Horizon Pharma gets additional notice of allowance with claims covering Pennsaid 2%

December 1, 2015 Off By Dino Mustafić

Horizon Pharma has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for U.S. patent application number entitled “Treatment of Pain with Topical Diclofenac” for a drug Pennsaid 2% w/w.

Pennsaid 2% w/w is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) indicated for the treatment of pain of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee(s).

This Notice of Allowance concludes the substantive examination of the patent application and will result in the issuance of a U.S. patent after administrative processes are completed. It represents the 15th allowed U.S. patent for Pennsaid 2%

The U.S. patent scheduled to issue from this application will expire October 17, 2027.

After issuance, Horizon plans to list the U.S. patent in the FDA’s Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, or Orange Book.