US Patent

US11850245 — Lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations and short dosing regimens for treating genital and perianal warts

Method of Use · Assigned to Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp · Expires 2030-04-30 · 4y remaining

Vulnerability score 81/100 Vulnerable — likely target for IPR or design-around

What this patent protects

This patent protects lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations and shorter dosing regimens for treating genital and perianal warts.

USPTO Abstract

Pharmaceutical formulations and methods for the topical or transdermal delivery of 1isobutyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]-quinolin-4-amine or 1-(2-methylpropyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5 c]quinolin-4-amine, i.e., imiquimod, to treat genital/perianal warts with shorter durations of therapy than currently prescribed for the commercially available for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream, as now approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), are disclosed and described. More specifically, lower dosage strength imiquimod formulations to deliver an efficacious dose of imiquimod for treating genital/perianal warts with an acceptable safety profile and dosing regimens that are shorter and more convenient for patient use than the dosing regimen currently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) for Aldara® 5% imiquimod cream to treat genital/perianal warts are also disclosed and described.

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-1455 Aldara

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US11850245
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Method of Use
Expires
2030-04-30
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp
Source
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