US protection

US protection ending in 2027: Digestive system

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 33 drugs have US protection that ends in 2027 in digestive system; 15 of them have at least one company on route B because of it.

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

33 drugs

DrugUS protectionStatusHolderTargetRoute B rows
Anakinra Ends 2027 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Swedish Orphan Biovitrum IL1R1 0
Artesunate Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Amivas 0
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
Edoxaban Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Daiichi Sankyo F10 1
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
Fomepizole Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Endo ADH1A, ADH1B, ADH1C 3
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
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
Necitumumab Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Eli Lilly EGFR 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
Rifaximin Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Bausch Health 0
Rilpivirine Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Johnson & Johnson 0
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
Sorafenib Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Bayer BRAF, FLT1, FLT3 1
Talimogene laherparepvec Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Amgen 0
Telavancin Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Apotex 0
Triheptanoin Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical 0
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.

Which companies are on route B in 2027 in digestive system

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