GLUMETZA Drug Patent Profile

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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-nine suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the metformin hydrochloride profile page.

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

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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:	51
Patent Applications:	579
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

Drug patent expirations by year for GLUMETZA

Recent Clinical Trials for GLUMETZA

Identify potential brand extensions & 505(b)(2) entrants

Sponsor	Phase
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Phase 2
Arthritis Foundation	Phase 2
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)	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

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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
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-002	Jun 3, 2005	AB3	RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y	Y		⤷ Sign Up
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-001	Jun 3, 2005	AB3	RX	Yes	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for GLUMETZA

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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	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-002	Jun 3, 2005	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Santarus Inc	GLUMETZA	metformin hydrochloride	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE;ORAL	021748-002	Jun 3, 2005	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
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International Patents for GLUMETZA

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Spain	2627842		⤷ Sign Up
European Patent Office	1476138	FORMULATIONS A LIBERATION MODIFIEE D'AU MOINS UNE FORME DE TRAMADOL (MODIFIED RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF AT LEAST ONE FORM OF TRAMADOL)	⤷ Sign Up
Austria	256455		⤷ Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for GLUMETZA

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Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
2498758	16/2020	Austria	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: METFORMIN ODER EIN PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHES SALZ DAVON; SAXAGLIPTIN ODER EIN PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHES SALZ DAVON; DAPAGLIFLOZIN ODER EIN PHARMAZEUTISCH VERTRAEGLICHES SOLVAT DAVON; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/19/1401 (MITTEILUNG) 20191113
1261586	12C0028	France	⤷ Sign Up	PRODUCT NAME: ASSOCIATION COMPRENANT LA SAXAGLIPTINE OU UN DE SES SELS ET LA METFORMINE OU UN DE SES SELS, Y COMPRIS L'ASSOCIATION CHLORHYDRATE DE SAXAGLIPTINE ET CHLORHYDRATE DE METFORMINE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/11/731/001 20111124
1532149	CA 2013 00001	Denmark	⤷ Sign Up	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
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