AVAPRO Drug Patent Profile

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

Avapro is a drug marketed by Sanofi Aventis Us and is included in one NDA.

The generic ingredient in AVAPRO is irbesartan. There are thirty-eight drug master file entries for this compound. Twenty-two suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the irbesartan profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Avapro

A generic version of AVAPRO was approved as irbesartan by TEVA PHARMS on March 30^th, 2012.

Summary for AVAPRO

US Patents:	0
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	2
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	137
Clinical Trials:	14
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for AVAPRO
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in AVAPRO?	AVAPRO excipients list
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Recent Clinical Trials for AVAPRO

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Sponsor	Phase
University of Sierra Leone	Phase 1/Phase 2
INC Research	Phase 1/Phase 2
University of North Carolina	Phase 1/Phase 2

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Pharmacology for AVAPRO

Drug Class	Angiotensin 2 Receptor Blocker
Mechanism of Action	Angiotensin 2 Receptor Antagonists

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for AVAPRO

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
AVAPRO	Tablets	irbesartan	75 mg, 150 mg and 300 mg	020757	1	2004-05-25

US Patents and Regulatory Information for AVAPRO

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Sanofi Aventis Us	AVAPRO	irbesartan	TABLET;ORAL	020757-001	Sep 30, 1997		DISCN	Yes	No
Sanofi Aventis Us	AVAPRO	irbesartan	TABLET;ORAL	020757-002	Sep 30, 1997	AB	RX	Yes	No
Sanofi Aventis Us	AVAPRO	irbesartan	TABLET;ORAL	020757-003	Sep 30, 1997	AB	RX	Yes	Yes

Expired US Patents for AVAPRO

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Sanofi Aventis Us	AVAPRO	irbesartan	TABLET;ORAL	020757-001	Sep 30, 1997
Sanofi Aventis Us	AVAPRO	irbesartan	TABLET;ORAL	020757-002	Sep 30, 1997
Sanofi Aventis Us	AVAPRO	irbesartan	TABLET;ORAL	020757-003	Sep 30, 1997
Sanofi Aventis Us	AVAPRO	irbesartan	TABLET;ORAL	020757-003	Sep 30, 1997
Sanofi Aventis Us	AVAPRO	irbesartan	TABLET;ORAL	020757-002	Sep 30, 1997
Sanofi Aventis Us	AVAPRO	irbesartan	TABLET;ORAL	020757-001	Sep 30, 1997

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for AVAPRO

Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
Sanofi Winthrop Industrie	Karvea	irbesartan	EMEA/H/C/000142 Treatment of essential hypertension.Treatment of renal disease in patients with hypertension and type-2 diabetes mellitus as part of an antihypertensive medicinal product regimen.	Authorised	no	no	no	1997-08-26
Sanofi Winthrop Industrie	Aprovel	irbesartan	EMEA/H/C/000141 Treatment of essential hypertension.Treatment of renal disease in patients with hypertension and type-2 diabetes mellitus as part of an antihypertensive medicinal-product regimen.	Authorised	no	no	no	1997-08-26
Zentiva k.s.	Irbesartan Zentiva (previously Irbesartan Winthrop)	irbesartan	EMEA/H/C/000785 Treatment of essential hypertension.Treatment of renal disease in patients with hypertension and type-2 diabetes mellitus as part of an antihypertensive medicinal-product regimen.	Authorised	no	no	no	2007-01-19
Teva B.V.	Irbesartan Teva	irbesartan	EMEA/H/C/001093 Treatment of essential hypertension.Treatment of renal disease in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus as part of an antihypertensive medicinal product regimen.	Authorised	yes	no	no	2009-10-30
Krka, d.d., Novo mesto	Ifirmasta (previously Irbesartan Krka)	irbesartan	EMEA/H/C/000962 Treatment of essential hypertension.Treatment of renal disease in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus as part of an antihypertensive medicinal product regimen.	Authorised	yes	no	no	2008-12-01
Pharmathen S.A.	Sabervel	irbesartan	EMEA/H/C/002510 Sabervel is indicated in adults for the treatment of essential hypertension.It is also indicated for the treatment of renal disease in adult patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus as part of an antihypertensive medicinal product regimen.	Withdrawn	yes	no	no	2012-04-13
Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma EEIG	Irbesartan BMS	irbesartan	EMEA/H/C/000786 Treatment of essential hypertension.Treatment of renal disease in patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus as part of an antihypertensive medicinal product regimen (see section 5.1).	Withdrawn	no	no	no	2007-01-19

