Expiring patents for blockbuster and other small-molecule drugs worldwide 2020-2026

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Matej Mikulic,
Sep 17, 2021
In 2026, the patents for seven blockbuster drugs and 383 other small-molecule drugs worldwide are expected to expire, allowing pharmaceutical companies worldwide to produce their generic versions. This statistic illustrates the number of patents for blockbuster and other small-molecule drugs expiring worldwide from 2020 to 2026.

Number of patents for blockbuster and other small-molecule drugs expiring worldwide from 2020 to 2026

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Release date

November 2020

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

as of November 2020

Supplementary notes

“Blockbuster” refers to drugs with annual gross sales greater than $1 billion. Year of patent expiration for the last patent-protected variant of a drug has been considered for analysis. For example, if a drug is going off patent in the U.S. in 2022 and in Europe in 2023, it has been included in the patent expirations for 2023.

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