Generic entry timeline

Tussionex Pennkinetic generics — when can they launch?

Tussionex Pennkinetic (CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE) · Bayer · 3 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2027-02-28
1 year remaining
Full patent estate to
2032-01-03
complete protection through 2032
FDA approval
1950
Bayer

Where Tussionex Pennkinetic sits in the generic timeline

Imminent generic cliff: earliest active US patent for Tussionex Pennkinetic expires in 2027 (~1 year from today). ANDA filers are likely already preparing Paragraph IV certifications. Expect first-filer 180-day exclusivity competition imminently.

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.

  • Formulation — 2 patents
  • Method of Use — 1 patent

FDA U-codes carved out by Tussionex Pennkinetic 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-1716(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 3 of 3 active US patents. View full estate on the Tussionex Pennkinetic drug page →

  • US7863287 Formulation · expires 2027-02-28
    This patent protects a pharmaceutical composition that combines a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a decongestant, and an antihistamine for treating rhinitis and cold-like symptoms.
    USPTO title: Compositions of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, decongestants and anti-histamines
  • US9066942 Method of Use · expires 2032-01-03
    This patent protects pharmaceutical tablets that combine a tri-oxygen-containing active agent with a second active ingredient for oral administration.
    USPTO title: Oral dosage forms for oxygen-containing active agents and oxyl-containing polymer
  • US9107921 Formulation · expires 2032-01-03
    This patent protects a pharmaceutical tablet for oral administration that includes a tri-oxy active agent and a release rate controlling non-ionic oxyl-containing hydrophilic polymer.
    USPTO title: Oral dosage forms for oxygen containing active agents and oxyl-containing polymers

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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