US protection

US protection ending in 2027: Chemically induced

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 13 drugs have US protection that ends in 2027 in chemically induced; 7 of them have at least one company on route B because of it.

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

13 drugs

DrugUS protectionStatusHolderTargetRoute B rows
Anakinra Ends 2027 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Swedish Orphan Biovitrum IL1R1 0
Bevacizumab Ends 2027 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Roche VEGFA 2
Desvenlafaxine Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Pfizer SLC6A4 0
Enzalutamide Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Astellas AR 1
Fomepizole Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Endo ADH1A, ADH1B, ADH1C 3
Lenalidomide Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb CRBN 0
Mepolizumab Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed GSK IL5 0
Pantoprazole Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Pfizer ATP4A 1
Rasagiline Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Teva MAOB 2
Rifaximin Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Bausch Health 0
Sacubitril Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Novartis MME 1
Sebelipase alfa Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed AstraZeneca 0
Tapentadol Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Collegium Pharmaceutical OPRM1, SLC6A2 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.

Which companies are on route B in 2027 in chemically induced

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