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ACULAR Drug Patent Profile


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When do Acular patents expire, and what generic alternatives are available?

Acular is a drug marketed by Abbvie and Allergan and is included in three NDAs. There are eight patents protecting this drug.

The generic ingredient in ACULAR is ketorolac tromethamine. There are eighteen drug master file entries for this compound. Sixty-eight suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the ketorolac tromethamine profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Acular

A generic version of ACULAR was approved as ketorolac tromethamine by MYLAN on May 16th, 1997.

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Recent Clinical Trials for ACULAR

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Emory UniversityEarly Phase 1
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Arthroplasty Foundation, Inc.Phase 4

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Pharmacology for ACULAR

US Patents and Regulatory Information for ACULAR

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Abbvie ACULAR ketorolac tromethamine SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC 019700-001 Nov 9, 1992 AT RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Abbvie ACULAR LS ketorolac tromethamine SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC 021528-001 May 30, 2003 AT RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Abbvie ACULAR LS ketorolac tromethamine SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC 021528-001 May 30, 2003 AT RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for ACULAR

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Abbvie ACULAR ketorolac tromethamine SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC 019700-001 Nov 9, 1992 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Abbvie ACULAR ketorolac tromethamine SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC 019700-001 Nov 9, 1992 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Abbvie ACULAR ketorolac tromethamine SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC 019700-001 Nov 9, 1992 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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International Patents for ACULAR

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

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Italy 1117313 DERIVATI DELL'ACIDO PIRROL-1-CARBOSSILICO E PROCEDIMENTO PER LA LORO PREPARAZIONE ⤷  Sign Up
Norway 175404 ⤷  Sign Up
Finland 884160 ⤷  Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for ACULAR

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1534313 122015000111 Germany ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: PHENYLEPHRIN UND KETOROLAC; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/15/1018 20150728
1534313 92923 Luxembourg ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: UNE SOLUTION D'IRRIGATION OCULAIRE COMPRENANT DE LA PHENYLEPHRINE OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELLE-CI ET DU KETOROLAC OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELUI-CI; FIRST REGISTRATION: 20150730
1534313 15C0090 France ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: SOLUTION D'IRRIGATION OCULAIRE COMPRENANT DE LA PHENYLEPHRINE OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELLE-CI ET DU KETOROLAC OU UN SEL PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLE DE CELUI-CI; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/15/1018 20150728
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