Background Information on Fourteen FDA Approved HIV/AIDS Drugs

This page is best viewed in conjunction with CPT's page on the U.S. Government Role in the Development of HIV/AIDS drugs.

Version 1.41, updated on June 8, 2000.

Thiru Balasubramaniam

Sources: FDA Orange Book, US Patent and Trademark Office database, and ACTIS database.

The ACTIS database search was conducted on November 19, 1999. The CRISP database search was was conducted on November 19, 1999. These databases are updated frequently; therefore some of the information pertaining to the ACTIS and CRISP databases needs to be updated.



Nucleoside Analogue Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (RT)
 
Compound



Brand name
Zidovudine
(AZT)


Retrovir
Didanosine 
(ddI) 


Videx
Zalcitabine 
(ddC)


 Hivid
Stavudine 
(d4T)


Zerit
Lamivudine 
(3TC)


Epivir
Abacavir



Ziagen
Marketing Company
Glaxo 
Wellcome
Bristol- 
Myers Squibb
Hoffmann-
La Roche
Bristol-
Myers Squibb
Glaxo 
Wellcome
Glaxo 
Wellcome 
Inventor
Michigan Cancer Foundation (originally synthesized compound under an NCI grant)


Glaxo Wellcome holds key use patent
NIH
Michigan Cancer Foundation (originally synthesized compound under an NCI grant)


The United States of America holds key use patent
Michigan Cancer Foundation (originally synthesized compound under an NCI grant)


Yale University holds key use patent
BioChem Pharma
University of Minnesota (Dr.Robert Vince originally synthesized the "carbovir" compounds under an NIH grant)

Burroughs Wellcome holds the key use patent
Filing of Application for US FDA Approval
2-Dec-86 
29-Mar-91 
31-Oct-91 
28-Dec-93 
30-Jun-95 
.
Date of US FDA Approval
19-Mar-87 
9-Oct-91 
19-Jun-92 
24-Jun-94 
17-Nov-95 
17-Dec-98 
Filing of Key Patent Application
17-Sep-85 
11-Aug-87 
11-Aug-87 
17-Dec-86 
8-Feb-89 
22-Dec-89 
Date of Key Patent Approval
9-Feb-88 
29-Aug-89 
7-Nov-89 
18-Dec-90 
10-Sep-91 
23-Jul-91 
US FDA Orange Book 

Patent(s)
Data Exclusivity Expiration
Patent Expiration

 

Patent(s): Various
    Data Exclusivity:  Expired
Patent Expiration: 
Sep 17, 2005
Patent(s): Various
   Data Exclusivity:  Expired
Patent Expiration: 
Aug 29, 2006
 

Patent(s): Various
   Data Exclusivity:    Jun 19,1999
Patent Expiration: 
Nov 07, 2006-
 Jul 02, 2008 
Patent(s): Various
   Data Exclusivity: 
  Jun 24,1999 
Patent Expiration: 
Jun 25, 2008 
Patent(s): Various
   Data Exclusivity 
Nov 17, 2000-
Dec 08, 2001 
Patent Expiration: 
Feb 08, 2009-
May 18, 2016 
Patent(s): Various
Data Exclusivity Expiration:
Dec 17,2003-
Jun 17,2004
Patent Expiration: 
Jun 26, 2009-
Dec 26, 2009 
Number of clinical trials (and patients) in NDA 
Protocol 02: 282 patients
ACTG 116A: 617 patients
ACTG 116B/117: 913 patients
ACTG 175: 2467 patients CPCRA 002: 467 patients ACTG 114: 635 patients 
AI455-019: 822 patients
A3001: 366 patients B3001: 129 patients A3002: 254 patients B3002: 223 patients
CNAAB 3003: 173 patients
CNAA 3006: 205 patients
Sponsor(s) of clinical 
trials in NDA
Protocol 02: Burroughs Wellcome
ACTG 116A: NIAID/BMS
ACTG 116B/117:
NIAID/BMS
ACTG 175: NIAID/ BMS/Glaxo Wellcome
CPCRA 002: BMS/NIAID/ Hoffmann-La Roche
ACTG 114: NIAID/ Hoffmann La Roche
AI455-019: BMS
.
CNAAB 3003: Glaxo Wellcome
CNAA 3006: Glaxo Wellcome 
Duration of
clinical trials in NDA (analysis time)
Protocol 02: Median-18 weeks
. . .
A3001: 24 weeks B3001: 24 weeks A3002: 24 weeks B3002: 24 weeks
CNAAB 3003: 24 weeks
CNAAB 3006: 24 weeks
Number of clinical trials in ACTIS database sponsored by: government  (including co-sponsorship with pharmaceutical companies)  and non-gov (pharmaceutical companies and/or universities)
gov: 314
non-gov:  189
gov:  131
non-gov:  59
gov:  43
non-gov:  26
gov:   53
non-gov:  56
gov:  65
non-gov:  54
gov:  19
non-gov: 29
Number of grants in CRISP database 
 1462
66
6
158
191
2
Standard Adult Dosage 
200mg 3X daily, or
300mg 2X daily
200mg 2X daily
0.75mg 3X daily
40mg 2X daily
150mg 2X daily
300mg 2X daily


