US protection

US protection ending in 2027: Mental health

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 21 drugs have US protection that ends in 2027 in mental health; 12 of them have at least one company on route B because of it.

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

21 drugs

DrugUS protectionStatusHolderTargetRoute B rows
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
Desvenlafaxine Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Pfizer SLC6A4 0
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
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
Iloperidone Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Vanda Pharmaceuticals HTR2A 1
Lenalidomide Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb CRBN 0
Methylene blue cation Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Provepharm GUCY1A1, GUCY1A2, GUCY1B1 1
Pantoprazole Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Pfizer ATP4A 1
Rasagiline Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Teva MAOB 2
Rifaximin Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Bausch Health 0
Rilpivirine Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Johnson & Johnson 0
Sacubitril Ends 2027 (patent)Marketed Novartis MME 1
Tapentadol Ends 2027 (exclusivity)Marketed Collegium Pharmaceutical OPRM1, SLC6A2 4
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 mental health

In the product

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US protection movers, once a month

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