US protection

US protection ending in 2028: Eye

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 14 drugs have US protection that ends in 2028 in eye; 9 of them have at least one company on route B because of it.

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

14 drugs

DrugUS protectionStatusHolderTargetRoute B rows
Abatacept Ends 2028 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb CD80, CD86 0
Adalimumab Ends 2028 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed AbbVie TNF 4
Apixaban Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb F10 2
Apremilast Ends 2028 (patent)Marketed Amgen PDE4A, PDE4B, PDE4C 4
Daratumumab Ends 2028 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Johnson & Johnson CD38 1
Deferiprone Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Chiesi 0
Ixekizumab Ends 2028 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Eli Lilly IL17A 1
Olaparib Ends 2028 (patent)Marketed AstraZeneca PARP1, PARP2, PARP3 3
Perfluorohexyloctane Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Bausch Health 0
Rituximab Ends 2028 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Roche MS4A1 1
Siponimod Ends 2028 (patent)Marketed Novartis S1PR1 0
Tacrolimus anhydrous Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Astellas FKBP1A 3
Tocilizumab Ends 2028 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Roche IL6R 0
Tofacitinib Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Pfizer JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 2

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 eye

In the product

9 of these 14 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.