US protection

US protection ending in 2028: Hormones

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 29 drugs have US protection that ends in 2028 in hormones; 21 of them have at least one company on route B because of it.

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

29 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
Alogliptin Ends 2028 (patent)Marketed Takeda DPP4 0
Apixaban Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb F10 2
Carfilzomib Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Amgen PSMB5 2
Daratumumab Ends 2028 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Johnson & Johnson CD38 1
Deferiprone Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Chiesi 0
Doxercalciferol Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Sanofi VDR 1
Empagliflozin Ends 2028 (patent)Marketed Boehringer Ingelheim SLC5A2 1
Esketamine Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Johnson & Johnson GRIN1, GRIN2A, GRIN2B 5
Evolocumab Ends 2028 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Amgen PCSK9 2
Ferumoxytol Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Azurity Pharmaceuticals 0
Iopamidol Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Bracco Diagnostics 0
Ixekizumab Ends 2028 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Eli Lilly IL17A 1
Levoketoconazole Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Cortendo CYP11A1, CYP11B1, CYP11B2 4
Lixisenatide Ends 2028 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Sanofi GLP1R 1
Olaparib Ends 2028 (patent)Marketed AstraZeneca PARP1, PARP2, PARP3 3
Olaratumab Ends 2028 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Eli Lilly PDGFRA 0
Panobinostat Ends 2028 (patent)Marketed Secura Bio 0
Prucalopride Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Takeda HTR4 1
Rilonacept Ends 2028 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals IL1B 1
Rituximab Ends 2028 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Roche MS4A1 1
Romiplostim Ends 2028 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Amgen MPL 2
Tacrolimus anhydrous Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Astellas FKBP1A 3
Tivozanib Ends 2028 (patent)Marketed LG Chem FLT1, FLT4, KDR 5
Tocilizumab Ends 2028 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Roche IL6R 0
Tofacitinib Ends 2028 (exclusivity)Marketed Pfizer JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 2
Treprostinil Ends 2028 (patent)Marketed United Therapeutics PTGIR 3
Vismodegib Ends 2028 (patent)Marketed Roche SMO 1

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 hormones

In the product

21 of these 29 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.