Workflow - Finding SPC and Orange Book data

How to look for SPC and Orange Book data in PatSnap Chemical?

Enter the name of the active ingredient or drug of interest in the text search. Select the compound from the dropdown list of results shown. This will subsequently, populate the structure in the ‘structure search’ box. Hit Enter to run the search.

Tips: alternative search methods can include using: CAS RN, Chemical Name, Chemical Structure, SMILES, InchI Number, InchI Key, PubChem CID or Drugbank ID.

Viewing the Compound Record

The results page will return a list of compounds, with the searched compound appearing as the first hit (#1). Click on the name/synonyms of the compound, as indicated, to view this record.

Accessing Orange Book data

Once in the compound record, navigate to the Human Approvals tab as indicated. The first set of results displayed will be a list of patents with expiration dates relating to the approved drug, along with data on the strength and different dosage forms of generic equivalents (as per Orange Book from the FDA).

Accessing SPC data

Supplementary protection certificates (SPC) for patents can be found by navigating to the SPC (Europe) tab as shown. Here, a list of patents with SPC extension for EU states can be found listed for the specific pharmaceutical or plant protection patent filed in Europe.