Generic entry timeline

BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE generics — when can they launch?

BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE (BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE) · · 13 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2030-06-07
4 years remaining
Full patent estate to
2032-04-30
complete protection through 2032
FDA approval
1978

Where BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE sits in the generic timeline

Mid-term cliff: earliest active US patent for BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE expires in 2030 (~4 years). Generic developers typically begin ANDA bioequivalence studies 3-4 years ahead of this date. Paragraph IV filings + Hatch-Waxman 30-month stays may shift the effective entry by another 18-36 months.

Under US Hatch-Waxman, a generic enters via an ANDA (Abbreviated New Drug Application) and may file with one of four Paragraph IV certifications attacking the brand's listed patents. If the brand sues within 45 days, a 30-month FDA approval stay is triggered. First Para IV filer typically gets 180-day market exclusivity.

Patent estate by type — active patents

Method-of-use patents only carve out specific indications; generics can launch with a "skinny label" omitting those uses. Composition-of-matter patents block the molecule itself.

  • Method of Use — 13 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE patents

Method-of-use patents are listed against specific FDA Patent Use Codes ("U-codes") representing carved-out indications. Generics can launch with a label that omits these uses.

U-codeDescription
U-2898(no description)
U-1706(no description)
U-2111(no description)
U-2285(no description)
U-2393(no description)
U-976(no description)
U-4015(no description)
U-1939(no description)
U-2190(no description)
U-2871(no description)
U-3119(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 13 active US patents. View full estate on the BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE drug page →

  • US10688155 Method of Use · expires 2030-06-07
    This patent protects a method of treating a metabolic disorder using a combination of a dopamine agonist and a first-phase insulin secretagogue.
    USPTO title: Combination of dopamine agonists plus first phase insulin secretagogues for the treatment of metabolic disorders
  • US8877708 Method of Use · expires 2030-06-07
    This patent protects a method of treating a metabolic disorder using a combination of a dopamine agonist and a first-phase insulin secretagogue.
    USPTO title: Combination of dopamine agonists plus first phase secretagogues for the treatment of metabolic disorders
  • US9352025 Method of Use · expires 2030-06-07
    This patent protects a method of treating a metabolic disorder using a combination of a dopamine agonist and a first-phase insulin secretagogue.
    USPTO title: Combination of dopamine agonists plus first phase insulin secretagogues for the treatment of metabolic disorders
  • US9895422 Method of Use · expires 2030-06-07
    This patent protects a method of treating a metabolic disorder using a combination of a dopamine agonist and a first-phase insulin secretagogue.
    USPTO title: Combination of dopamine agonists plus first phase insulin secretagogues for the treatment of metabolic disorders
  • US9993474 Method of Use · expires 2032-04-30
    This patent protects pharmaceutical formulations of bromocriptine mesylate for improving glycemic control in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
    USPTO title: Bromocriptine formulations
  • US9192576 Method of Use · expires 2032-04-30
    This patent protects pharmaceutical formulations of bromocriptine mesylate for improving glycerine control in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
    USPTO title: Bromocriptine formulations

Sources

Patent term extensions (PTR, pediatric exclusivity), Hatch-Waxman 30-month stays, and FDA regulatory exclusivity (NCE/ODE/PED) may shift the effective generic entry date. Not legal advice.

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