Generic entry timeline

DEXTROAMPHETAMINE generics — when can they launch?

DEXTROAMPHETAMINE (DEXTROAMPHETAMINE) · · 12 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2033-10-24
7 years remaining
Full patent estate to
2042-01-06
complete protection through 2042
FDA approval
1955

Where DEXTROAMPHETAMINE sits in the generic timeline

Long-dated protection: earliest active US patent for DEXTROAMPHETAMINE extends to 2033 (~7 years out). Generic competition is at least 4 years away. Lifecycle moves (new formulations, label extensions, combination filings) typically execute 18-36 months ahead of cliff.

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 — 8 patents
  • Method of Use — 4 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by DEXTROAMPHETAMINE 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-3340(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 12 active US patents. View full estate on the DEXTROAMPHETAMINE drug page →

  • US9474722 Formulation · expires 2033-10-24
    This patent protects compositions and methods for delivering amphetamine through the skin in a flexible, finite form with a short onset period and long duration of therapeutic effect.
    USPTO title: Compositions and methods for transdermal delivery of amphetamine
  • US9456993 Method of Use · expires 2033-10-24
    This patent protects compositions and methods for delivering amphetamine through the skin in a flexible, finite form with a short onset period and a long duration of therapeutic effect.
    USPTO title: Compositions and methods for transdermal delivery of amphetamine
  • US9456993 Method of Use · expires 2033-10-24
    This patent protects compositions and methods for delivering amphetamine through the skin in a flexible, finite form with a short onset period and a long duration of therapeutic effect.
    USPTO title: Compositions and methods for transdermal delivery of amphetamine
  • US9456993 Method of Use · expires 2033-10-24
    This patent protects compositions and methods for delivering amphetamine through the skin in a flexible, finite form with a short onset period and a long duration of therapeutic effect.
    USPTO title: Compositions and methods for transdermal delivery of amphetamine
  • US9474722 Formulation · expires 2033-10-24
    This patent protects compositions and methods for delivering amphetamine through the skin in a flexible, finite form with a short onset period and long duration of therapeutic effect.
    USPTO title: Compositions and methods for transdermal delivery of amphetamine
  • US9474722 Formulation · expires 2033-10-24
    This patent protects compositions and methods for delivering amphetamine through the skin in a flexible, finite form with a short onset period and long duration of therapeutic effect.
    USPTO title: Compositions and methods for transdermal delivery of amphetamine

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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