Generic entry timeline

IVABRADINE HYDROCHLORIDE generics — when can they launch?

IVABRADINE HYDROCHLORIDE (IVABRADINE HYDROCHLORIDE) · · 10 active US patents · 6 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2026-08-22
expired
Full patent estate to
2027-06-12
complete protection through 2027
FDA approval
2005

Where IVABRADINE HYDROCHLORIDE sits in the generic timeline

All listed Orange Book patents for IVABRADINE HYDROCHLORIDE have expired. Generic entry is permitted, and ANDA filers can launch without patent infringement risk. Hatch-Waxman exclusivity (NCE/ODE/PED) may still apply if recently approved.

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.

  • Other — 8 patents
  • Method of Use — 2 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by IVABRADINE HYDROCHLORIDE 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-1694(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 10 active US patents. View full estate on the IVABRADINE HYDROCHLORIDE drug page →

  • US7361650 Other · expires 2026-08-22
    This patent protects a specific crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride characterized by its powder X-ray diffraction data.
    USPTO title: γ-crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride, a process for its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing it
  • US7879842 Other · expires 2026-08-22
    This patent protects a beta-crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride and a process for its preparation, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing it.
    USPTO title: Beta-crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride, a process for its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing it
  • US7879842 Other · expires 2026-08-22
    This patent protects a beta-crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride and a process for its preparation, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing it.
    USPTO title: Beta-crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride, a process for its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing it
  • US7361649 Other · expires 2026-08-22
    This patent protects a specific crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride, characterized by its powder X-ray diffraction data.
    USPTO title: β-crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride, a process for its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing it
  • US7361649 Other · expires 2026-08-22
    This patent protects a specific crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride, characterized by its powder X-ray diffraction data.
    USPTO title: β-crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride, a process for its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing it
  • US7361650 Other · expires 2026-08-22
    This patent protects a specific crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride characterized by its powder X-ray diffraction data.
    USPTO title: γ-crystalline form of ivabradine hydrochloride, a process for its preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing it

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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