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RUFEN Drug Patent Profile


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When do Rufen patents expire, and what generic alternatives are available?

Rufen is a drug marketed by Basf and is included in one NDA.

The generic ingredient in RUFEN is ibuprofen. There are sixty-four drug master file entries for this compound. Two hundred and thirty-nine suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the ibuprofen profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Rufen

A generic version of RUFEN was approved as ibuprofen by STRIDES PHARMA on September 24th, 1986.

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Summary for RUFEN
US Patents:0
Applicants:1
NDAs:1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors: 207
Patent Applications: 4,332
DailyMed Link:RUFEN at DailyMed
Drug patent expirations by year for RUFEN

US Patents and Regulatory Information for RUFEN

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Basf RUFEN ibuprofen TABLET;ORAL 018197-002 Mar 5, 1984 DISCN No No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
>Applicant >Tradename >Generic Name >Dosage >NDA >Approval Date >TE >Type >RLD >RS >Patent No. >Patent Expiration >Product >Substance >Delist Req. >Exclusivity Expiration

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for RUFEN

Company Drugname Inn Product Number / Indication Status Generic Biosimilar Orphan Marketing Authorisation Marketing Refusal
Recordati Rare Diseases Pedea ibuprofen EMEA/H/C/000549
Treatment of a haemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus in preterm newborn infants less than 34 weeks of gestational age.
Authorised no no no 2004-07-28
>Company >Drugname >Inn >Product Number / Indication >Status >Generic >Biosimilar >Orphan >Marketing Authorisation >Marketing Refusal

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