Re: Why isn't Celebrex generic yet? When will it be?

[Guest guest]

bluejaywyo,

According to the FDA, it looks like the earliest patent expiration for

any formulation of Celebrex is 2013:

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/docs/patexclnew.cfm?Appl_No=020998\

& Product_No=001 & table1=OB_Rx

Not an MD

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:50 PM, Barbra Lancelot

<blancelot@...> wrote:

> I have been taking Celebrex 200mg twice daily for maybe 10 years. When I had

> to go off it due to loss of insurance coverage, I had both functional

> limitations and much more pain. Now I am getting it from Pfizer, and it

> definitely works better for inflamation than anything else I have ever

> taken. [Note: I also take tylenol, 2000 mg a day; ultram, 4-6 tiny tablets;

> and plaquinil twice a day, all for at least 5 years.]

>

> However, it is expensive, and I find this hard to understand, considering

> that it has been on the market forever. There is a generic available in

> Europe and Canada.

>

> Can anyone tell me why it has never gone Generic, or is this another example

> of the pharma buying the generic company and putting it out of business,

> like they did with Prilosec?

>

> Thanks for any information you may have about the history of Celebrex.

>

> bluejaywyo

[Guest guest]

Depends on how long their patent is good for.... My doctor just told me Seroquel

will be going generic within a couple years which is why they developed an

extended release form of it released in 2007 then in hopes doctors will switch

to the XR so they will keep the $$$$$. That patent is only good for 10 years,

though. Big Pharma..... Sucks!

*~ Kami ~*

[ ] Why isn't Celebrex generic yet? When will it be?

I have been taking Celebrex 200mg twice daily for maybe 10 years. When I had

to go off it due to loss of insurance coverage, I had both functional

limitations and much more pain. Now I am getting it from Pfizer, and it

definitely works better for inflamation than anything else I have ever taken.

[Note: I also take tylenol, 2000 mg a day; ultram, 4-6 tiny tablets; and

plaquinil twice a day, all for at least 5 years.]

However, it is expensive, and I find this hard to understand, considering that

it has been on the market forever. There is a generic available in Europe and

Canada.

Can anyone tell me why it has never gone Generic, or is this another example

of the pharma buying the generic company and putting it out of business, like

they did with Prilosec?

Thanks for any information you may have about the history of Celebrex.

bluejaywyo

[Guest guest]

Hi Barbara - that is a good question, so I " Googled " it and this is what I came

up with:

" Why does it take so long for a generic drug to become available?

Manufacturers of brand-name drugs usually receive patent protection after

spending the time and money to research and develop a drug. That protection

prevents other companies from making and selling their own version of the drug

until the patent expires, which may take up to 20 years. After a patent expires,

other companies can create and market their own version of a brand-name drug

(based on the process described in the patent) if they receive FDA approval.

(Source: FDA) "

Then, according to WikiAnswers.com:

" When Will There Be a Generic Celebrex?

The patent for Celebrex expires in 2013. It is expected that once Celebrex goes

off-patent, several companies will begin manufacturing a generic Celebrex drug.

Normally in the United States, one company is given 180 days of exclusivity to

manufacture a generic version of a drug. After 180 days, other manufacturers of

generic medications will likely begin making a generic form of Celebrex. "

Hope this helps.....Doreen

I have been taking Celebrex 200mg twice daily for maybe 10 years. When I had

to go off it due to loss of insurance coverage, I had both functional

limitations and much more pain. Now I am getting it from Pfizer, and it

definitely works better for inflamation than anything else I have ever taken.

[Note: I also take tylenol, 2000 mg a day; ultram, 4-6 tiny tablets; and

plaquinil twice a day, all for at least 5 years.]

However, it is expensive, and I find this hard to understand, considering that

it has been on the market forever. There is a generic available in Europe and

Canada.

Can anyone tell me why it has never gone Generic, or is this another example of

the pharma buying the generic company and putting it out of business, like they

did with Prilosec?

Thanks for any information you may have about the history of Celebrex.

bluejaywyo

[Guest guest]

Barbara, I'm just speculating, but it may be that the drug was

approved sooner in Europe and Canada, and therefore the patent ran out

sooner than here in the US.

Sue

On Mar 13, 2009, at 12:50 AM, Barbra Lancelot wrote:

>

> However, it is expensive, and I find this hard to understand,

> considering that it has been on the market forever. There is a

> generic available in Europe and Canada.

>

> Can anyone tell me why it has never gone Generic, or is this another

> example of the pharma buying the generic company and putting it out

> of business, like they did with Prilosec?