Protease Inhibitors
 
 
Compound


Brand name
 Saquinavir


Invirase ; Fortovase 
Ritonavir


 Norvir
Indinavir


 Crixivan
Nelfinavir


Viracept
Amprenavir


Agenerase
Lopinavir(80%) + Ritonavir(20%)


Kaletra
Marketing Company
 Hoffmann-La Roche
Abbott
Merck
Agouron
Glaxo Wellcome
Abbott
Inventor
Hoffman-La Roche
Abbott
Merck
Agouron and  the pharmaceutical division of Japan Tobacco
Vertex 
Abbott
Filing of Application for US FDA Approval
31-Aug-95 
 21-Dec-95 
31-Jan-96 
26-Dec-96 
16-Oct-98  31-Mar-00 
Date of US FDA Approval
 6-Dec-95 
1-Mar-96 
13-Mar-96 
 14-Mar-98 


 

15-Apr-99 
15-Sep-00 
Filing of Key Patent Application
19-Nov-90 
 25-Apr-95 
7-May-93 
 2-Feb-94 


 

24-Nov-93 
Date of Key Patent Approval
 23-Mar-93 
 30-Jul-96 
 9-May-95 
 16-Jan-96 
 17-Dec-96 
US FDA Orange Book 

Patent(s)
Data Exclusivity Expiration
Patent Expiration

Patent: 5196438 
Data  Exclusivity Expiration: 
 Dec 06, 2000
Patent Expiration: 
 Nov 19, 2010 
Patent(s): Various
  Data Exclusivity Expiration:
 Mar 01,2001 
Patent Expiration:
 Dec 29, 2012-
Jul 15, 2014 
Patent(s): Various
  Data Exclusivity Expiration:
 Mar 13,2001 
Patent Expiration:
 May 07, 2013 
 

Patent(s): Various
  Data Exclusivity Expiration:
 Mar 14,2002
Patent Expiration:
 Oct 07, 2013 
 

Patent: 5585397 
 Data Exclusivity Expiration: 
Apr 15, 2004 
Patent Expiration: 
Dec 17,2013 

