Hong Kong: These 18 Drugs Face Patent Expirations and Generic Entry in 2025 - 2026

Generic name: dapagliflozin
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: June 28, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,127,359

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: dapagliflozin; saxagliptin hydrochloride
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: June 28, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,127,359

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

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: safinamide mesylate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity 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: crizotinib
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity 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 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: betrixaban
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: December 08, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,134,031

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: exenatide synthetic
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: June 28, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,127,359

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: vortioxetine hydrobromide
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: June 16, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,134,483

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

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: difelikefalin acetate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: November 10, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,130,814

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: selumetinib sulfate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: December 21, 2025
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,124,043

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: pancrelipase (amylase;lipase;protease)
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: August 15, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,119,559

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: linagliptin
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: May 04, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,130,442

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: Hong Kong Patent 1,172,549

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: leuprolide mesylate
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: January 18, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,126,975

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: alcaftadine
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: March 31, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,131,331

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: vadadustat
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: June 26, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,129,369

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

This drug has two hundred and fifty-eight 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: diazoxide choline
DrugPatentWatch^® Estimated Patent Expiration / Generic Entry Opportunity Date: December 20, 2026
Generic Entry Controlled by: Hong Kong Patent 1,117,078

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.