ALPHAGAN Drug Patent Profile

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

Alphagan is a drug marketed by Allergan and Abbvie and is included in four NDAs. There is one patent protecting this drug.

The generic ingredient in ALPHAGAN is brimonidine tartrate. There are eleven drug master file entries for this compound. Fifteen suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the brimonidine tartrate profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Alphagan

A generic version of ALPHAGAN was approved as brimonidine tartrate by BAUSCH AND LOMB on May 28^th, 2003.

Summary for ALPHAGAN

US Patents:	0
Applicants:	2
NDAs:	4
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	75
Clinical Trials:	25
Patent Applications:	330
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for ALPHAGAN
Drug Sales Revenues:	Drug sales revenues for ALPHAGAN
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Recent Clinical Trials for ALPHAGAN

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Sponsor	Phase
University of Louisville	Phase 4
Wake Forest University Health Sciences	Phase 4
Uptown Eye Specialists	N/A

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US Patents and Regulatory Information for ALPHAGAN

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Allergan	ALPHAGAN	brimonidine tartrate	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	020613-001	Sep 6, 1996		DISCN	Yes	No
Abbvie	ALPHAGAN P	brimonidine tartrate	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	021262-001	Mar 16, 2001	AT	RX	Yes	Yes
Allergan	ALPHAGAN	brimonidine tartrate	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	020490-001	Mar 13, 1997		DISCN	No	No
Abbvie	ALPHAGAN P	brimonidine tartrate	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	021770-001	Aug 19, 2005	AB	RX	Yes	Yes

Expired US Patents for ALPHAGAN

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Allergan	ALPHAGAN	brimonidine tartrate	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	020613-001	Sep 6, 1996
Allergan	ALPHAGAN	brimonidine tartrate	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	020613-001	Sep 6, 1996
Allergan	ALPHAGAN	brimonidine tartrate	SOLUTION/DROPS;OPHTHALMIC	020613-001	Sep 6, 1996

International Patents for ALPHAGAN

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	0040245
Austria	322267
European Patent Office	1611891	Utilisation de (2-imidazolin-2-ylamino) quinoxalines pour le traitement de pathologie oculaire nerveuse (Use of (2-imidazolin-2-ylamino) quinoxalines in treating ocular neural injury)
Japan	4621306

Supplementary Protection Certificates for ALPHAGAN

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1631293	92462	Luxembourg		PRODUCT NAME: BRIMONIDINE ET SES SELS PHARMACEUTIQUES POUR L UTILISATION COMME MEDICAMENT POUR LE TRAITEMENT DES ROUGEURS INDUITES PAR LA ROSACEA.FIRST REGISTRATION: 20140225
1631293	14C0056	France		PRODUCT NAME: BRIMONIDINE OU L'UN DE SES SELS PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLES; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/13/904 20140225
1631293	2014C/042	Belgium		PRODUCT NAME: MIRVASO (BRIMONIDINE) EN FARMACEUTISCHE ZOUTEN DAARVAN VOOR GEBRUIK ALS MEDICIJN VOOR HET BEHANDELEN VAN ROSACEA GEINDUCEERDE ROODHEID; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/13/904 20140221
1631293	C300683	Netherlands		PRODUCT NAME: BRIMONIDINE EN FARMACEUTISCH AANVAARDBARE ZOUTEN DAARVAN VOOR TOEPASSING ALS GENEESMIDDEL VOOR DE BEHANDELING VAN DOOR ROSACEA GEINDUCEERDE ROODHEID; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/13/904 20140225