levaquin Drug Patent Profile

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Levaquin is a drug marketed by Janssen Pharms and is included in three NDAs.

The generic ingredient in LEVAQUIN is levofloxacin. There are thirty-one drug master file entries for this compound. Forty-eight suppliers are listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the levofloxacin profile page.

DrugPatentWatch^® Litigation and Generic Entry Outlook for Levaquin

A generic version of levaquin was approved as levofloxacin by RISING on December 20^th, 2010.

Summary for levaquin

US Patents:	0
Applicants:	1
NDAs:	3
Raw Ingredient (Bulk) Api Vendors:	98
Clinical Trials:	24
Patent Applications:	5,337
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Recent Clinical Trials for levaquin

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Sponsor	Phase
Indonesia University	Phase 1/Phase 2
Novartis Pharmaceuticals	Phase 2
Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)	Phase 2

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Paragraph IV (Patent) Challenges for LEVAQUIN

Tradename	Dosage	Ingredient	Strength	NDA	ANDAs Submitted	Submissiondate
LEVAQUIN	Oral Solution	levofloxacin	25 mg/mL	021721	1	2009-07-30

US Patents and Regulatory Information for levaquin

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	TE	Type	RLD	RS	Patent No.	Patent Expiration	Product	Substance	Delist Req.	Exclusivity Expiration
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN	levofloxacin	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	020635-001	Dec 20, 1996		DISCN	Yes	No
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN IN DEXTROSE 5% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	levofloxacin	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	020635-002	Dec 20, 1996		DISCN	Yes	No
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN	levofloxacin	TABLET;ORAL	020634-001	Dec 20, 1996		DISCN	Yes	No
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN IN DEXTROSE 5% IN PLASTIC CONTAINER	levofloxacin	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	020635-003	Dec 20, 1996		DISCN	Yes	No
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN	levofloxacin	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	020635-004	Dec 20, 1996		DISCN	Yes	No
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN	levofloxacin	SOLUTION;ORAL	021721-001	Oct 21, 2004		DISCN	Yes	No
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN	levofloxacin	TABLET;ORAL	020634-003	Sep 8, 2000		DISCN	Yes	No

Expired US Patents for levaquin

Applicant	Tradename	Generic Name	Dosage	NDA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Patent Expiration
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN	levofloxacin	INJECTABLE;INJECTION	020635-001	Dec 20, 1996
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN	levofloxacin	SOLUTION;ORAL	021721-001	Oct 21, 2004
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN	levofloxacin	SOLUTION;ORAL	021721-001	Oct 21, 2004
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN	levofloxacin	TABLET;ORAL	020634-002	Dec 20, 1996
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN	levofloxacin	TABLET;ORAL	020634-001	Dec 20, 1996
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN	levofloxacin	TABLET;ORAL	020634-002	Dec 20, 1996
Janssen Pharms	LEVAQUIN	levofloxacin	TABLET;ORAL	020634-003	Sep 8, 2000

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for levaquin

Company	Drugname	Inn	Product Number / Indication	Status	Generic	Biosimilar	Orphan	Marketing Authorisation	Marketing Refusal
Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A	Quinsair	levofloxacin	EMEA/H/C/002789 Quinsair is indicated for the management of chronic pulmonary infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in adult patients with cystic fibrosis.Consideration should be given to official guidance on the appropriate use of antibacterial agents.	Authorised	no	no	no	2015-03-25

International Patents for levaquin

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

Country	Patent Number	Title	Estimated Expiration
Hong Kong	82186	BENZOXAZINE DERIVATIVES
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	02072102
Norway	169896
Yugoslavia	209889
Canada	1304080	DERIVES PYRIDOBENZOXAZINE OPTIQUEMENT ACTIFS, ET LEURS INTERMEDIAIRES (OPTICALLY ACTIVE PYRIDOBENZOXAZINE DERIVATIVES AND INTERMEDIATES THEREOF)
Norway	158507
Greece	861625	OPTICALLY ACTIVE PYRIDOBENZOXAZINES DERIVATIVES AND INTERMEDIATE COMPOUNDS THEREOF

Supplementary Protection Certificates for levaquin

Patent Number	Supplementary Protection Certificate	SPC Country	SPC Expiration	SPC Description
0206283	SPC/GB97/085	United Kingdom		PRODUCT NAME: LEVOFLOXACIN, OPTIONALLY IN THE FORM OF A HEMIHYDRATE; REGISTERED: UK 13402/0011 19970606; UK 13402/0012 19970606; UK 13402/0013 19970606
0206283	98C0041	Belgium		PRODUCT NAME: LEVOFLOXACINUM HEMIHYDRICUM; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: 354 IS 370 F3 19980624; FIRST REGISTRATION: GB 134020011 19970606
0206283	C980016	Netherlands		PRODUCT NAME: LEVOFLOXACINE, DESGEWENST IN DE VORM VAN EEN SOLVAAT, IN HET BIJZONDER LEVOFLOXACINE-HEMIHYDRAAT; NAT. REGISTRATION NO/DATE: RVG 21810 - RVG 21812 19971209; FIRST REGISTRATION: GB 13402/0011 - 13402/0013 19970606