DROSPIRENONE Drug Patent Profile

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When do Drospirenone patents expire, and when can generic versions of Drospirenone launch?

Drospirenone is a drug marketed by Exeltis Usa Inc, Lupin Ltd, Barr, Glenmark Pharms Ltd, Hetero Labs, Hlthcare, Jubilant Cadista, Watson Labs, Xiromed, Apotex, Dr Reddys Labs Sa, Naari Pte Ltd, and Watson Labs Inc. and is included in twenty-one NDAs. There are fifteen patents protecting this drug.

This drug has sixty-six patent family members in twenty-nine countries.

The generic ingredient in DROSPIRENONE is drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol; levomefolate calcium. There are eleven drug master file entries for this compound. Three suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol; levomefolate calcium profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Generic Entry Outlook for Drospirenone

Annual sales in 2021 were $29mm indicating the motivation for generic entry (peak sales were $59mm in 2019).

There have been two patent litigation cases involving the patents protecting this drug, indicating strong interest in generic launch. Recent data indicate that 63% of patent challenges are decided in favor of the generic patent challenger and that 54% of successful patent challengers promptly launch generic drugs.

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Summary for DROSPIRENONE

International Patents:	66
US Patents:	15
Applicants:	13
NDAs:	21
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	79
Clinical Trials:	101
Patent Applications:	2,065
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Drug Sales Revenues:	Drug sales revenues for DROSPIRENONE
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Drug patent expirations by year for DROSPIRENONE

Recent Clinical Trials for DROSPIRENONE

Identify potential brand extensions & 505(b)(2) entrants

Sponsor	Phase
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre	Phase 4
Eli Lilly and Company	Phase 1
Bristol-Myers Squibb	Phase 1

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Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classes for DROSPIRENONE

G03AC	Progestogens
G03A	HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES FOR SYSTEMIC USE
G03	SEX HORMONES AND MODULATORS OF THE GENITAL SYSTEM
G	Genito-urinary system and sex hormones

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for DROSPIRENONE

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
SLYND	Tablets	drospirenone	4 mg	211367	1	2022-01-07

US Patents and Regulatory Information for DROSPIRENONE

DROSPIRENONE is protected by fifteen US patents and one FDA Regulatory Exclusivity.

Patents protecting DROSPIRENONE

Pharmaceutical compositions comprising active drugs, contraceptive kits comprising active drugs, and methods of administering the same
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Patented Use: PREVENTION OF PREGNANCY IN FEMALES OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE

Synthetic progestogens and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same
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Patented Use: PREVENTION OF PREGNANCY IN FEMALES OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE

FDA Regulatory Exclusivity protecting DROSPIRENONE

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Naari Pte Ltd	DROSPIRENONE AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL	drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol	TABLET;ORAL-28	207245-001	Nov 22, 2016	AB	RX	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Glenmark Pharms Ltd	DROSPIRENONE AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL	drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol	TABLET;ORAL-28	204848-001	Mar 25, 2016	AB	RX	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Xiromed	DROSPIRENONE AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL	drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol	TABLET;ORAL-28	202131-001	May 4, 2015	AB	RX	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Hetero Labs	DROSPIRENONE AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL	drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol	TABLET;ORAL-28	213034-001	Jan 24, 2020	AB	RX	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Exeltis Usa Inc	DROSPIRENONE	drospirenone	TABLET, CHEWABLE;ORAL	216285-001	Jun 29, 2022		DISCN	Yes	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Barr	DROSPIRENONE AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL	drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol	TABLET;ORAL	078515-001	Mar 30, 2009		DISCN	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Xiromed	DROSPIRENONE AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL	drospirenone; ethinyl estradiol	TABLET;ORAL	202594-001	Oct 22, 2015	AB	RX	No	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
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International Patents for DROSPIRENONE

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
South Korea	102210982		⤷ Sign Up
Mexico	2012014629	COMPOSICION FARMACEUTICA QUE COMPRENDE DROSPIRENONA Y KIT ANTICONCEPTIVO. (PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING DROSPIRENONE AND CONTRACEPTIVE KIT.)	⤷ Sign Up
Norway	2022030		⤷ Sign Up
European Patent Office	2588114	COMPOSITION PHARMACEUTIQUE CONTENANT DE LA DROSPIRÉNONE ET KIT CONTRACEPTIF (PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING DROSPIRENONE AND CONTRACEPTIVE KIT)	⤷ Sign Up
Colombia	6640328	Composición farmacéutica que comprende drospirenona y kit anticonceptivo	⤷ Sign Up
Slovenia	3632448		⤷ Sign Up
Mexico	364971	COMPOSICION FARMACEUTICA QUE COMPRENDE DROSPIRENONA Y KIT ANTICONCEPTIVO. (PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING DROSPIRENONE AND CONTRACEPTIVE KIT.)	⤷ Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for DROSPIRENONE

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Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
3632448	301186	Netherlands	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: SLINDA; NATIONAL REGISTRATION NO/DATE: RVG 127386 20210317; FIRST REGISTRATION: DK 61678 20191022
3632448	LUC00266	Luxembourg	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: DROSPIRENONE; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: 61678, 20210401
2588114	2020C/518	Belgium	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: DROSPIRENON; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: BE548284 20191107
0398460	04C0022	France	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: ESTRADIOL ANHYDRE DROSPIRENONE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE IN FRANCE: NL 28661 DU 20040316; REGISTRATION NO/DATE AT EEC: RVG 27505 DU 20021211
2588114	CA 2020 00023	Denmark	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: DROSPIRENON; NAT. REG. NO/DATE: 61678 20191016; FIRST REG. NO/DATE: DK 61678 20191016
3632448	22C1031	France	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: DROSPIRENONE; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: NL49691 20191121; FIRST REGISTRATION: DK - 61678 20191016
1214076	C01214076/01	Switzerland	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: DROSPIRENONE + ETHINYLESTRADIOL; REGISTRATION NUMBER/DATE: SWISSMEDIC 57946 13.06.2008
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