Purple Book product · Reference 351(a)

Genotropin

somatropin

351(a)BLA 020280RxLicensed Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC

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At a glance

Jan 27, 1998

Approved

Reference 351(a)

License type

Marketing

Patents listed

Key dates

Approval
Approval date of this BLA submission.
Jan 27, 1998
28 yr 9 mo ago
Orphan exclusivity ends
7-year orphan-drug exclusivity window.
Jul 25, 2008
18 yr 1 mo ago
Today

Pharmaceutical detail

Strength

1.2MG

Dosage form

For Injection

Route

Subcutaneous

Presentation

Pre-Filled Syringe

Center

CDER

License number

1216

Product number

009

Submission type

Supplement

Supplement number

Change type

Not listed

Reference product family

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This is the reference (originator) product. Biosimilars and interchangeables referencing it are listed below.

Patent list

No patent-list records were published for this product. The Purple Book patent list reflects the statutory patent exchange under the BPCIA and is not exhaustive.

Taxonomy and ontology

12 terms

center

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

center · CDER

application pathway

Biologics License Application

blaNumber · BLA

license type

351(a)

blaType · 351(a)

application pathway

Section 351(a) Biologic

blaType · 351(a)

product role

Reference or Standalone Biologic

blaType · Reference product

marketing status

Prescription

marketingStatus · Rx

licensure status

Licensed

licensure · Licensed

route

Subcutaneous

routeOfAdministration · Subcutaneous

dosage form

For Injection

dosageForm · For Injection

source kind

Monthly Download

sourceKind · monthly_download

Food and Drug Administrationparent ofCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research
Food and Drug Administrationsource forMonthly Download
Biologics License Applicationparent ofSection 351(a) Biologic
Biologics License Applicationparent ofSection 351(k) Biosimilar or Interchangeable
Section 351(a) Biologicmaps to351(a)
351(a)classifiesReference or Standalone Biologic

Source provenance

Source kind · Monthly download

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