Generic entry timeline

Brexafemme generics — when can they launch?

Brexafemme (IBREXAFUNGERP CITRATE) · GSK · 5 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2030-08-28
4 years remaining
Full patent estate to
2039-06-10
complete protection through 2039
FDA approval
2021
GSK

Where Brexafemme sits in the generic timeline

Mid-term cliff: earliest active US patent for Brexafemme 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 — 3 patents
  • Composition of Matter — 2 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by Brexafemme 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-3159(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 5 of 5 active US patents. View full estate on the Brexafemme drug page →

  • US8188085 Method of Use · expires 2030-08-28
    This patent protects novel derivatives of enfumafungin and their uses as antifungal agents to treat and/or prevent fungal infections.
    USPTO title: Antifungal agents
  • US10174074 Composition of Matter · expires 2035-01-19
    This patent protects novel salts and polymorph forms of SCY-078, a glucan synthase inhibitor with antimicrobial activity.
    USPTO title: Salts and polymorphs of SCY-078
  • US10927142 Composition of Matter · expires 2035-01-19
    This patent protects novel salts and polymorph forms of SCY-078, a glucan synthase inhibitor with antimicrobial activity.
    USPTO title: Salts and polymorphs of SCY-078
  • US10370406 Method of Use · expires 2035-01-19
    This patent protects novel salts and polymorph forms of SCY-078, a glucan synthase inhibitor with antimicrobial activity.
    USPTO title: Salts and polymorphs of SCY-078
  • US11534433 Method of Use · expires 2039-06-10
    This patent protects the use of enfumafungin derivative triterpenoid antifungal compounds to treat or prevent fungal infections in acidic conditions.
    USPTO title: Antifungal agents with enhanced activity in acidic pH

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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