Eluxadoline Patent Expiration

Eluxadoline is Used for reducing abdominal pain and diarrhea in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) with eluxadoline. It was first introduced by Abbvie Inc in its drug Viberzi on May 27, 2015.


Eluxadoline Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Eluxadoline, along with the drug name that holds that patent and the company name owning that drug.

Drug Used in Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Drug Owner
Viberzi US10188632 Opioid receptor modulator dosage formulations Mar 14, 2033 Abbvie
Viberzi US11007179 Opioid receptor modulator dosage formulations Mar 14, 2033 Abbvie
Viberzi US11090291 Opioid receptor modulator dosage formulations Mar 14, 2033 Abbvie
Viberzi US11160792 Opioid receptor modulator dosage formulations Mar 14, 2033 Abbvie
Viberzi US11229627 Opioid receptor modulator dosage formulations Mar 14, 2033 Abbvie
Viberzi US11311516 Opioid receptor modulator dosage formulations Mar 14, 2033 Abbvie
Viberzi US11484527 Opioid receptor modulator dosage formulations Mar 14, 2033 Abbvie
Viberzi US9675587 Opioid receptor modulator dosage formulations Mar 14, 2033 Abbvie
Viberzi US7741356 Compounds as opioid receptor modulators May 27, 2029 Abbvie
Viberzi US8691860 Crystals and process of making 5-({(2-amino-3-(4-carbamoyl-2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-propionyl]-[1-(-4-phenyl-1h-imidazol-2-yl)-ethyl]-amino}-methyl)-2-methoxy-benzoic acid Jul 07, 2028 Abbvie
Viberzi US9115091 Crystals and process of making 5-({[2-amino-3-(4-carbamoyl-2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-propionyl]-[1-(4-phenyl—1H-imidazol-2-yl)-ethyl]-amino}-methyl)-2-methoxy-benzoic acid Jul 07, 2028 Abbvie
Viberzi US9364489 Crystals and process of making 5-({[2-amino-3-(4-Carbamoyl-2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-propionyl]-[1-(4-phenyl-1h-imidazol-2-yl)-ethyl]-amino}-methyl)-2-methoxy-benzoic acid Jul 07, 2028 Abbvie
Viberzi US9789125 Crystals and process of making 5-({[2-amino-3-(4-carbamoyl-2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-propionyl]-[1-(4-phenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-ethyl]-amino}-methyl)-2-methoxy-benzoic acid Jul 07, 2028 Abbvie
Viberzi US10213415 Compounds as opioid receptor modulators Mar 14, 2025 Abbvie
Viberzi US7786158 Compounds as opioid receptor modulators Mar 14, 2025 Abbvie
Viberzi US8344011 Compounds as opioid receptor modulators Mar 14, 2025 Abbvie
Viberzi US8609709 Compounds as opioid receptor modulators Mar 14, 2025 Abbvie
Viberzi US8772325 Compounds as opioid receptor modulators Mar 14, 2025 Abbvie
Viberzi US9205076 Compounds as opioid receptor modulators Mar 14, 2025 Abbvie
Viberzi US9700542 Compounds as opioid receptor modulators Mar 14, 2025 Abbvie



A patent's expiry date may change depending upon legal activities going on that patent. Critical activities like abandoning of a patent, term extension of a patent or amendment of its claims can increase or decrease the life of a patent hence affecting its expiry date and in turn affecting the generic launch date of that drug. Tracking these ongoing activities on a patent application helps to keep an eye on the latest developments in the patent process of the drug which can give an idea of how early a drug's generic could be available. The next section provides a list of recent legal activities on Eluxadoline's patents.

Given below is the list recent legal activities going on the following patents of Eluxadoline.

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity 13 Jun, 2024 US8344011
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 10 May, 2023 US9205076
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 11 Jan, 2023 US9115091
Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation 01 Nov, 2022 US11484527
Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed 01 Nov, 2022 US11484527
Email Notification 13 Oct, 2022 US11484527
Issue Notification Mailed 12 Oct, 2022 US11484527
Dispatch to FDC 28 Sep, 2022 US11484527
Application Is Considered Ready for Issue 28 Sep, 2022 US11484527
Issue Fee Payment Verified 27 Sep, 2022 US11484527


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