract: An oral clonidine dosage unit providing a twenty-four hour extended release profile following a single dose administration is provided. The dosage unit comprises a pharmaceutically effective amount of a coated complex comprising clonidine bound to a cationic exchange resin, which is characterized by a twenty-four hour release profile with a single peak, wherein said oral clonidine dosage unit provides a therapeutically effective plasma concentration for at least about 70%, or at least 85% of the twenty-four hour period following the single dose administration. Both liquid and solid formulations are provided, as are methods of treating a patient by a single administration of a formulation of the invention so as to achieve a therapeutic effect for 24-hours.
Inventor(s): Mehta; Ketan (Cranbury, NJ), Tu; Yu-Hsing (West Windsor, NJ)
Assignee: Tris Pharma Inc. (Monmouth Junction, NJ)
Application Number:12/908,796
Patent Claim Types:
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Use; Composition; Delivery; Dosage form;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 8,623,409

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Athena NEXICLON XR clonidine TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 022500-001 Dec 3, 2009 RX No No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Athena NEXICLON XR clonidine TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL 022500-002 Dec 3, 2009 DISCN No No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
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