Generic Trisenox Availability
Last updated on Jan 8, 2025.
Trisenox is a brand name of arsenic trioxide, approved by the FDA in the following formulation(s):
TRISENOX (arsenic trioxide - injectable;injection)
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Manufacturer: CEPHALON
Approval date: September 25, 2000
Strength(s): 1MG/ML (discontinued) [RLD] [AP] -
Manufacturer: CEPHALON
Approval date: October 13, 2017
Strength(s): 2MG/ML [RLD] [AP]
Has a generic version of Trisenox been approved?
A generic version of Trisenox has been approved by the FDA. However, this does not mean that the product will necessarily be commercially available - possibly because of drug patents and/or drug exclusivity. The following products are equivalent to Trisenox and have been approved by the FDA:
arsenic trioxide injectable;injection
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Manufacturer: AMNEAL
Approval date: January 25, 2021
Strength(s): 1MG/ML [AP] -
Manufacturer: AMNEAL
Approval date: August 19, 2021
Strength(s): 2MG/ML [AP] -
Manufacturer: AMRING PHARMS
Approval date: November 13, 2018
Strength(s): 1MG/ML [AP] -
Manufacturer: FRESENIUS KABI USA
Approval date: August 31, 2018
Strength(s): 1MG/ML [AP] -
Manufacturer: GLAND PHARMA LTD
Approval date: October 7, 2021
Strength(s): 2MG/ML [AP] -
Manufacturer: GLAND PHARMA LTD
Approval date: April 22, 2022
Strength(s): 1MG/ML [AP] -
Manufacturer: INGENUS PHARMS LLC
Approval date: November 15, 2018
Strength(s): 1MG/ML [AP] -
Manufacturer: NEXUS
Approval date: November 15, 2018
Strength(s): 1MG/ML [AP] -
Manufacturer: ORBICULAR
Approval date: April 20, 2023
Strength(s): 1MG/ML [AP], 2MG/ML [AP] -
Manufacturer: PENN LIFE
Approval date: May 6, 2019
Strength(s): 1MG/ML [AP] -
Manufacturer: SANDOZ
Approval date: December 2, 2021
Strength(s): 2MG/ML [AP] -
Manufacturer: ZYDUS PHARMS
Approval date: November 13, 2018
Strength(s): 1MG/ML [AP] -
Manufacturer: ZYDUS PHARMS
Approval date: August 30, 2019
Strength(s): 2MG/ML [AP]
Note: Fraudulent online pharmacies may attempt to sell an illegal generic version of Trisenox. These medications may be counterfeit and potentially unsafe. If you purchase medications online, be sure you are buying from a reputable and valid online pharmacy. Ask your health care provider for advice if you are unsure about the online purchase of any medication.
See also: Generic Drug FAQ.
Related exclusivities
Exclusivity is exclusive marketing rights granted by the FDA upon approval of a drug and can run concurrently with a patent or not. Exclusivity is a statutory provision and is granted to an NDA applicant if statutory requirements are met.
Exclusivity expiration dates:
- January 12, 2025 - ARSENIC TRIOXIDE FOR USE IN COMBINATION WITH TRETINOIN FOR TREATMENT OF ADULTS WITH NEWLY-DIAGNOSED LOW-RISK ACUTE PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (APL) WHOSE APL IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE T(15;17) TRANSLOCATION OR PML/RAR-ALPHA GENE EXPRESSION
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Glossary
Term | Definition |
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Drug Patent | A drug patent is assigned by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and assigns exclusive legal right to the patent holder to protect the proprietary chemical formulation. The patent assigns exclusive legal right to the inventor or patent holder, and may include entities such as the drug brand name, trademark, product dosage form, ingredient formulation, or manufacturing process A patent usually expires 20 years from the date of filing, but can be variable based on many factors, including development of new formulations of the original chemical, and patent infringement litigation. |
Drug Exclusivity | Exclusivity is the sole marketing rights granted by the FDA to a manufacturer upon the approval of a drug and may run simultaneously with a patent. Exclusivity periods can run from 180 days to seven years depending upon the circumstance of the exclusivity grant. |
RLD | A Reference Listed Drug (RLD) is an approved drug product to which new generic versions are compared to show that they are bioequivalent. A drug company seeking approval to market a generic equivalent must refer to the Reference Listed Drug in its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA). By designating a single reference listed drug as the standard to which all generic versions must be shown to be bioequivalent, FDA hopes to avoid possible significant variations among generic drugs and their brand name counterpart. |
AP | Injectable aqueous solutions and, in certain instances, intravenous non-aqueous solutions. It should be noted that even though injectable (parenteral) products under a specific listing may be evaluated as therapeutically equivalent, there may be important differences among the products in the general category, Injectable; Injection. For example, some injectable products that are rated therapeutically equivalent are labeled for different routes of administration. In addition, some products evaluated as therapeutically equivalent may have different preservatives or no preservatives at all. Injectable products available as dry powders for reconstitution, concentrated sterile solutions for dilution, or sterile solutions ready for injection are pharmaceutical alternative drug products. They are not rated as therapeutically equivalent (AP) to each other even if these pharmaceutical alternative drug products are designed to produce the same concentration prior to injection and are similarly labeled. Consistent with accepted professional practice, it is the responsibility of the prescriber, dispenser, or individual administering the product to be familiar with a product's labeling to assure that it is given only by the route(s) of administration stated in the labeling. |
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