US Patent

US9555027 — Pharmaceutical composition

Method of Use · Assigned to Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd · Expires 2026-05-26 · 0y remaining

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

What this patent protects

This patent protects a pharmaceutical composition for oral administration that includes lurasidone hydrochloride as an active ingredient.

USPTO Abstract

A preparation for oral administration comprising: a pregelatinized starch comprising N-[4-[4-(1,2-benzisothiazol-3-yl)-1-piperazinyl]-(2R,3R)-2,3-tetramethylene-butyl]-(1′R,2′S,3′R,4′S)-2,3-bicyclo[2,2,1]-heptanedicarboxyimide hydrochloride (lurasidone) represented by the formula (1) as an active ingredient; a water-soluble excipient; and a water-soluble polymeric binder, the preparation exhibiting an invariant level of elution behavior even when the content of its active ingredient is varied.

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-543 lurasidone-hydrochloride
U-543 lurasidone-hydrochloride
U-543 lurasidone-hydrochloride
U-543 lurasidone-hydrochloride
U-543 lurasidone-hydrochloride

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US9555027
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Method of Use
Expires
2026-05-26
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
Yes
Assignee
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd
Source
FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

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