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Last Updated: November 21, 2024

AKTEN Drug Patent Profile


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

Akten is a drug marketed by Thea Pharma and is included in one NDA. There is one patent protecting this drug.

This drug has two patent family members in two countries.

The generic ingredient in AKTEN is lidocaine hydrochloride. There are twenty-nine drug master file entries for this compound. Fifty-three suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the lidocaine hydrochloride profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Akten

A generic version of AKTEN was approved as lidocaine hydrochloride by WOCKHARDT BIO AG on November 18th, 1982.

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Summary for AKTEN
International Patents:2
US Patents:1
Applicants:1
NDAs:1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers: 1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors: 141
Drug Prices: Drug price information for AKTEN
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in AKTEN?AKTEN excipients list
DailyMed Link:AKTEN at DailyMed
Drug patent expirations by year for AKTEN
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Pharmacology for AKTEN

US Patents and Regulatory Information for AKTEN

AKTEN is protected by one US patents.

Patents protecting AKTEN

Aqueous gel formulation and method for inducing topical anesthesia
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Patented Use: METHOD OF INDUCING TOPICAL ANESTHESIA IN THE EYE

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Thea Pharma AKTEN lidocaine hydrochloride GEL;OPHTHALMIC 022221-001 Oct 7, 2008 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
>Applicant >Tradename >Generic Name >Dosage >NDA >Approval Date >TE >Type >RLD >RS >Patent No. >Patent Expiration >Product >Substance >Delist Req. >Exclusivity Expiration

International Patents for AKTEN

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

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2008014036 ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 2043601 FORMULATION DE GEL AQUEUX ET PROCÉDÉ POUR INDUIRE UNE ANESTHÉSIE TOPIQUE (AQUEOUS GEL FORMULATION AND METHOD FOR INDUCING TOPICAL ANESTHESIA) ⤷  Sign Up
>Country >Patent Number >Title >Estimated Expiration

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