US protection

US protection ending in 2027: Eye

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 15 drugs have US protection that ends in 2027 in eye; 12 of them have at least one company on route B because of it.

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

15 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
Canakinumab Ends 2027 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Novartis IL1B 1
Florbetapir Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Avid Radiopharmaceuticals 0
Fomepizole Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Endo ADH1A, ADH1B, ADH1C 3
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
Mesalamine Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Viatris PPARG, PTGS1, PTGS2 12
Rasagiline Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Teva MAOB 2
Regadenoson anhydrous Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Astellas ADORA2A 2
Secukinumab Ends 2027 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Novartis IL17A 1
Sorafenib Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Bayer BRAF, FLT1, FLT3 1
Voclosporin Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Aurinia Pharmaceuticals PPP3CA 2
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 eye

In the product

12 of these 15 drugs have at least one company on route B. Which companies, and their scores, are in the product.

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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.