US Patent

US10973836 — Methods of treating heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Method of Use · Assigned to AstraZeneca AB · Expires 2040-03-09 · 14y remaining

Vulnerability score 62/100 Moderate — design-around opportunities exist

What this patent protects

This patent protects methods of treating patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction using an SGLT2 inhibitor like dapagliflozin.

USPTO Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to methods of treating patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), with and without Type 2 diabetes, with an SGLT2 inhibitor, such as dapagliflozin. The methods disclosed herein can reduce the risk of a composite outcome of a first episode of worsening heart failure (hospitalization for heart failure or an urgent heart failure visit) or death from cardiovascular causes. Each of the three components of this composite outcome can also be reduced, as well as the total number of heart failure hospitalizations and deaths from cardiovascular causes. SGLT2 inhibitors, such as dapagliflozin, can also reduce a worsening of heart failure symptoms. The methods disclosed herein can also improve heart failure symptoms, health status, and quality of life.

Drugs covered by this patent

FDA Patent Use Codes

When a patent is method-of-use, FDA lists it once per applicable indication ("U-code"). Each U-code carves out a specific therapeutic use that generic filers must either license or design around.

CodeDescriptionDrug
U-3127 Farxiga

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US10973836
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Method of Use
Expires
2040-03-09
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
AstraZeneca AB
Source
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