US protection

US protection ending in 2034: Bones, joints and muscles

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, 9 drugs have US protection that ends in 2034 in bones, joints and muscles; 4 of them have at least one company on route B because of it.

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

9 drugs

DrugUS protectionStatusHolderTargetRoute B rows
Deferasirox Ends 2034 (patent)Marketed Novartis 0
Palbociclib Ends 2034 (patent)Marketed Pfizer CDK4, CDK6 2
Remibrutinib Ends 2034 (patent)Marketed Novartis BTK 1
Rimegepant Ends 2034 (patent)Marketed Pfizer CALCRL 0
Semaglutide Ends 2034 (patent)Marketed Novo Nordisk GLP1R 0
Sofosbuvir Ends 2034 (patent)Marketed Gilead Sciences 0
Teplizumab Ends 2034 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed Sanofi CD3E 1
Ublituximab Ends 2034 (computed from the first US licence)Marketed TG Therapeutics MS4A1 2
Viltolarsen Ends 2034 (patent)Marketed Nippon Shinyaku DMD 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 2034 in bones, joints and muscles

In the product

4 of these 9 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.