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FERRIPROX Drug Patent Profile


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Which patents cover Ferriprox, and what generic alternatives are available?

Ferriprox is a drug marketed by Chiesi and is included in three NDAs. There are seven patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has forty-six patent family members in twenty-eight countries.

The generic ingredient in FERRIPROX is deferiprone. There are four drug master file entries for this compound. Three suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the deferiprone profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Ferriprox

A generic version of FERRIPROX was approved as deferiprone by TARO on February 8th, 2019.

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Recent Clinical Trials for FERRIPROX

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SponsorPhase
Chiesi Canada CorpPhase 4
Hadassah Medical OrganizationPhase 2/Phase 3
SocraTec R&D GmbHPhase 1

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Pharmacology for FERRIPROX
Drug ClassIron Chelator
Mechanism of ActionIron Chelating Activity
Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for FERRIPROX
Tradename Dosage Ingredient Strength NDA ANDAs Submitted Submissiondate
FERRIPROX Tablets deferiprone 500 mg 021825 1 2016-01-29

US Patents and Regulatory Information for FERRIPROX

FERRIPROX is protected by seven US patents and six FDA Regulatory Exclusivities.

Patents protecting FERRIPROX

Delayed release deferiprone tablets and methods of using the same
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Patented Use: METHOD OF TREATING TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD

Delayed release deferiprone tablets and methods of using the same
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Patented Use: METHOD OF TREATING TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD

Delayed release deferiprone tablets and methods of using the same
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Delayed release deferiprone tablets and methods of using the same
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Patented Use: METHOD OF TREATING TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD


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Patented Use: METHOD OF TREATING TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD

Liquid formulation for deferiprone with palatable taste
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Patented Use: METHOD OF TREATING TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD

FDA Regulatory Exclusivity protecting FERRIPROX

TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD DUE TO SICKLE CELL DISEASE OR OTHER ANEMIAS
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TREATMENT OF TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 3 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WITH THALASSEMIA SYNDROMES
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TREATMENT OF TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH THALASSEMIA SYNDROMES EXCLUDING ADULT PATIENTS COVERED BY THE INDICATION FOR THALASSEMIA SYNDROMES APPROVED ON OCTOBER 14, 2011
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TREATMENT OF TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD IN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 3 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE OR OTHER ANEMIAS
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TREATMENT OF TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD IN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 8 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE OR OTHER ANEMIAS
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TREATMENT OF TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 8 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WITH THALASSEMIA SYNDROMES
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Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Chiesi FERRIPROX deferiprone SOLUTION;ORAL 208030-002 Apr 20, 2018 DISCN Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Chiesi FERRIPROX deferiprone TABLET;ORAL 212269-001 May 19, 2020 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Chiesi FERRIPROX deferiprone SOLUTION;ORAL 208030-001 Sep 9, 2015 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for FERRIPROX

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Chiesi FERRIPROX deferiprone TABLET;ORAL 021825-002 Jul 25, 2019 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Chiesi FERRIPROX deferiprone SOLUTION;ORAL 208030-002 Apr 20, 2018 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Chiesi FERRIPROX deferiprone TABLET;ORAL 021825-001 Oct 14, 2011 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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EU/EMA Drug Approvals for FERRIPROX

Company Drugname Inn Product Number / Indication Status Generic Biosimilar Orphan Marketing Authorisation Marketing Refusal
Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. Ferriprox deferiprone EMEA/H/C/000236
Ferriprox monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of iron overload in patients with thalassaemia major when current chelation therapy is contraindicated or inadequate.Ferriprox in combination with another chelator is indicated in patients with thalassaemia major when monotherapy with any iron chelator is ineffective, or when prevention or treatment of life-threatening consequences of iron overload (mainly cardiac overload) justifies rapid or intensive correction.
Authorised no no no 1999-08-25
Lipomed GmbH Deferiprone Lipomed deferiprone EMEA/H/C/004710
Deferiprone Lipomed monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of iron overload in patients with thalassaemia major when current chelation therapy is contraindicated or inadequate.Deferiprone Lipomed in combination with another chelator is indicated in patients with thalassaemia major when monotherapy with any iron chelator is ineffective, or when prevention or treatment of life-threatening consequences of iron overload justifies rapid or intensive correction.
Authorised yes no no 2018-09-19
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International Patents for FERRIPROX

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

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Eurasian Patent Organization 201071235 ЖИДКАЯ КОМПОЗИЦИЯ ДЛЯ ДЕФЕРИПРОНА С ПРИЯТНЫМ ВКУСОМ ⤷  Sign Up
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Brazil 112020008128 comprimidos de liberação retardada de deferiprona e métodos para utilização dos mesmos ⤷  Sign Up
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