US protection

US protection ending in 2027

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 59 drugs have US protection that ends in 2027; 26 of them have at least one company on route B because of it.

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

59 drugs

DrugUS protectionStatusHolderTargetRoute B rows
Anakinra Ends 2027 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Swedish Orphan Biovitrum IL1R1 0
Antihemophilic factor, pegylated (mw 20000) human sequence recombinant Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Takeda 0
Artesunate Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Amivas 0
Asfotase alfa Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed AstraZeneca 0
Avacincaptad pegol sodium Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Astellas C5 1
Bazedoxifene Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Pfizer ESR1, ESR2 0
Bevacizumab Ends 2027 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Roche VEGFA 2
Canakinumab Ends 2027 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Novartis IL1B 1
Copper oxodotreotide Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Curium SSTR2 1
Desvenlafaxine Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Pfizer SLC6A4 0
Dinutuximab Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed United Therapeutics 0
Edoxaban Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Daiichi Sankyo F10 1
Elotuzumab Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb SLAMF7 0
Enzalutamide Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Astellas AR 1
Ferric carboxymaltose Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed American Regent 0
Fidaxomicin Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Merck & Co. 0
Florbetapir Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Avid Radiopharmaceuticals 0
Fluticasone furoate Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed GSK NR3C1 0
Fomepizole Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Endo ADH1A, ADH1B, ADH1C 3
Fostemsavir Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed GSK 0
Idarucizumab Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Boehringer Ingelheim 0
Iloperidone Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Vanda Pharmaceuticals HTR2A 1
Insulin degludec Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Novo Nordisk INSR 0
Ipilimumab Ends 2027 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb CTLA4 1
Lenalidomide Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb CRBN 0
Lonafarnib Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Sentynl Therapeutics FNTA, FNTB 3
Malathion Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Taro Pharmaceutical Industries 0
Mepolizumab Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed GSK IL5 0
Mesalamine Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Viatris PPARG, PTGS1, PTGS2 12
Methylene blue cation Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Provepharm GUCY1A1, GUCY1A2, GUCY1B1 1
Mipomersen Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Kastle Therapeutics APOB 1
Necitumumab Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Eli Lilly EGFR 0
Nifurtimox Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Bayer 0
Nintedanib Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Boehringer Ingelheim FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3 9
Olive oil Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Baxter Healthcare 0
Olodaterol Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Boehringer Ingelheim ADRB2 0
Pantoprazole Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Pfizer ATP4A 1
Parathyroid hormone Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Takeda PTH1R 1
Rasagiline Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Teva MAOB 2
Regadenoson anhydrous Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Astellas ADORA2A 2
Retapamulin Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Almirall 0
Rifaximin Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Bausch Health 0
Rilpivirine Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Johnson & Johnson 0
Sacubitril Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Novartis MME 1
Saxagliptin anhydrous Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed AstraZeneca DPP4 2
Sebelipase alfa Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed AstraZeneca 0
Secnidazole Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Neothetics 0
Secukinumab Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Novartis IL17A 1
Simoctocog alfa Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Octapharma Pharmazeutika Produktionsges.m.b.H 0
Sorafenib Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Bayer BRAF, FLT1, FLT3 1
Talimogene laherparepvec Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Amgen 0
Tapentadol Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Collegium Pharmaceutical OPRM1, SLC6A2 4
Telavancin Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Apotex 0
Trenonacog alfa Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Medexus Pharma 0
Triheptanoin Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical 0
Umeclidinium Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed GSK CHRM3 0
Voclosporin Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Aurinia Pharmaceuticals PPP3CA 2
Vorapaxar Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Merck & Co. F2R 1
Vorinostat Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Merck & Co. HDAC1, HDAC2, HDAC3 4

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.

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