US protection

US protection ending in 2029: Hormones

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 21 drugs have US protection that ends in 2029 in hormones; 17 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
Afatinib Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Boehringer Ingelheim EGFR 1
Atazanavir Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb 0
Atezolizumab Ends 2029 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Roche CD274 1
Avelumab Ends 2029 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Merck KGaA CD274 1
Azacitidine Ends 2029 (exclusivity)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb DNMT1, DNMT3A 4
Bendamustine Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Teva 0
Brentuximab vedotin Ends 2029 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Pfizer TNFRSF8, TUBB, TUBB1 10
Brodalumab Ends 2029 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Bausch Health IL17RA 3
Budesonide Ends 2029 (exclusivity)Marketed NR3C1 5
Canagliflozin anhydrous Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Johnson & Johnson SLC5A2 2
Crizotinib Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Pfizer ALK, MET, ROS1 2
Dapagliflozin Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed AstraZeneca SLC5A2 2
Eluxadoline Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed AbbVie OPRM1 1
Infigratinib Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Helsinn Healthcare FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3 4
Lapatinib Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Novartis EGFR 2
Lurbinectedin Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Jazz Pharmaceuticals 0
Oxymorphone Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Endo OPRD1, OPRK1, OPRM1 0
Ruxolitinib Ends 2029 (exclusivity)Marketed JAK1, JAK2 4
Sarilumab Ends 2029 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Sanofi IL6R 1
Terlipressin Ends 2029 (exclusivity)Marketed Byk-Mallinckrodt CIL AVPR1A, AVPR1B, AVPR2 3
Trazodone Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Pragma Pharmaceuticals HTR2A, HTR2C 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 2029 in hormones

In the product

17 of these 21 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.