US Patent

US8722085 — Methods for administering weight loss medications

Method of Use · Assigned to Orexigen Therapeutics Inc · Expires 2027-11-08 · 1y remaining

Vulnerability score 80/100 Vulnerable — likely target for IPR or design-around

What this patent protects

This patent protects methods and systems for administering pharmaceuticals using a package that includes two unit dosages with different amounts of a second drug.

USPTO Abstract

Methods and systems for administration of pharmaceuticals using a unit dosage package that includes a first unit dosage that has a first drug and a second drug, a second unit dosage that has the first drug and the second drug, where the second unit dosage includes a different amount of the second drug than the first unit dosage and a unit dosage package is configured to hold the first unit dosage and the second unit dosage. In preferred embodiments the methods and systems are used for administration of weight loss medications.

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-1585 —

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US8722085
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Method of Use
Expires
2027-11-08
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Orexigen Therapeutics Inc
Source
FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

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