Generic entry timeline

PHENTOLAMINE MESYLATE generics — when can they launch?

PHENTOLAMINE MESYLATE (PHENTOLAMINE MESYLATE) · · 9 active US patents · 0 expired

Earliest patent expiry
2034-01-31
8 years remaining
Full patent estate to
2039-12-25
complete protection through 2039
FDA approval
1952

Where PHENTOLAMINE MESYLATE sits in the generic timeline

Long-dated protection: earliest active US patent for PHENTOLAMINE MESYLATE extends to 2034 (~8 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 — 6 patents
  • Method of Use — 3 patents

FDA U-codes carved out by PHENTOLAMINE MESYLATE 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-3804(no description)

Sample patent estate

Showing 6 of 9 active US patents. View full estate on the PHENTOLAMINE MESYLATE drug page →

  • US11090261 Formulation · expires 2034-01-31
    This patent protects aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, including phentolamine mesylate.
    USPTO title: Aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine and medical uses thereof
  • US10278918 Formulation · expires 2034-01-31
    This patent protects aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, including phentolamine mesylate.
    USPTO title: Aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine and medical uses thereof
  • US10772829 Formulation · expires 2034-01-31
    This patent protects aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, including phentolamine mesylate.
    USPTO title: Aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine and medical uses thereof
  • US12350366 Formulation · expires 2034-01-31
    This patent protects aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, including phentolamine mesylate.
    USPTO title: Aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine and medical uses thereof
  • US11844858 Formulation · expires 2034-01-31
    This patent protects aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, including phentolamine mesylate.
    USPTO title: Aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine and medical uses thereof
  • US9795560 Formulation · expires 2034-01-31
    This patent protects aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, including phentolamine mesylate.
    USPTO title: Aqueous ophthalmic solutions of phentolamine and medical 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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