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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Blockbuster drugs
Total small-molecule drugs
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“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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KPMG. (November 23, 2020). Number of patents for blockbuster and other small-molecule drugs expiring worldwide from 2020 to 2026 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247142/expiring-patents-blockbuster-small-molecule-drugs-worldwide/
KPMG. "Number of patents for blockbuster and other small-molecule drugs expiring worldwide from 2020 to 2026." Chart. November 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247142/expiring-patents-blockbuster-small-molecule-drugs-worldwide/
KPMG. (2020). Number of patents for blockbuster and other small-molecule drugs expiring worldwide from 2020 to 2026. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247142/expiring-patents-blockbuster-small-molecule-drugs-worldwide/
KPMG. "Number of Patents for Blockbuster and Other Small-molecule Drugs Expiring Worldwide from 2020 to 2026." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247142/expiring-patents-blockbuster-small-molecule-drugs-worldwide/
KPMG, Number of patents for blockbuster and other small-molecule drugs expiring worldwide from 2020 to 2026 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247142/expiring-patents-blockbuster-small-molecule-drugs-worldwide/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of patents for blockbuster and other small-molecule drugs expiring worldwide from 2020 to 2026 [Graph], KPMG, November 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247142/expiring-patents-blockbuster-small-molecule-drugs-worldwide/