Patents: Various
 : Data Exclusivity Expiration: 
Sep 15, 2003
Patent Expiration:
Dec 29, 2012 -
June 26, 2016
Number of clinical trials
(and patients) in NDA
V13330: 92 patients (conducted in Italy)
ACTG 229: 295 patients
NV14256: 970 patients
M94-245: 356 patients
M94-247:1086 patients
M94-462: 141 patients
 Merck 028: 996 patients (conducted in Brazil)
Merck 033: 266 patients
Agouron 506: 308 patients
Agouron 511: 297 patients
PROAB 3001: 232 patients
PROAB 3006: 504 patients
Sponsor(s) of clinical trials in NDA
ACTG 229 NIAID/ Hoffmann - La Roche
NV14256: Hoffmann - La Roche
M94-245:Abbott
M94-247:Abbott
M94-462:Abbott
Merck 028: Merck
Merck 033: Merck
Agouron 506: Agouron
Agouron 511: Agouron
PROAB 3001: Glaxo Wellcome
PROAB 3006: Glaxo Wellcome
Duration of clinical trials in NDA (analysis time)
ACTG 229: 24 weeks
M94-245:36 weeks
M94-247:36 weeks
M94-462:48 weeks
 .  .
PROAB 3001:48 weeks
PROAB 3006:48 weeks
Number of trials in ACTIS database sponsored by government (including co-sponsorship with pharmaceutical companies)
and non-gov (pharmaceutical companies and/or universities)
gov: 25
non-gov: 32
gov:  30
non-gov: 28
 gov:  53
non-gov: 54
 

gov:    40 
non-gov:  41
 

gov:  14
non-gov:  11
Number of grants in CRISP database
 29
 43
 91
 25
 1
Standard Adult Dosage
 1,200mg 3X daily
 600mg 2X daily
 800mg 3X daily
 750mg 3x daily
 1200mg 2X daily
 500mg 2X daily



Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTI)
 
 
Compound


Brand name
Nevirapine


Viramune
Delavirdine


Rescriptor
Efavirenz


Sustiva
Marketing Company
USA:  Roxanne Laboratories
Rest of the world: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacia and Upjohn
Dupont Pharmaceuticals
Inventor
 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
 Pharmacia and Upjohn
 Merck
Filing of Application for US FDA Approval
23-Feb-96 
15-Jul-96 


 

11-Jun-98 
Date of US FDA Approval
21-Jun-96 
4-Apr-97 
17-Sep-98 
Filing of Key Patent Application
13-Jul-93 
22-Feb-94 
2-Jun-95 
Date of Key Patent Approval 
22-Nov-94 
8-Oct-96 
21-May-96 
US FDA Orange Book Exclusivity

Patent(s)
Exclusivity Expiration
Patent Expiration

 

Patent:: 5366972
Data Exclusivity Expiration: 
 Jun 21,2001- Sep 11,2001 
Patent Expiration: Nov 22, 2011 
Patent:  5563142 
Data Exclusivity Expiration:
 Apr 04,2002 
Patent Expiration:
 Oct 08,2013 
Patent(s): Various
                  Data Exclusivity Expiration: Sep 17, 2003
  Patent Expiration: 
Aug 07,2012- Sep 02,2014
Number of clinical trials (and patients) in NDA
ACTG 241: 398 patients
BI Trial 1046: 151 patients
Study 0017: 1,190 patients
Study 0021:    718 patients
ACTG: 261 544 patients
DMP 266-006 :  450 patients
DMP 260-020:  282 patients
      ACTG 364:  196 patients
Sponsor(s) of clinical trials in NDA
ACTG 241: NIAID/ Bristol-Myers Squibb/ Glaxo Wellcome
BI Trial 1046: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals 
Study 0017: Pharmacia & Upjohn
Study 0021: Pharmacia & Upjohn
ACTG 261:  NIAID
DMP 266-006:  DuPont Merck
DMP 260-020:  DuPont Merck
ACTG 364:  NIAID
Duration of clinical trials in NDA (analysis time)
 ACTG 241: 48 weeks
 BI Trial 1046: 76 weeks
 ACTG 261: 48 weeks 
DMP 266-006:  24 weeks
DMP 260-020:  24 weeks
ACTG 364:  48 weeks
Number of trials in ACTIS database sponsored by government (including co-sponsorship with pharmaceutical companies) and private pharmaceutical companies  

gov: 42
non-gov: 23

 
gov: 20
non-gov: 20
gov: 22
non-gov 17
Number of grants in CRISP database
 151
 53
 1
Standard Adult Dosage
 200mg 2X daily
 400mg 3X daily
 600mg 1X daily



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