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Propecia patents expiration

Drug Patent Number Company Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Activity Alert
These drug patents focus on the other aspects of the active substance like dosage, mode of administration (oral, tablet, capsules, liquids etc).
US5886184 ORGANON Finasteride processes
Nov, 2012

(11 years ago)

US5547957 ORGANON Method of treating androgenic alopecia with 5-α reductase inhibitors
Oct, 2013

(10 years ago)

US5571817 ORGANON Methods of treating androgenic alopecia with finasteride [17β-N-mono-substituted-carbamoyl-4-aza-5-α-androst-1-en-ones]
Nov, 2013

(10 years ago)

Propecia is owned by Organon.

Propecia contains Finasteride.

Propecia has a total of 3 drug patents out of which 3 drug patents have expired.

Expired drug patents of Propecia are:

  • US5886184
  • US5547957
  • US5571817

Propecia was authorised for market use on 19 December, 1997.

Propecia is available in tablet;oral dosage forms.

Propecia can be used as treating male pattern baldness with 0.05 to 3.0mg/day, treatment of androgenic alopecia by oral administration drug substance.

The generics of Propecia are possible to be released after 05 November, 2013.

Drugs and Companies using FINASTERIDE ingredient

Market Authorisation Date: 19 December, 1997

Treatment: Treating male pattern baldness with 0.05 to 3.0mg/day; Treatment of androgenic alopecia by oral administration drug substance

Dosage: TABLET;ORAL

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