Expiring Drug Patents Cheat Sheet
We analyse the patents covering drugs in 134 countries and quickly give you the likely loss-of-exclusivity/generic entry date

Generic name: alcaftadine
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: March 31, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,131,331
Patent Title: OCULAR ALLERGY TREATMENTS

LASTACAFT is a drug marketed by Abbvie. There are two patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has forty-six patent family members in thirty countries. There has been litigation on patents covering LASTACAFT

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The generic ingredient in LASTACAFT is alcaftadine. There are six drug master file entries for this API. Four suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the alcaftadine profile page.

Generic name: linagliptin
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: May 04, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,172,549

TRADJENTA is a drug marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim. There are ten patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge. Three tentatively approved generics are ready to enter the market.

This drug has three hundred and eighty-one patent family members in forty-one countries. There has been litigation on patents covering TRADJENTA

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The generic ingredient in TRADJENTA is linagliptin. There are nineteen drug master file entries for this API. Four suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the linagliptin profile page.

Generic name: hydrocodone bitartrate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: June 15, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,134,775
Patent Title: 抗濫用藥物製劑 (ABUSE RESISTANT DRUG FORMULATION)

VANTRELA ER is a drug marketed by Teva Branded Pharm. There are three patents protecting this drug. One tentatively approved generic is ready to enter the market.

This drug has thirty-three patent family members in thirteen countries. There has been litigation on patents covering VANTRELA ER

The generic ingredient in VANTRELA ER is hydrocodone bitartrate. There are twenty-three drug master file entries for this API. Two suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the hydrocodone bitartrate profile page.

Generic name: vortioxetine hydrobromide
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: June 16, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,134,483
Patent Title: 1- [2- (2, 4-DIMETHYLPHENYLSULFANYL)-PHENYL] PIPERAZINE AS A COMPOUND WITH COMBINED SEROTONIN REUPTAKE, 5-HT3 AND 5-HT1A ACTIVITY FOR THE TREATMENT OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT

TRINTELLIX is a drug marketed by Takeda Pharms Usa. There are ten patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge. Three tentatively approved generics are ready to enter the market.

This drug has two hundred and seventeen patent family members in forty-two countries. There has been litigation on patents covering TRINTELLIX

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The generic ingredient in TRINTELLIX is vortioxetine hydrobromide. There are sixteen drug master file entries for this API. Three suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the vortioxetine hydrobromide profile page.

Generic name: vortioxetine hydrobromide
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: June 16, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,172,014
Patent Title: 作為用於治療認知損傷的、具有結合的對血清素再吸收、 活性的化合物的 -二甲基苯基硫烷基 -苯基 哌嗪 (1- [2- (2, 4-DIMETHYLPHENYLSULFANYL) -PHENYL] PIPERAZINE AS A COMPOUND WITH COMBINED SEROTONIN REUPTAKE, 5-HT3 AND 5-HT1A ACTIVITY FOR THE TREATMENT OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT 5-HT3 5-HT1A 1-[2-(24-)-])

TRINTELLIX is a drug marketed by Takeda Pharms Usa. There are ten patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge. Three tentatively approved generics are ready to enter the market.

This drug has two hundred and seventeen patent family members in forty-two countries. There has been litigation on patents covering TRINTELLIX

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The generic ingredient in TRINTELLIX is vortioxetine hydrobromide. There are sixteen drug master file entries for this API. Three suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the vortioxetine hydrobromide profile page.

Generic name: morphine sulfate; naltrexone hydrochloride
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: June 19, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,173,980

EMBEDA is a drug marketed by Alpharma Pharms. There are seven patents protecting this drug and four Paragraph IV challenges.

This drug has seventy-four patent family members in twenty-three countries.

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The generic ingredient in EMBEDA is morphine sulfate; naltrexone hydrochloride. There are twenty-three drug master file entries for this API. Additional details are available on the morphine sulfate; naltrexone hydrochloride profile page.

Generic name: safinamide mesylate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: June 19, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,130,245

XADAGO is a drug marketed by Mdd Us. There are three patents protecting this drug.

This drug has ninety-seven patent family members in thirty-one countries. There has been litigation on patents covering XADAGO

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The generic ingredient in XADAGO is safinamide mesylate. There are two drug master file entries for this API. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the safinamide mesylate profile page.

Generic name: vadadustat
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: June 26, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,129,369
Patent Title: PROLYL HYDROXYLASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE

VAFSEO is a drug marketed by Akebia. There are thirteen patents protecting this drug.

This drug has two hundred and sixty-two patent family members in forty-eight countries. There has been litigation on patents covering VAFSEO

The generic ingredient in VAFSEO is vadadustat. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the vadadustat profile page.

