Levothyroxine Sodium Patent Expiration

Levothyroxine Sodium was first introduced by Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals Inc in its drug Unithroid on Aug 21, 2000. Other drugs containing Levothyroxine Sodium are Levo-T, Ermeza, Levolet, Synthroid, Tirosint-Sol, Tirosint, Levothyroxine Sodium, Levoxyl, Thyro-Tabs, Thyquidity, Euthyrox. 28 different companies have introduced drugs containing Levothyroxine Sodium.


Levothyroxine Sodium Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Levothyroxine Sodium, 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
Tirosint-sol US11241382 Administration regimen of compositions of T4 thyroid hormone with high oral absorption Sep 17, 2039 Ibsa
Levolet US10231931 Thyroid hormone oral dosage forms and methods of using the same Mar 23, 2038 Genus Lifesciences
Levolet US10406108 Thyroid hormone oral dosage forms and methods of using the same Mar 23, 2038 Genus Lifesciences
Tirosint-sol US10537538 High-stability packaged solutions of T4 thyroid hormone Feb 28, 2037 Ibsa
Tirosint-sol US11096913 High-stability packaged solutions of T4 thyroid hormone Feb 28, 2037 Ibsa
Levothyroxine Sodium US10398669 Levothyroxine liquid formulations Dec 01, 2036 Fresenius Kabi Usa
Levothyroxine Sodium US11135190 Levothyroxine liquid formulations Dec 01, 2036 Fresenius Kabi Usa
Levothyroxine Sodium US9782376 Levothyroxine liquid formulations Dec 01, 2036 Fresenius Kabi Usa
Levothyroxine Sodium US11154498 Stabilized liquid formulation of levothyroxine Jul 20, 2036 Hikma
Ermeza US9345772 Liquid levothyroxine formulations Feb 27, 2035 Mylan
Levothyroxine Sodium US9006289 Levothyroxine formulations Oct 03, 2032 Fresenius Kabi Usa
Levothyroxine Sodium US9168238 Levothyroxine formulations Aug 29, 2032 Fresenius Kabi Usa
Levothyroxine Sodium US9168239 Levothyroxine formulations Aug 29, 2032 Fresenius Kabi Usa
Thyquidity US9050307 Method for the preparation of a levothyroxine solution Aug 06, 2031 Stevens J
Tirosint US7691411 Pharmaceutical formulae for thyroid hormones and procedures for obtaining them Mar 14, 2024

(Expired)

Ibsa
Tirosint US7723390 Pharmaceutical formulations for thyroid hormones Mar 14, 2024

(Expired)

Ibsa
Tirosint US7723390 Pharmaceutical formulations for thyroid hormones Mar 14, 2024

(Expired)

Inst Biochimique
Levoxyl US7101569 Methods of administering levothyroxine pharmaceutical compositions Oct 02, 2023

(Expired)

King Pharms
Levoxyl US6555581 Levothyroxine compositions and methods Feb 15, 2022

(Expired)

King Pharms
Levoxyl US7067148 Stabilized pharmaceutical and thyroid hormone compositions and method of preparation Feb 15, 2022

(Expired)

King Pharms
Levo-t US6399101 Stable thyroid hormone preparations and method of making same Mar 30, 2020

(Expired)

Cediprof Inc



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 Levothyroxine Sodium's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 20 Jun, 2023 US10537538
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 27 Apr, 2023 US9168238
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 27 Apr, 2023 US9168239
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 03 Mar, 2023 US10398669
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Yr, Small Entity 07 Dec, 2022 US9050307
Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA) 01 Dec, 2022 US9168238
Email Notification 01 Dec, 2022 US9168239
Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA) 01 Dec, 2022 US9168239
Email Notification 01 Dec, 2022 US9168238
Correspondence Address Change 21 Nov, 2022 US9168238


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Levothyroxine Sodium Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Levothyroxine Sodium. The first generic version for Levothyroxine Sodium was by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc and was approved on Jun 5, 2002. And the latest generic version is by Onesource Specialty Pte Ltd and was approved on Mar 5, 2025.

Given below is the list of companies who have filed for Levothyroxine Sodium generic, along with the locations of their manufacturing plants worldwide.