ferriprox Drug Patent Profile

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

Ferriprox is a drug marketed by Chiesi and is included in three NDAs. There are seven patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

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

The generic ingredient in FERRIPROX is deferiprone. There are four drug master file entries for this compound. Three suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the deferiprone profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Ferriprox

A generic version of ferriprox was approved as deferiprone by TARO on February 8^th, 2019.

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Summary for ferriprox

International Patents:	46
US Patents:	7
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	3
Finished Product Suppliers / Packagers:	1
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	125
Clinical Trials:	26
Patent Applications:	1,654
Drug Prices:	Drug price information for ferriprox
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What excipients (inactive ingredients) are in ferriprox?	ferriprox excipients list
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Drug patent expirations by year for ferriprox

Recent Clinical Trials for ferriprox

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Sponsor	Phase
Chiesi Canada Corp	Phase 4
Hadassah Medical Organization	Phase 2/Phase 3
SocraTec R&D GmbH	Phase 1

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Pharmacology for ferriprox

Drug Class	Iron Chelator
Mechanism of Action	Iron Chelating Activity

Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for FERRIPROX

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
FERRIPROX	Tablets	deferiprone	500 mg	021825	1	2016-01-29

US Patents and Regulatory Information for ferriprox

ferriprox is protected by seven US patents and six FDA Regulatory Exclusivities.

Patents protecting ferriprox

Delayed release deferiprone tablets and methods of using the same
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Patented Use: METHOD OF TREATING TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD

Delayed release deferiprone tablets and methods of using the same
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Delayed release deferiprone tablets and methods of using the same
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Patented Use: METHOD OF TREATING TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD

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Patented Use: METHOD OF TREATING TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD

Liquid formulation for deferiprone with palatable taste
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Patented Use: METHOD OF TREATING TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD

FDA Regulatory Exclusivity protecting ferriprox

TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD DUE TO SICKLE CELL DISEASE OR OTHER ANEMIAS
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TREATMENT OF TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 3 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WITH THALASSEMIA SYNDROMES
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TREATMENT OF TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH THALASSEMIA SYNDROMES EXCLUDING ADULT PATIENTS COVERED BY THE INDICATION FOR THALASSEMIA SYNDROMES APPROVED ON OCTOBER 14, 2011
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TREATMENT OF TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD IN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 3 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE OR OTHER ANEMIAS
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TREATMENT OF TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD IN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 8 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE OR OTHER ANEMIAS
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TREATMENT OF TRANSFUSIONAL IRON OVERLOAD IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS 8 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WITH THALASSEMIA SYNDROMES
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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
Chiesi	FERRIPROX	deferiprone	SOLUTION;ORAL	208030-002	Apr 20, 2018		DISCN	Yes	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ Sign Up
Chiesi	FERRIPROX	deferiprone	TABLET;ORAL	212269-001	May 19, 2020		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ Sign Up
Chiesi	FERRIPROX	deferiprone	SOLUTION;ORAL	208030-001	Sep 9, 2015		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Chiesi	FERRIPROX	deferiprone	TABLET;ORAL	021825-002	Jul 25, 2019	AB	RX	Yes	No	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Chiesi	FERRIPROX	deferiprone	TABLET;ORAL	212269-001	May 19, 2020		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ Sign Up
Chiesi	FERRIPROX	deferiprone	SOLUTION;ORAL	208030-001	Sep 9, 2015		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up				⤷ Sign Up
Chiesi	FERRIPROX	deferiprone	TABLET;ORAL	212269-001	May 19, 2020		RX	Yes	Yes	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up	Y			⤷ Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for ferriprox

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Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Chiesi	FERRIPROX	deferiprone	TABLET;ORAL	021825-002	Jul 25, 2019	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Chiesi	FERRIPROX	deferiprone	SOLUTION;ORAL	208030-002	Apr 20, 2018	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Chiesi	FERRIPROX	deferiprone	TABLET;ORAL	021825-001	Oct 14, 2011	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Chiesi	FERRIPROX	deferiprone	TABLET;ORAL	212269-001	May 19, 2020	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
Chiesi	FERRIPROX	deferiprone	SOLUTION;ORAL	208030-001	Sep 9, 2015	⤷ Sign Up	⤷ Sign Up
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EU/EMA Drug Approvals for ferriprox

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Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.	Ferriprox	deferiprone	EMEA/H/C/000236 Ferriprox monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of iron overload in patients with thalassaemia major when current chelation therapy is contraindicated or inadequate.Ferriprox in combination with another chelator is indicated in patients with thalassaemia major when monotherapy with any iron chelator is ineffective, or when prevention or treatment of life-threatening consequences of iron overload (mainly cardiac overload) justifies rapid or intensive correction.	Authorised	no	no	no	1999-08-25
Lipomed GmbH	Deferiprone Lipomed	deferiprone	EMEA/H/C/004710 Deferiprone Lipomed monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of iron overload in patients with thalassaemia major when current chelation therapy is contraindicated or inadequate.Deferiprone Lipomed in combination with another chelator is indicated in patients with thalassaemia major when monotherapy with any iron chelator is ineffective, or when prevention or treatment of life-threatening consequences of iron overload justifies rapid or intensive correction.	Authorised	yes	no	no	2018-09-19
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International Patents for ferriprox

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Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Eurasian Patent Organization	201071235	ЖИДКАЯ КОМПОЗИЦИЯ ДЛЯ ДЕФЕРИПРОНА С ПРИЯТНЫМ ВКУСОМ	⤷ Sign Up
Japan	7246384		⤷ Sign Up
Brazil	112020008128	comprimidos de liberação retardada de deferiprona e métodos para utilização dos mesmos	⤷ Sign Up
New Zealand	588602	LIQUID FORMULATION FOR DEFERIPRONE WITH PALATABLE TASTE	⤷ Sign Up
Australia	2008355464	Liquid formulation for deferiprone with palatable taste	⤷ Sign Up
Spain	2539414		⤷ Sign Up
Germany	60138189		⤷ Sign Up
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