GLUMETZA Drug Patent Profile

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

Glumetza is a drug marketed by Santarus Inc and is included in one NDA. There is one patent protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

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

The generic ingredient in GLUMETZA is metformin hydrochloride. There are forty-nine drug master file entries for this compound. Eighty-five suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the metformin hydrochloride profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Glumetza

A generic version of GLUMETZA was approved as metformin hydrochloride by ATLAS PHARMS LLC on January 24^th, 2002.

Summary for GLUMETZA

International Patents:	26
US Patents:	1
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	2
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	164
Clinical Trials:	50
Patent Applications:	579
Formulation / Manufacturing:	see details
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for GLUMETZA
Drug Sales Revenues:	Drug sales revenues for GLUMETZA
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for GLUMETZA
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in GLUMETZA?	GLUMETZA excipients list
DailyMed Link:	GLUMETZA at DailyMed

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Recent Clinical Trials for GLUMETZA

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Sponsor	Phase
Arthritis Foundation	Phase 2
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Phase 2
University of Colorado, Denver	Phase 1

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Pharmacology for GLUMETZA

Drug Class

Biguanide

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for GLUMETZA

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
GLUMETZA	Extended-release Tablets	metformin hydrochloride	500 mg and 1000 mg	021748	1	2009-07-27

US Patents and Regulatory Information for GLUMETZA

GLUMETZA is protected by one US patents.

Patents protecting GLUMETZA

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-002	Jun 3, 2005	AB3	RX	Yes	Yes			Y	Y
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-001	Jun 3, 2005	AB3	RX	Yes	No

Expired US Patents for GLUMETZA

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-002	Jun 3, 2005
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-001	Jun 3, 2005
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-002	Jun 3, 2005
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-001	Jun 3, 2005
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-002	Jun 3, 2005

International Patents for GLUMETZA

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Japan	2003535886
Australia	729529
Japan	2010155864	MODIFIED RELEASE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OF AT LEAST ONE FORM OF TRAMADOL
Canada	2476496	FORMES POSOLOGIQUES A LIBERATION CONTROLEE (CONTROLLED RELEASE DOSAGE FORMS)
Japan	4083818

Supplementary Protection Certificates for GLUMETZA

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
1506211	C 2014 029	Romania		PRODUCT NAME: COMBINATIE DE DAPAGLIFLOZIN SAU O SARE ACCEPTABILAFARMACEUTIC A ACESTUIA SI METFORMINA SAU O SARE ACCEPTABILA FARMACEUTIC A ACESTEIA; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: EU/1/13/900; DATE OF NATIONAL AUTHORISATION: 20140116; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): EU/1/13/900; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20140116
1412357	CA 2008 00035	Denmark		PRODUCT NAME: SITAGLIPTIN VALGFRIT I FORM AF ET FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABELT SALT, ISAER MONOPHOSPHAT, METFORMIN VALGFRIT I FORM AF ET FARMACEUTISK ACCEPTABELT SALT, ISAER HYDROCHLORID
1506211	122014000071	Germany		PRODUCT NAME: KOMBINATION VON DAPAGLIFLOZIN ODER EINEM PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHEN SALZ DAVON, UND METFORMIN ODER EINEM PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHEN SALZ DAVON, GESCHUETZT DURCH DAS GRUNDPATENT EP 1 506 211; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/13/900 20140116
1412357	C 2008 016	Romania		PRODUCT NAME: SITAGLIPTIN OPTIONAL SUB FORMA DE SARE ACCEPTABILAFARMACEUTIC IN SPECIAL MONOFOSFAT + METFORMIN OPTIONAL SUB FORMA DE SARE ACCEPTABILA FARMACEUTIC IN SPECIALCLORHIDRAT; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: RO EU/1/08/455/001 - RO EU/1/08/455/014; DATE OF NATIONAL AUTHORISATION: 20080716; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): CH 58450 01, CH 58450 02, CH 58450 03; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20080408
1532149	CA 2013 00001	Denmark		PRODUCT NAME: 8-(3-AMINOPIPERIDIN-1-YL)-7-BUT-2-INYL-3-METHYL-1-(4-METHYLCHINAZOLIN-2-YLMETHYL)-3,7-DIHYDROPURIN-2,6-DION ENANTIOMERER OG SALTE DERAF - SAERLIGT LINAGLIPTIN - I KOMBINATION MED METFORMINHYDROCHLORID; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/12/780/001-028 20120720