China: These 32 Drugs Face Patent Expirations and Generic Entry in 2025 - 2026

Generic name: pancrelipase (amylase;lipase;protease)
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: August 15, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,242,811

CREON is a drug marketed by

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

Generic name: pancrelipase (amylase;lipase;protease)
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: August 15, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,242,812

CREON is a drug marketed by

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

Generic name: morphine sulfate; naltrexone hydrochloride
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: June 19, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,677,963

EMBEDA is a drug marketed by Alpharma Pharms. There are nine 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: simeprevir sodium
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: July 28, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 102,627,639

OLYSIO is a drug marketed by Janssen Prods. There are nine patents protecting this drug.

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

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The generic ingredient in OLYSIO is simeprevir sodium. There is one drug master file entry for this API. Additional details are available on the simeprevir sodium profile page.

Generic name: crizotinib
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: November 23, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,326,175

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

This drug has one hundred and fifty-two patent family members in forty-eight 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: exenatide synthetic
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: June 28, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 103,145,773

BYDUREON is a drug marketed by Astrazeneca Ab. There are eleven patents protecting this drug.

This drug has three hundred and forty-six patent family members in forty-eight countries. There has been litigation on patents covering BYDUREON

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The generic ingredient in BYDUREON is exenatide synthetic. There are seven drug master file entries for this API. Two suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the exenatide synthetic profile page.

Generic name: alcaftadine
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: March 31, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,460,176

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: dapagliflozin
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: June 28, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 103,145,773

FARXIGA is a drug marketed by Astrazeneca Ab. There are nineteen patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge. Sixteen tentatively approved generics are ready to enter the market.

This drug has four hundred and fifty patent family members in fifty-two countries. There has been litigation on patents covering FARXIGA

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The generic ingredient in FARXIGA is dapagliflozin. There are twenty-six drug master file entries for this API. Five suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the dapagliflozin profile page.

Generic name: tolvaptan
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: September 01, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,273,017

JYNARQUE is a drug marketed by Otsuka. There are two patents protecting this drug.

This drug has eighty-six patent family members in twenty-four countries. There has been litigation on patents covering JYNARQUE

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The generic ingredient in JYNARQUE is tolvaptan. There are eight drug master file entries for this API. Seven suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the tolvaptan profile page.

Generic name: macitentan
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: August 29, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,511,365

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 ninety-nine patent family members in thirty-four 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: dapagliflozin; saxagliptin hydrochloride
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: June 28, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 103,145,773

QTERN is a drug marketed by Astrazeneca Ab. There are eight patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge.

This drug has three hundred and thirteen patent family members in forty-eight countries. There has been litigation on patents covering QTERN

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The generic ingredient in QTERN is dapagliflozin; saxagliptin hydrochloride. There are twenty-six drug master file entries for this API. One supplier is listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the dapagliflozin; saxagliptin hydrochloride profile page.

Generic name: tolvaptan
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: September 01, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,273,017

SAMSCA is a drug marketed by Otsuka. There are two patents protecting this drug and two Paragraph IV challenges.

This drug has eighty-six patent family members in twenty-four countries. There has been litigation on patents covering SAMSCA

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The generic ingredient in SAMSCA is tolvaptan. There are eight drug master file entries for this API. Seven suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the tolvaptan profile page.

Generic name: linagliptin
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: May 04, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,437,493

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

This drug has four hundred and eighty-six patent family members in forty-five 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. Three suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the linagliptin profile page.

Generic name: linagliptin
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: May 04, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 102,526,737

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

This drug has four hundred and eighty-six patent family members in forty-five 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. Three suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the linagliptin profile page.

Generic name: selumetinib sulfate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: December 12, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,360,718

KOSELUGO is a drug marketed by Astrazeneca. There are eight patents protecting this drug.

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

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

Generic name: leuprolide mesylate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: January 18, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,400,363

CAMCEVI KIT is a drug marketed by Accord. There are five patents protecting this drug.

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

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

Generic name: difelikefalin acetate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: November 10, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,535,336

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: pirfenidone
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: September 22, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,267,810

ESBRIET is a drug marketed by Genentech Inc. 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: pirfenidone
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: September 22, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 103,393,607

ESBRIET is a drug marketed by Genentech Inc. 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: pirfenidone
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: September 22, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 103,735,530

ESBRIET is a drug marketed by Genentech Inc. 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: betrixaban
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: December 08, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 105,193,799

BEVYXXA is a drug marketed by Portola Pharms Inc. There are five patents protecting this drug.

This drug has sixty-seven patent family members in twenty-six countries. There has been litigation on patents covering BEVYXXA

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The generic ingredient in BEVYXXA is betrixaban. Additional details are available on the betrixaban profile page.

Generic name: amlodipine besylate; hydrochlorothiazide; valsartan
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: June 27, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 103,169,711

EXFORGE HCT is a drug marketed by Novartis. 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: bedaquiline fumarate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: December 05, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 105,012,303

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: vortioxetine hydrobromide
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: June 16, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 103,948,597

TRINTELLIX is a drug marketed by Takeda Pharms Usa. There are ten patents protecting this drug and one Paragraph IV challenge. Two 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: selumetinib sulfate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: December 21, 2025
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 102,329,270

KOSELUGO is a drug marketed by Astrazeneca. There are eight patents protecting this drug.

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

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

Generic name: alcaftadine
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: March 31, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 102,895,234

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: ganaxolone
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: November 28, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 106,667,918

ZTALMY is a drug marketed by Marinus. There are eleven patents protecting this drug.

This drug has forty-eight patent family members in sixteen countries. There has been litigation on patents covering ZTALMY

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

Generic name: sotagliflozin
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: September 29, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 103,254,119

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: peramivir
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: February 13, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,420,948

RAPIVAB is a drug marketed by Biocryst. There are two patents protecting this drug.

This drug has forty-three patent family members in fourteen countries.

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

Generic name: peramivir
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: February 13, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 104,784,166

RAPIVAB is a drug marketed by Biocryst. There are two patents protecting this drug.

This drug has forty-three patent family members in fourteen countries.

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

Generic name: sacubitril; valsartan
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: November 08, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 102,702,119

ENTRESTO SPRINKLE is a drug marketed by Novartis. There are four patents protecting this drug.

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

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The generic ingredient in ENTRESTO SPRINKLE is sacubitril; valsartan. There are eleven drug master file entries for this API. Twenty-two suppliers are listed for this generic product. Additional details are available on the sacubitril; valsartan profile page.

Generic name: macitentan; tadalafil
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: August 29, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,511,365

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

This drug has ninety-nine patent family members in thirty-four 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: benzgalantamine gluconate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: September 22, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,287,719

ZUNVEYL is a drug marketed by Alpha Cognition. There are three patents protecting this drug.

This drug has twenty-six patent family members in seventeen countries. There has been litigation on patents covering ZUNVEYL

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

Generic name: diazoxide choline
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: January 05, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,868,239

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: diazoxide choline
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: January 05, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 103,172,592

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: cabotegravir sodium
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: April 28, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: China Patent 101,212,903

VOCABRIA is a drug marketed by Viiv Hlthcare. There are two patents protecting this drug.

This drug has one hundred and twenty-six patent family members in thirty-three countries.

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