United Kingdom: These 2 Drugs Face Patent Expirations and Generic Entry in 2024 - 2025

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Summary: United Kingdom: These 2 Drugs Face Patent Expirations and Generic Entry in 2024 - 2025

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Tradename	Ingredient	Estimated Entry Opportunity Date
PICATO	ingenol mebutate	2025-12-16
APTIOM	eslicarbazepine acetate	2025-07-29
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Details: United Kingdom: These 2 Drugs Face Patent Expirations and Generic Entry in 2024 - 2025

When can PICATO (ingenol mebutate) generic drug versions launch?

Generic name: ingenol mebutate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: December 16, 2025
Generic Entry Controlled by: United Kingdom Patent 525,680

PICATO is a drug marketed by Leo Labs. There are twelve patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge. One tentatively approved generic is ready to enter the market.

This drug has thirty-five patent family members in twenty-one countries. There has been litigation on patents covering PICATO

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The generic ingredient in PICATO is ingenol mebutate. There are three drug master file entries for this API. Additional details are available on the ingenol mebutate profile page.

When can APTIOM (eslicarbazepine acetate) generic drug versions launch?

Generic name: eslicarbazepine acetate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: July 29, 2025
Generic Entry Controlled by: United Kingdom Patent 515,690

APTIOM is a drug marketed by Sumitomo Pharma Am. There are eleven patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge. One tentatively approved generic is ready to enter the market.

This drug has one hundred patent family members in twenty-six countries. There has been litigation on patents covering APTIOM

See drug price trends for APTIOM.

The generic ingredient in APTIOM is eslicarbazepine acetate. There are twelve drug master file entries for this API. Two suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the eslicarbazepine acetate profile page.

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