Generic name: vadadustat
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: June 26, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,218,548
Patent Title: 脯氨醯羥化酶抑制劑及其使用方法 (PROLYL HYDROXYLASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE)

VAFSEO is a drug marketed by Akebia. There are thirteen patents protecting this drug.

This drug has two hundred and sixty-two patent family members in forty-eight countries. There has been litigation on patents covering VAFSEO

The generic ingredient in VAFSEO is vadadustat. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the vadadustat profile page.

Generic name: amlodipine besylate; hydrochlorothiazide; valsartan
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: June 27, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,133,818

EXFORGE HCT is a drug marketed by Novartis.

This drug has two hundred and sixty-two patent family members in forty-eight countries. There has been litigation on patents covering EXFORGE HCT

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The generic ingredient in EXFORGE HCT is amlodipine besylate; hydrochlorothiazide; valsartan. There are fifty drug master file entries for this API. Five suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the amlodipine besylate; hydrochlorothiazide; valsartan profile page.

Generic name: pancrelipase (amylase;lipase;protease)
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: August 15, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,119,559
Patent Title: PANCREATIN MICROPELLET CORES SUITABLE FOR ENTERIC COATING

CREON is a drug marketed by

This drug has two hundred and sixty-two patent family members in forty-eight countries.

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The generic ingredient in CREON is pancrelipase (amylase;lipase;protease). There are six drug master file entries for this API. Five suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the pancrelipase (amylase;lipase;protease) profile page.

Generic name: macitentan
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: August 29, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,133,597

OPSUMIT is a drug marketed by Actelion. There are five patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge. One tentatively approved generic is ready to enter the market.

This drug has one hundred patent family members in thirty-five countries. There has been litigation on patents covering OPSUMIT

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The generic ingredient in OPSUMIT is macitentan. There are ten drug master file entries for this API. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the macitentan profile page.

Generic name: macitentan; tadalafil
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: August 29, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,133,597

OPSYNVI is a drug marketed by Actelion. There are three patents protecting this drug.

This drug has one hundred patent family members in thirty-five countries. There has been litigation on patents covering OPSYNVI

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The generic ingredient in OPSYNVI is macitentan; tadalafil. There are ten drug master file entries for this API. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the macitentan; tadalafil profile page.

Generic name: pirfenidone
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: September 22, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,117,762

ESBRIET is a drug marketed by Legacy Pharma. There are twenty patents protecting this drug and two Paragraph IV challenges. One tentatively approved generic is ready to enter the market.

This drug has two hundred and sixty-six patent family members in forty-six countries. There has been litigation on patents covering ESBRIET

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The generic ingredient in ESBRIET is pirfenidone. There are twenty-three drug master file entries for this API. Twenty-four suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the pirfenidone profile page.

Generic name: sotagliflozin
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: September 29, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,124,863

INPEFA is a drug marketed by Lexicon Pharms Inc. There are three patents protecting this drug.

This drug has eighty-one patent family members in thirty-three countries.

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The generic ingredient in INPEFA is sotagliflozin. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the sotagliflozin profile page.

Generic name: abaloparatide
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: October 03, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,214,181
Patent Title: 包含 的穩定組合物及其用途 (A STABLE COMPOSITION COMPRISING PTHRP AND USES THEREOF PTHRP)

TYMLOS is a drug marketed by Radius. There are nine patents protecting this drug.

This drug has fifty-six patent family members in twenty-nine countries. There has been litigation on patents covering TYMLOS

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The generic ingredient in TYMLOS is abaloparatide. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the abaloparatide profile page.

Generic name: difelikefalin acetate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: November 10, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,130,814
Patent Title: SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE AMIDES

KORSUVA is a drug marketed by Vifor Intl. There are twelve patents protecting this drug.

This drug has fifty-three patent family members in twenty-seven countries. There has been litigation on patents covering KORSUVA

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The generic ingredient in KORSUVA is difelikefalin acetate. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the difelikefalin acetate profile page.

Generic name: crizotinib
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: November 23, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,126,477

XALKORI is a drug marketed by Pf Prism Cv. There are three patents protecting this drug.

This drug has one hundred and five patent family members in forty-six countries.

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The generic ingredient in XALKORI is crizotinib. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the crizotinib profile page.

Generic name: bedaquiline fumarate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: December 05, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,214,513

SIRTURO is a drug marketed by Janssen Therap. There are two patents protecting this drug.

This drug has ninety-seven patent family members in thirty-nine countries.

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The generic ingredient in SIRTURO is bedaquiline fumarate. There is one drug master file entry for this API. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the bedaquiline fumarate profile page.

Generic name: ambrisentan
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: December 12, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,218,393
Patent Title: 用於治療肺高壓的複合物 (COMPOSITION FOR TREATING A PULMONARY HYPERTENSION)

LETAIRIS is a drug marketed by Gilead. There are three patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has fifty-one patent family members in twenty-six countries. There has been litigation on patents covering LETAIRIS

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The generic ingredient in LETAIRIS is ambrisentan. There are nine drug master file entries for this API. Thirteen suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the ambrisentan profile page.

