TRICOR Drug Patent Profile

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

Tricor is a drug marketed by Abbvie and is included in three NDAs.

The generic ingredient in TRICOR is fenofibrate. There are forty-two drug master file entries for this compound. Fifty-four suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the fenofibrate profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Tricor

A generic version of TRICOR was approved as fenofibrate by RHODES PHARMS on May 13^th, 2005.

Summary for TRICOR

US Patents:	0
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	3
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	4
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	138
Clinical Trials:	21
Patent Applications:	4,097
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for TRICOR
Drug Sales Revenues:	Drug sales revenues for TRICOR
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for TRICOR
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in TRICOR?	TRICOR excipients list
DailyMed Link:	TRICOR at DailyMed

See drug prices for TRICOR

See drug sales revenues for TRICOR

Recent Clinical Trials for TRICOR

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

Sponsor	Phase
Lindsay Ferguson, MD	Phase 1
Shriners Hospitals for Children	Phase 2/Phase 3
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)	Phase 2/Phase 3

See all TRICOR clinical trials

Pharmacology for TRICOR

Drug Class

Peroxisome Proliferator Receptor alpha Agonist

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for TRICOR

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
TRICOR	Tablets	fenofibrate	48 mg	021656	1	2008-07-01
TRICOR	Tablets	fenofibrate	145 mg	021656	1	2007-10-19

US Patents and Regulatory Information for TRICOR

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Abbvie	TRICOR	fenofibrate	TABLET;ORAL	021656-001	Nov 5, 2004		DISCN	Yes	No
Abbvie	TRICOR (MICRONIZED)	fenofibrate	CAPSULE;ORAL	019304-004	Jun 30, 1999		DISCN	Yes	No
Abbvie	TRICOR	fenofibrate	TABLET;ORAL	021203-003	Sep 4, 2001		DISCN	Yes	No
Abbvie	TRICOR	fenofibrate	TABLET;ORAL	021203-001	Sep 4, 2001		DISCN	Yes	No
Abbvie	TRICOR	fenofibrate	TABLET;ORAL	021656-002	Nov 5, 2004		DISCN	Yes	No
Abbvie	TRICOR (MICRONIZED)	fenofibrate	CAPSULE;ORAL	019304-003	Jun 30, 1999		DISCN	Yes	No
Abbvie	TRICOR (MICRONIZED)	fenofibrate	CAPSULE;ORAL	019304-002	Feb 9, 1998		DISCN	Yes	No

Expired US Patents for TRICOR

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Abbvie	TRICOR	fenofibrate	TABLET;ORAL	021656-002	Nov 5, 2004
Abbvie	TRICOR	fenofibrate	TABLET;ORAL	021203-001	Sep 4, 2001
Abbvie	TRICOR	fenofibrate	TABLET;ORAL	021203-001	Sep 4, 2001
Abbvie	TRICOR	fenofibrate	TABLET;ORAL	021656-001	Nov 5, 2004
Abbvie	TRICOR	fenofibrate	TABLET;ORAL	021203-003	Sep 4, 2001
Abbvie	TRICOR	fenofibrate	TABLET;ORAL	021656-002	Nov 5, 2004
Abbvie	TRICOR	fenofibrate	TABLET;ORAL	021656-001	Nov 5, 2004

International Patents for TRICOR

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Mexico	9200291	SUPERFICIE MODIFICADA DE NANOPARTICULAS DE DROGAS.SUPERFICIE MODIFICADA DE NANOPARTICULAS DE DROGAS.
Eurasian Patent Organization	012842	СТАБИЛЬНАЯ КОМПОЗИЦИЯ ФЕНОФИБРАТА ДЛЯ ПЕРОРАЛЬНОГО ВВЕДЕНИЯ И ЕЕ ПРИМЕНЕНИЕ (FENOFIBRATE STABLE COMPOSITIONS FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION AND USE THEREOF)
Australia	2003230692	NANOPARTICULATE COMPOSITIONS OF MAP KINASE INHIBITORS
Canada	2386782	COMPOSITIONS NANOPARTICULAIRES BIOADHESIVES RENFERMANT DES STABILISATEURS DE SURFACE CATIONIQUES (BIOADHESIVE NANOPARTICULATE COMPOSITIONS HAVING CATIONIC SURFACE STABILIZERS)
Japan	2004520443
Norway	303668
European Patent Office	2263652	Aérosols comprenant des médicaments à nanoparticules (Aerosols comprising nanoparticle drugs)