International Patents for AVAPRO

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Israel	118309	PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING IRBESARTAN AND OPTIONALLY A DIURETIC COMPOUND
Czech Republic	287064	N-substituované heterocyklické deriváty, způsob jejich přípravy a farmaceutické kompozice obsahující tyto deriváty (N-substituted heterocyclic derivatives, process of their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing such derivatives)
New Zealand	244258	1-(BIPHENYLMETHYL)-IMIDAZOLINE AND -PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES
South Korea	100442719
Slovakia	283197
Israel	110820	Imidazolin-5-one and 5,6-dihydropyrimidin-4-one derivatives and their preparation
Lithuania	586

Supplementary Protection Certificates for AVAPRO

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
0454511	99C0009	Belgium		PRODUCT NAME: IRBESARTAN / HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/98/086/001 19981015
0454511	10/1999	Austria		PRODUCT NAME: ''IRBESARTAN'' ZUSAMMEN MIT ''HYDROCHLOROTHIAZID''; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/98/086/001 - EU/1/98/086/006 19981015
0454511	C990006	Netherlands		PRODUCT NAME: IRBESARTAN, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN ZOUT EN/OF EEN HYDRAAT, EN HYDROCHLOORTHIAZIDE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/98/086/001 - EU/1/98/086/006 19981015
0454511	SPC/GB98/037	United Kingdom		PRODUCT NAME: 2-N-BUTYL-4-SPIROCYCLOPENTANE-1-((2'-(TETRAZOL-5-YL)BIPHENYL-4-YL)METHYL)-2-IMIDAZOLIN-5-ONE) (GENERIC NAME IRBESARTAN) OPTIONALLY IN THE FORM OF ONE OF ITS SALTS.; REGISTERED: CH 54 250.02 19970815; UK EU/1/97/046/001 19970827; UK EU/1/97/046/002 19970827; UK EU/1/97/046/003 19970827; UK EU/1/97/046/004 19970827; UK EU/1/97/046/005 19970827; UK EU/1/97/046/006 19970827; UK EU/1/97/046/007 19970827; UK EU/1/97/046/008 19970827; UK EU/1/97/046/009 19970827
0454511	SPC/GB99/008	United Kingdom		PRODUCT NAME: 2-N-BUTYL-4-SPIROCYCLOPENTANE-1-((2'-(TETRAZOL-5-YL)BIPHENYL-4-YL)METHYL)-2-IMIDAZOLIN-5-ONE)(GENERIC NAME IRBESARTAN) OPTIONALLY IN THE FORM OF ONE OF ITS SALTS AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; REGISTERED: UK EU/1/98/086/001 19981015; UK EU/1/98/086/002 19981015; UK EU/1/98/086/003 19981015; UK EU/1/98/086/004 19981015; UK EU/1/98/086/005 19981015; UK EU/1/98/086/006 19981015
0454511	C980039	Netherlands		PRODUCT NAME: IRBESARTAN, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN ZOUT EN/OF EEN HYDRAA T; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/97/046/001 - 009 19970827
0454511	24/1998	Austria		PRODUCT NAME: ''IRBESARTAN'' UND DESSEN PHARMAZEUTISCH ANNEHMBAREN SALZE; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/97/046/001 - EU/1/97/046/009 19970827; FIRST REGISTRATION: LI 5425002 19970815