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Last Updated: November 2, 2024

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TWIRLA Drug Patent Profile


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

Twirla is a drug marketed by Agile and is included in one NDA. There are three patents protecting this drug.

This drug has nineteen patent family members in twelve countries.

The generic ingredient in TWIRLA is ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel. There are twenty-six drug master file entries for this compound. Twenty-eight suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Generic Entry Outlook for Twirla

There are two tentative approvals for the generic drug (ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel), which indicates the potential for near-term generic launch.

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Summary for TWIRLA
International Patents:19
US Patents:3
Applicants:1
NDAs:1
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers: 1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors: 5
Patent Applications: 277
Drug Prices: Drug price information for TWIRLA
What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in TWIRLA?TWIRLA excipients list
DailyMed Link:TWIRLA at DailyMed
Drug patent expirations by year for TWIRLA
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Pharmacology for TWIRLA

US Patents and Regulatory Information for TWIRLA

TWIRLA is protected by three US patents.

Patents protecting TWIRLA

Dermal delivery device with reduced loss of its volatile components
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Dermal delivery device with in situ seal
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Dermal delivery device
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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
Agile TWIRLA ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel SYSTEM;TRANSDERMAL 204017-001 Feb 14, 2020 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Agile TWIRLA ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel SYSTEM;TRANSDERMAL 204017-001 Feb 14, 2020 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
Agile TWIRLA ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel SYSTEM;TRANSDERMAL 204017-001 Feb 14, 2020 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up Y ⤷  Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for TWIRLA

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Agile TWIRLA ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel SYSTEM;TRANSDERMAL 204017-001 Feb 14, 2020 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Agile TWIRLA ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel SYSTEM;TRANSDERMAL 204017-001 Feb 14, 2020 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Agile TWIRLA ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel SYSTEM;TRANSDERMAL 204017-001 Feb 14, 2020 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Agile TWIRLA ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel SYSTEM;TRANSDERMAL 204017-001 Feb 14, 2020 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Agile TWIRLA ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel SYSTEM;TRANSDERMAL 204017-001 Feb 14, 2020 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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International Patents for TWIRLA

When does loss-of-exclusivity occur for TWIRLA?

Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the following patents block generic entry in the countries listed below:

Australia

Patent: 08275101
Patent: Dermal delivery device with in situ seal
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Brazil

Patent: 0814697
Patent: dispositivo de liberação dérmica com uma vedação no local
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Canada

Patent: 92884
Patent: DISPOSITIF D'ADMINISTRATION DERMIQUE AVEC UN JOINTIN SITU (Dermal delivery device with in situ seal)
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China

Patent: 1801321
Patent: Dermal delivery device with in situ seal
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Eurasian Patent Organization

Patent: 0208
Patent: УСТРОЙСТВО ДОСТАВКИ В КОЖУ С ИЗОЛИРУЮЩИМ СЛОЕМ IN SITU (DERMAL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH IN SITU SEAL)
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Patent: 1070123
Patent: УСТРОЙСТВО ДОСТАВКИ В КОЖУ С ИЗОЛИРУЮЩИМ СЛОЕМ IN SITU
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European Patent Office

Patent: 67001
Patent: DISPOSITIF D'ADMINISTRATION THERMIQUE AVEC SOUDURE ULTRASONORE (DERMAL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH ULTRASONIC WELD)
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Patent: 67002
Patent: DISPOSITIF D'ADMINISTRATION DERMIQUE AVEC UN JOINT IN SITU (DERMAL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH IN SITU SEAL)
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Georgia, Republic of

Patent: 0125717
Patent: DEVICE FOR MEDICINE DIRECT DERMAL DELIVERY
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Hong Kong

Patent: 42798
Patent: 具有原位密封的皮膚遞送裝置 (DERMAL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH IN SITU SEAL)
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Japan

Patent: 03235
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Patent: 72725
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Patent: 10533199
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Patent: 14159468
Patent: DERMAL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH IN SITU SEAL
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New Zealand

Patent: 2565
Patent: DERMAL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH IN SITU SEAL
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Spain

Patent: 81652
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Generics may enter earlier, or later, based on new patent filings, patent extensions, patent invalidation, early generic licensing, generic entry preferences, and other factors.

See the table below for additional patents covering TWIRLA around the world.

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Eurasian Patent Organization 201070123 УСТРОЙСТВО ДОСТАВКИ В КОЖУ С ИЗОЛИРУЮЩИМ СЛОЕМ IN SITU ⤷  Sign Up
China 101897683 Transdermal hormone delivery system: compositions and methods ⤷  Sign Up
China 1399533 Improved transdermal contraceptive delivery system and process ⤷  Sign Up
Japan 2003533434 ⤷  Sign Up
Japan 4841781 ⤷  Sign Up
Eurasian Patent Organization 020208 УСТРОЙСТВО ДОСТАВКИ В КОЖУ С ИЗОЛИРУЮЩИМ СЛОЕМ IN SITU (DERMAL DELIVERY DEVICE WITH IN SITU SEAL) ⤷  Sign Up
South Korea 20060054320 TRANSDERMAL HORMONE DELIVERY SYSTEM: COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS ⤷  Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for TWIRLA

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1380301 2009C/007 Belgium ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: DROSPIRENONE-ETHINYLESTRADIOL; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: BE321386 20080811
1453521 93156 Luxembourg ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL ET ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FIRST REGISTRATION DATE: 20150211
1453521 39/2015 Austria ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: ETHINYLESTRADIOL UND EINE KOMBINATION VON LEVONORGESTREL UND ETHINYLESTRADIOL; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 136021 20150224; FIRST REGISTRATION: SK 17/0017/15-S 20150211
1214076 49/2008 Austria ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: WIRKSTOFFKOMBINATION VON ETHINYLESTRADIOL UND DROSPIRENON; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 1-27586 20080612
1453521 CA 2016 00016 Denmark ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: LEVONORGESTREL OG ETHINYLOESTRADIOL; NAT. REG. NO/DATE: 56336 20151105; FIRST REG. NO/DATE: SK 17/0017/15-S 20150211
0398460 C300221 Netherlands ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: DROSPIRENON EN ETHINYLESTRADIOL; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: RVG 23827 20000307
0771217 CA 2006 00038 Denmark ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: ETHINYLESTRADIOL (SOM BETA-CYCLODEXTRIN-CLATHRAT) OG DROSPIRENON; NAT. REG. NO/DATE: 38687 20060627; FIRST REG. NO/DATE: EU RVG 31781 20050804
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