US protection

US protection ending in 2029: Infections

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 30 drugs have US protection that ends in 2029 in infections; 18 of them have at least one company on route B because of it.

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

30 drugs

DrugUS protectionStatusHolderTargetRoute B rows
Abacavir Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed GSK 0
Amifampridine Ends 2029 (exclusivity)Marketed Angelini Pharma 0
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
Bedaquiline Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Johnson & Johnson 0
Bendamustine Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Teva 0
Berdazimer sodium Ends 2029 (exclusivity)Marketed Lnhc 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
Dapagliflozin Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed AstraZeneca SLC5A2 2
Etonogestrel Ends 2029 (exclusivity)Marketed Organon PGR 1
Guselkumab Ends 2029 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Johnson & Johnson IL23A 1
Infigratinib Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Helsinn Healthcare FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3 4
Ixazomib citrate Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Takeda PSMB5 0
Landiolol Ends 2029 (exclusivity)Marketed Aop Health ADRB1 1
Lapatinib Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Novartis EGFR 2
Nitric oxide Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Byk-Mallinckrodt CIL GUCY1B1, GUCY1B2 4
Oxymorphone Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Endo OPRD1, OPRK1, OPRM1 0
Phenobarbital Ends 2029 (exclusivity)Marketed SUN Pharmaceutical Industries 0
Posaconazole Ends 2029 (exclusivity)Marketed Merck & Co. 0
Ruxolitinib Ends 2029 (exclusivity)Marketed JAK1, JAK2 4
Sarilumab Ends 2029 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Sanofi IL6R 1
Simeprevir Ends 2029 (patent)Marketed Johnson & Johnson 0
Terlipressin Ends 2029 (exclusivity)Marketed Byk-Mallinckrodt CIL AVPR1A, AVPR1B, AVPR2 3
Tisagenlecleucel Ends 2029 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Novartis CD19 1
Varicella zoster virus envelope glycoprotein e Ends 2029 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed GSK 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 2029 in infections

In the product

18 of these 30 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.