Quetiapine
Quetiapine (/kwɨˈtaɪ.əpiːn/ kwi-ty-ə-peen) (branded as Seroquel, Xeroquel, Ketipinor) is a short-acting atypical antipsychotic approved for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and along with an antidepressant to treat major depressive disorder.
Annual sales are approximately $5.7 billion worldwide, with $2.9 billion in the United States.[1] The U.S. patent,[2] which was set to expire in 2011, received a pediatric exclusivity extension which pushed its expiration to March 26, 2012.[3][4] The patent has already expired in Canada. Quetiapine was developed by AstraZeneca from 1992-1996 as an improvement from first generation antipsychotics. It was first approved by the FDA in 1997. There are now several generic versions of quetiapine, such as Quepin, Syquel and Ketipinor.[5]
- ↑ http://drugpatentwatch.com/ultimate/preview/tradename/index.php?query=SEROQUEL
- ↑ http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=4,879,288.PN.&OS=PN/4,879,288&RS=PN/4,879,288
- ↑ http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=4,879,288.PN.&OS=PN/4,879,288&RS=PN/4,879,288
- ↑ Blockbuster Drugs That Will Go Generic Soon | http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/the-best-life/2011/04/29/blockbuster-drugs-that-will-go-generic-soon
- ↑ http://www.theodora.com/drugs/quepin_tablets_specifar.html