ACUVAIL Drug Patent Profile

Which patents cover Acuvail, and when can generic versions of Acuvail launch?

Acuvail is a drug marketed by Abbvie and is included in one NDA. There are four patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has sixty-three patent family members in twenty-five countries.

The generic ingredient in ACUVAIL 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 Acuvail

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

Summary for ACUVAIL

International Patents:	63
US Patents:	4
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	97
Clinical Trials:	11
Patent Applications:	4,893
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for ACUVAIL
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in ACUVAIL?	ACUVAIL excipients list
DailyMed Link:	ACUVAIL at DailyMed

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Recent Clinical Trials for ACUVAIL

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Sponsor	Phase
National Eye Institute (NEI)	Phase 1
Allergan	Phase 1
Stephen J. Kim, MD	Phase 1

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Pharmacology for ACUVAIL

Drug Class	Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
Mechanism of Action	Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for ACUVAIL

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
ACUVAIL	Ophthalmic Solution	ketorolac tromethamine	0.45%	022427	1	2011-08-24

US Patents and Regulatory Information for ACUVAIL

ACUVAIL is protected by four US patents.

Patents protecting ACUVAIL

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Abbvie	ACUVAIL	ketorolac tromethamine	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	022427-001	Jul 22, 2009		RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Abbvie	ACUVAIL	ketorolac tromethamine	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	022427-001	Jul 22, 2009		RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Abbvie	ACUVAIL	ketorolac tromethamine	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	022427-001	Jul 22, 2009		RX	Yes	Yes			Y
Abbvie	ACUVAIL	ketorolac tromethamine	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	022427-001	Jul 22, 2009		RX	Yes	Yes			Y	Y

Expired US Patents for ACUVAIL

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Abbvie	ACUVAIL	ketorolac tromethamine	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	022427-001	Jul 22, 2009

International Patents for ACUVAIL

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Poland	2446878
South Korea	20100130989	KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING OCULAR PAIN
Spain	2332049
Australia	2011237646	Ketorolac compositions for corneal wound healing
China	102497856	Ketorolac tromethamine compositions for treating or preventing ocular pain
European Patent Office	2555770	COMPOSITIONS DE KÉTOROLAC POUR LA CICATRISATION DE LÉSIONS CORNÉENNES (KETOROLAC COMPOSITIONS FOR CORNEAL WOUND HEALING)
Denmark	2257275

Supplementary Protection Certificates for ACUVAIL

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1534313	2015/071	Ireland		PRODUCT NAME: AN OCULAR IRRIGATION SOLUTION COMPRISING PHENYLEPHRINE OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF AND KETOROLAC OR A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/15/1018 20150728
1534313	15C0090	France		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
1534313	C 2015 055	Romania		PRODUCT NAME: COMBINATIE DE FENILEFRINA SAU O SARE ACCEPTABILAFARMACEUTIC A ACESTEIA SI KETOROLAC SATIONAL AUTHORISATION: 20150728; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): EU/1/15/1018; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20150728 U O SARE ACCEPTABILA FARMACEUTIC AACESTUIA; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: EU/1/15/1018; DATE OF NA
1534313	122015000111	Germany		PRODUCT NAME: PHENYLEPHRIN UND KETOROLAC; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/15/1018 20150728
1534313	CR 2015 00072	Denmark		PRODUCT NAME: PHENYLEPHRIN, HERUNDER PHENYLEPHRINHYDROCHLORID OG KETOROLAC, HERUNDER KETOROLACTROMETAMOL; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/15/1018 20150730
1534313	92923	Luxembourg		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	76/2015	Austria		PRODUCT NAME: PHENYLEPHRIN, ODER EIN PHARMAZEUTISCH ANNEHMBARES SALZ DAVON, UND KETOROLAC, ODER EIN PHARMAZEUTISCH ANNEHMBARES SALZ DAVON; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/15/1018 (MITTEILUNG) 20150730