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Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Details for Patent: 9,918,954


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Which drugs does patent 9,918,954 protect, and when does it expire?

Patent 9,918,954 protects VASCEPA and is included in one NDA.

This patent has sixty-seven patent family members in thirty-nine countries.

Summary for Patent: 9,918,954
Title:Methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy
Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy having a fasting baseline triglyceride level of about 135 mg/dL to about 500 mg/dL, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester or a derivative thereof.
Inventor(s): Soni; Paresh (Mystic, CT)
Assignee: AMARIN PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED (Dublin, IE)
Application Number:15/607,011
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases: See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 9,918,954
Patent Claim Types:
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Use; Composition;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 9,918,954

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Patented / Exclusive Use Submissiondate
Amarin Pharms VASCEPA icosapent ethyl CAPSULE;ORAL 202057-001 Jul 26, 2012 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up USE OF VASCEPA AS AN ADJUNCT TO STATIN THERAPY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF A CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT (CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION, UNSTABLE ANGINA, STROKE AND/OR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION) IN AN ADULT PATIENT WITH ELEVATED TRIGLYCERIDE LEVELS ⤷  Sign Up
Amarin Pharms VASCEPA icosapent ethyl CAPSULE;ORAL 202057-002 Feb 16, 2017 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up USE OF VASCEPA AS AN ADJUNCT TO STATIN THERAPY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF A CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT (CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION, UNSTABLE ANGINA, STROKE AND/OR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION) IN AN ADULT PATIENT WITH ELEVATED TRIGLYCERIDE LEVELS ⤷  Sign Up
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