US protection

US protection ending in 2026: Chemically induced

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 10 drugs have US protection that ends (or has ended) in 2026 in chemically induced; 4 of them have at least one company on route B because of it.

Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers.

10 drugs

DrugUS protectionStatusHolderTargetRoute B rows
Dasatinib anhydrous Ended 2026 (exclusivity)Marketed ABL1, BLK, FGR 12
Elvitegravir Ends 2026 (patent)Marketed Gilead Sciences 0
Eribulin Ended 2026 (exclusivity)Marketed Eisai TUBB, TUBB1, TUBB2A 9
Escitalopram Ended 2026 (exclusivity)Marketed AbbVie SLC6A4 4
Lacosamide Ended 2026 (exclusivity)Marketed UCB SCN10A, SCN11A, SCN1A 0
Onabotulinumtoxina Ended 2026 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed AbbVie SNAP25 0
Pasireotide Ends 2026 (patent)Marketed Recordati Rare Diseases SSTR2, SSTR3, SSTR5 0
Peginterferon beta-1a Ended 2026 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Biogen IFNAR1, IFNAR2 0
Perampanel Ended 2026 (patent)Marketed Angelini Pharma GRIA1, GRIA2, GRIA3 4
Tolvaptan Ended 2026 (patent)Marketed Otsuka AVPR2 0

Listed by name. A route B row is one company at one target; for a drug with one target that is the number of companies. US protection is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.

Which companies are on route B in 2026 in chemically induced

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US protection movers, once a month

The drugs that entered or left the two-year window in the latest edition. An email, not an account: it gives no access to the product.