Viagra Patent Expiration Date Extended to 2020

[Nelson Vergel]

U.S. men seeking a generic version of Viagra (sildenafil citrate) - the first and the most popular prescription drug for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) - are going to have to wait for a few more years. Viagra's patent, originally scheduled to expire in late March of 2012, has been extended to April of 2020. That's good news for the manufacturer, Pfizer, Inc.



https://www.accessrx.com/research/viagra-patent-expires/

 

[HarryCat]

Teva reached an agreement with Pfizer to launch their generic version on December 11th 2017:

http://ir.tevapharm.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=73925&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1885476

 

[Nelson Vergel]

HarryCat

From what I understand, that agreement with TEVA is no longer valid. That was before Pfizer got the patent extension to 2020 (the report was on 2013)

 

[Vince]

The Pentagon spends a lot of money on Viagra
Thinking about war all day long must put a damper on a man's sex life, or at least that's what a recently-published report would suggest.
According to the Military Times, data from the Defense Health Agency indicate the U.S. Department of Defense spent $41.6 million on Viagra and $84.24 million total on drugs for erectile dysfunction in 2014.
Since 2011, the bill for covering drugs like Viagra, Cialis and Levitra for active and retired military personnel and eligible family members totalled $294 million -- nearly as much as four U.S. Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, says the Military Times.
The DoD first began covering the cost of Viagra prescriptions in 2012, and currently another seven types of erectile dysfunction medications are paid for under the federal agency's health plan. Of the 1.18 million prescriptions filled in 2014, 905,083 were for Viagra, at a cost of $41.6 million. Cialis was the second most commonly prescribed ED drug, with 185,841 prescriptions totaling $22.82 million. Revatio, the priciest ED drug, was prescribed the least with 1,699 prescriptions in 2014 for a total cost of $2.24 million.
The numbers reported by the Military Times far surpassed those in an earlier report by the Washington Free Beacon, which found that in 2014, the Pentagon spent more than $500,000 on Viagra. That analysis was based on a review of 60 contracts with Cardinal Health Inc. for Viagra, and did not account for mail order prescriptions filled by the pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts.
The Military Times says that while some studies have found ED has become a growing health problem for service members in the last few years, it turns out that less than 10 percent of these documented prescriptions were actually for the troops. The rest went to retirees or family members covered by military health plans.
Among active-duty servicemen who had ED over the past decade, more than half were diagnosed with "psychogenic ED," which means the condition was related to psychological, not physical, health problems.
ED is a medical condition in which a man is unable to get or maintain an erection for sex, and is often a result of psychological problems including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety. Medical conditions such as acute injuries and diabetes can also cause ED.
© 2015 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-spends-a-lot-of-money-on-viagra/

 

[Zooka15]

It appears it will still go generic in 2017, look up the Pfizer mylan litigation. I am unable to post links since I am new.

 

[Vince Carter]

What is your intent by posting this, Vince? Has nothing to do with the topic of Viagra's patent...

The Pentagon spends a lot of money on Viagra
Thinking about war all day long must put a damper on a man's sex life, or at least that's what a recently-published report would suggest.
According to the Military Times, data from the Defense Health Agency indicate the U.S. Department of Defense spent $41.6 million on Viagra and $84.24 million total on drugs for erectile dysfunction in 2014.
Since 2011, the bill for covering drugs like Viagra, Cialis and Levitra for active and retired military personnel and eligible family members totalled $294 million -- nearly as much as four U.S. Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, says the Military Times.
The DoD first began covering the cost of Viagra prescriptions in 2012, and currently another seven types of erectile dysfunction medications are paid for under the federal agency's health plan. Of the 1.18 million prescriptions filled in 2014, 905,083 were for Viagra, at a cost of $41.6 million. Cialis was the second most commonly prescribed ED drug, with 185,841 prescriptions totaling $22.82 million. Revatio, the priciest ED drug, was prescribed the least with 1,699 prescriptions in 2014 for a total cost of $2.24 million.
The numbers reported by the Military Times far surpassed those in an earlier report by the Washington Free Beacon, which found that in 2014, the Pentagon spent more than $500,000 on Viagra. That analysis was based on a review of 60 contracts with Cardinal Health Inc. for Viagra, and did not account for mail order prescriptions filled by the pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts.
The Military Times says that while some studies have found ED has become a growing health problem for service members in the last few years, it turns out that less than 10 percent of these documented prescriptions were actually for the troops. The rest went to retirees or family members covered by military health plans.
Among active-duty servicemen who had ED over the past decade, more than half were diagnosed with "psychogenic ED," which means the condition was related to psychological, not physical, health problems.
ED is a medical condition in which a man is unable to get or maintain an erection for sex, and is often a result of psychological problems including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety. Medical conditions such as acute injuries and diabetes can also cause ED.
© 2015 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-spends-a-lot-of-money-on-viagra/

 

[Vince]

Vince, if viagra would go off patent, it sure looks like it would save the military and taxpayers a lot of money.

 

[Vince Carter]

OK I get it.