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ACTIQ Drug Patent Profile


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

Actiq is a drug marketed by Cephalon and is included in one NDA.

The generic ingredient in ACTIQ is fentanyl citrate. There are thirty-one drug master file entries for this compound. Ten suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the fentanyl citrate profile page.

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A generic version of ACTIQ was approved as fentanyl citrate by HIKMA on July 11th, 1984.

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Pharmacology for ACTIQ
Drug ClassOpioid Agonist
Mechanism of ActionFull Opioid Agonists
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for ACTIQ
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
ACTIQ Lozenges fentanyl citrate 0.6 mg 020747 2004-12-20
ACTIQ Lozenges fentanyl citrate 0.8 mg, 1.2 mg and 1.6 mg 020747 2004-11-22
ACTIQ Lozenges fentanyl citrate 0.2 mg 020747 2004-10-29
ACTIQ Lozenges fentanyl citrate 0.4 mg 020747 2004-10-06

US Patents and Regulatory Information for ACTIQ

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Cephalon ACTIQ fentanyl citrate TROCHE/LOZENGE;TRANSMUCOSAL 020747-001 Nov 4, 1998 RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Cephalon ACTIQ fentanyl citrate TROCHE/LOZENGE;TRANSMUCOSAL 020747-004 Nov 4, 1998 RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Cephalon ACTIQ fentanyl citrate TROCHE/LOZENGE;TRANSMUCOSAL 020747-002 Nov 4, 1998 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Cephalon ACTIQ fentanyl citrate TROCHE/LOZENGE;TRANSMUCOSAL 020747-003 Nov 4, 1998 RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for ACTIQ

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Cephalon ACTIQ fentanyl citrate TROCHE/LOZENGE;TRANSMUCOSAL 020747-004 Nov 4, 1998 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Cephalon ACTIQ fentanyl citrate TROCHE/LOZENGE;TRANSMUCOSAL 020747-002 Nov 4, 1998 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Cephalon ACTIQ fentanyl citrate TROCHE/LOZENGE;TRANSMUCOSAL 020747-002 Nov 4, 1998 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Cephalon ACTIQ fentanyl citrate TROCHE/LOZENGE;TRANSMUCOSAL 020747-006 Nov 4, 1998 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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International Patents for ACTIQ

See the table below for patents covering ACTIQ around the world.

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Denmark 0745380 ⤷  Sign Up
Austria 129148 ⤷  Sign Up
Germany 3678195 ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 0491778 APPAREIL POUR L'ADMINISTRATION DE MEDICAMENTS AUX TISSUS DE LA MUQUEUSE (APPARATUS FOR ADMINISTERING MEDICAMENTS TO MUCOSAL TISSUE) ⤷  Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for ACTIQ

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
0836511 SPC/GB06/022 United Kingdom ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: FENTANYL HYDROCHLORIDE; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/05/326/001 20060124
1635783 122014000024 Germany ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: FENTANYL IN ALLEN DEM SCHUTZ DES GRUNDPATENTS UNTERLIEGENDEN FORMEN; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/10/644/001-004 20100831
1635783 CA 2014 00016 Denmark ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: FENTANYL I EN HVILKEN SOM HELST AF DE FORMER, DER ER BESKYTTET AF GRUNDPATENTET; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/10/644/001-006 20100831
1769785 C300521 Netherlands ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: FENTANYL; REG NO/DATE: EU/2/11/127/001 20111006
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