US protection

US protection ending in 2028: Ear, nose and throat

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 10 drugs have US protection that ends in 2028 in ear, nose and throat; 5 of them have at least one company on route B because of it.

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

10 drugs

DrugUS protectionStatusHolderTargetRoute B rows
Deferiprone Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Chiesi 0
Esketamine Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Johnson & Johnson GRIN1, GRIN2A, GRIN2B 5
Olaparib Ends 2028 (patent)Marketed AstraZeneca PARP1, PARP2, PARP3 3
Oxybate Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed GABBR1, GABBR2 2
Panobinostat Ends 2028 (patent)Marketed Secura Bio 0
Prucalopride Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Takeda HTR4 1
Reslizumab Ends 2028 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Teva IL5 1
Siponimod Ends 2028 (patent)Marketed Novartis S1PR1 0
Sugammadex Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Merck & Co. 0
Tocilizumab Ends 2028 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Roche IL6R 0

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 2028 in ear, nose and throat

In the product

5 of these 10 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.