Generic name: diazoxide choline
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: December 20, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,117,078
Patent Title: SALTS OF POTASSIUM ATP CHANNEL OPENERS AND USES THEREOF

VYKAT XR is a drug marketed by Soleno Therap. There are six patents protecting this drug.

This drug has seventy-eight patent family members in twenty-two countries.

The generic ingredient in VYKAT XR is diazoxide choline. There are five drug master file entries for this API. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the diazoxide choline profile page.

Generic name: alogliptin benzoate; pioglitazone hydrochloride
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: February 01, 2027
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,138,188

OSENI is a drug marketed by Takeda Pharms Usa. There are two patents protecting this drug.

This drug has one hundred and one patent family members in forty-two countries. There has been litigation on patents covering OSENI

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The generic ingredient in OSENI is alogliptin benzoate; pioglitazone hydrochloride. There are ten drug master file entries for this API. Two suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the alogliptin benzoate; pioglitazone hydrochloride profile page.

Generic name: pancrelipase (amylase;lipase;protease)
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: February 20, 2027
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,142,818

PANCREAZE is a drug marketed by

This drug has one hundred and one patent family members in forty-two countries.

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The generic ingredient in PANCREAZE is pancrelipase (amylase;lipase;protease). There are six drug master file entries for this API. Two suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the pancrelipase (amylase;lipase;protease) profile page.

Generic name: pancrelipase (amylase;lipase;protease)
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: February 20, 2027
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,142,818

ZENPEP is a drug marketed by

This drug has one hundred and one patent family members in forty-two countries.

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The generic ingredient in ZENPEP is pancrelipase (amylase;lipase;protease). There are six drug master file entries for this API. Two suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the pancrelipase (amylase;lipase;protease) profile page.

Generic name: finerenone
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: February 27, 2027
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,140,194

KERENDIA is a drug marketed by Bayer Hlthcare. There are two patents protecting this drug.

This drug has ninety-seven patent family members in forty-nine countries. There has been litigation on patents covering KERENDIA

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The generic ingredient in KERENDIA is finerenone. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the finerenone profile page.

Generic name: axitinib
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: April 05, 2027
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,193,405
Patent Title: 適用於治療哺乳動物異常細胞生長的 甲基-氨甲酰基 苯基硫基 吡啶- -基 乙烯基 吲唑的晶型 (CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF 6-[2-(METHYLCARBAMOYL)PHENYLSULFANYL]-3-E-[2-(PYRIDIN- 2-YL)ETHENYL]INDAZOLE SUITABLE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL CELL GROWTH IN MAMMALS 6-[2-(-)]-3-E-[2-(- 2-)])

INLYTA is a drug marketed by Pf Prism Cv. There are three patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge. Two tentatively approved generics are ready to enter the market.

This drug has ninety-seven patent family members in thirty countries. There has been litigation on patents covering INLYTA

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The generic ingredient in INLYTA is axitinib. There are four drug master file entries for this API. Two suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the axitinib profile page.

Generic name: beclomethasone dipropionate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: April 11, 2027
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,141,349
Patent Title: METERED-DOSE INHALER

QVAR REDIHALER is a drug marketed by Norton Waterford. There are seventeen patents protecting this drug. One tentatively approved generic is ready to enter the market.

This drug has two hundred and seventy-eight patent family members in twenty-seven countries. There has been litigation on patents covering QVAR REDIHALER

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The generic ingredient in QVAR REDIHALER is beclomethasone dipropionate. There are twenty drug master file entries for this API. Three suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the beclomethasone dipropionate profile page.

Generic name: linagliptin
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: April 30, 2027
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,130,442

TRADJENTA is a drug marketed by Boehringer Ingelheim. There are ten patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge. Three tentatively approved generics are ready to enter the market.

This drug has three hundred and eighty-one patent family members in forty-one countries. There has been litigation on patents covering TRADJENTA

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The generic ingredient in TRADJENTA is linagliptin. There are nineteen drug master file entries for this API. Four suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the linagliptin profile page.

Generic name: migalastat hydrochloride
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Key Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Date: May 16, 2027
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,129,458
Patent Title: 診斷和評估法布瑞氏病治療策略的檢測 (ASSAYS FOR DIAGNOSING AND EVALUATING TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR FABRY DISEASE)

GALAFOLD is a drug marketed by Amicus Therap Us. There are sixty-three patents protecting this drug.

This drug has two hundred and ninety patent family members in thirty-one countries. There has been litigation on patents covering GALAFOLD

The generic ingredient in GALAFOLD is migalastat hydrochloride. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the migalastat hydrochloride profile page.