US Patent

US12310946 — Pharmaceutical composition for oral administration of edaravone and method of administering same

Method of Use · Assigned to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp · Expires 2041-11-12 · 15y remaining

Vulnerability score 75/100 Vulnerable — likely target for IPR or design-around

What this patent protects

This patent protects a method of treating oxidative stress disease by administering edaravone with a specific time interval after a subject consumes a meal.

USPTO Abstract

A method of treating an oxidative stress disease includes orally or intragastrically administering, to a subject in need thereof, a pharmaceutical composition including edaravone with a time interval from a consumption of a meal by the subject in need thereof to an administration of the pharmaceutical composition to the subject in need thereof. The time interval is 8 hours or longer after the consumption of a high-fat meal, the time interval is 4 hours or longer after the consumption of a standard meal, or the time interval is 2 hours or longer after the consumption of a light meal.

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-4111 — Radicava

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US12310946
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Method of Use
Expires
2041-11-12
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp
Source
FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

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