Generic entry timeline

DIAZOXIDE CHOLINE generics — when can they launch?

DIAZOXIDE CHOLINE (DIAZOXIDE CHOLINE) · · 18 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2026-12-20
1 year remaining
Full patent estate to
2035-11-12
complete protection through 2035
FDA approval

Where DIAZOXIDE CHOLINE sits in the generic timeline

Imminent generic cliff: earliest active US patent for DIAZOXIDE CHOLINE expires in 2026 (~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.

  • Method of Use — 12 patents
  • Composition of Matter — 6 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by DIAZOXIDE CHOLINE 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-4167(no description)
U-4275(no description)
U-4211(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 18 active US patents. View full estate on the DIAZOXIDE CHOLINE drug page →

  • US7572789 Composition of Matter · expires 2026-12-20
    This patent protects salts of potassium ATP channel openers, including diazoxide, and their pharmaceutical formulations and methods of administration.
    USPTO title: Salts of potassium ATP channel openers and uses thereof
  • US7572789 Composition of Matter · expires 2026-12-20
    This patent protects salts of potassium ATP channel openers, including diazoxide, and their pharmaceutical formulations and methods of administration.
    USPTO title: Salts of potassium ATP channel openers and uses thereof
  • US7572789 Composition of Matter · expires 2026-12-20
    This patent protects salts of potassium ATP channel openers, including diazoxide, and their pharmaceutical formulations and methods of administration.
    USPTO title: Salts of potassium ATP channel openers and uses thereof
  • US7799777 Composition of Matter · expires 2029-03-05
    This patent protects salts of potassium ATP channel openers, such as diazoxide choline, and their pharmaceutical formulations and methods of administration.
    USPTO title: Salts of potassium ATP channel openers and uses thereof
  • US7799777 Composition of Matter · expires 2029-03-05
    This patent protects salts of potassium ATP channel openers, such as diazoxide choline, and their pharmaceutical formulations and methods of administration.
    USPTO title: Salts of potassium ATP channel openers and uses thereof
  • US7799777 Composition of Matter · expires 2029-03-05
    This patent protects salts of potassium ATP channel openers, such as diazoxide choline, and their pharmaceutical formulations and methods of administration.
    USPTO title: Salts of potassium ATP channel openers and uses thereof

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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