US protection

US protection ending in 2031: Eye

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 12 drugs have US protection that ends in 2031 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.

12 drugs

DrugUS protectionStatusHolderTargetRoute B rows
Abemaciclib Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Eli Lilly CDK4, CDK6 2
Besifloxacin Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Bausch Health 0
Bimatoprost Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed AbbVie PTGFR 3
Brolucizumab Ends 2031 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Novartis VEGFA 0
Dupilumab Ends 2031 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Regeneron IL4R 1
Durvalumab Ends 2031 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed AstraZeneca CD274 1
Imetelstat sodium Ends 2031 (exclusivity)Marketed Geron TERT 1
Niraparib Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed GSK PARP1, PARP2 6
Nivolumab Ends 2031 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb PDCD1 2
Pembrolizumab Ends 2031 (orphan exclusivity)Marketed Merck & Co. PDCD1 1
Pomalidomide Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed Bristol Myers Squibb CRBN 0
Rucaparib Ends 2031 (patent)Marketed pharmaand PARP1, PARP2, PARP3 5

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 2031 in eye

In the product

9 of these 12 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

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