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Last Updated: July 22, 2024

ACTOS Drug Patent Profile


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When do Actos patents expire, and when can generic versions of Actos launch?

Actos is a drug marketed by Takeda Pharms Usa and is included in one NDA.

The generic ingredient in ACTOS is pioglitazone hydrochloride. There are twenty-seven drug master file entries for this compound. Twenty-five suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the pioglitazone hydrochloride profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Actos

A generic version of ACTOS was approved as pioglitazone hydrochloride by CHARTWELL RX on October 26th, 2012.

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US Patents and Regulatory Information for ACTOS

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOS pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021073-001 Jul 15, 1999 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOS pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021073-002 Jul 15, 1999 AB RX Yes No ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOS pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021073-003 Jul 15, 1999 AB RX Yes Yes ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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Expired US Patents for ACTOS

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Patent No. Patent Expiration
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOS pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021073-003 Jul 15, 1999 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOS pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021073-003 Jul 15, 1999 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOS pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021073-001 Jul 15, 1999 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOS pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021073-002 Jul 15, 1999 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOS pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021073-002 Jul 15, 1999 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
Takeda Pharms Usa ACTOS pioglitazone hydrochloride TABLET;ORAL 021073-002 Jul 15, 1999 ⤷  Sign Up ⤷  Sign Up
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International Patents for ACTOS

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

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Greece 860124 THIAZOLIDINE DERIVATIVES METHOD FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND THEIR APPLICATION ⤷  Sign Up
Norway 2007001 ⤷  Sign Up
Austria 41931 ⤷  Sign Up
European Patent Office 1174135 Composition pharmaceutique comprenant de pioglitazone et du glimepiride pour utilisation dans le traitement du diabète (Pharmaceutical composition comprising pioglitazone and glimepiride for use in treatment of diabetes) ⤷  Sign Up
Germany 69637988 ⤷  Sign Up
South Korea 920010046 ⤷  Sign Up
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for ACTOS

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1174135 C01174135/01 Switzerland ⤷  Sign Up FORMER REPRESENTATIVE: BOHEST AG, CH
0861666 C00861666/01 Switzerland ⤷  Sign Up FORMER REPRESENTATIVE: BOHEST AG, CH
0861666 CA 2007 00001 Denmark ⤷  Sign Up
0861666 07C0006 France ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: PIOGLITAZONE/METFORMINE ET LEURS SELS PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLES; REGISTRATION NO/DATE IN FRANCE: EU/1/06/354/001 DU 20060728; REGISTRATION NO/DATE AT EEC: EU/1/06/354/001 DU 20060728
0193256 C300038 Netherlands ⤷  Sign Up PRODUCT NAME: PIOGLITAZON, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN FARMACOLOGISCH AANVAARDBAAR ZOUT, IN HET BIJZONDER HET HYDROCHLORIDE; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/00/151/001 - EU/1/00/151/006 20001011
0861666 300258 Netherlands ⤷  Sign Up 300258, 20160620, EXPIRES: 20210619
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