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Loss of exclusivity · US · Vaccines

Vaccines losing patent protection

Which vaccines go off patent, and when?

3 blockbuster vaccines with about $16.4B in 2025 worldwide sales lose US exclusivity between 2025 and 2037, led by Prevnar 20 (Pfizer, $6.5B). The biggest single year is 2035, with $6.5B.

Vaccines drugs tracked
3None before 2027
2025 worldwide sales
≈$16.4B3.8% of the tracked cliff · #7 of 7 areas
Next five years
$9.9B2 drugs, 2027–2031
Most exposed company
Pfizer10% of 2025 revenue

Vaccines sales losing US exclusivity, by year

2025 worldwide sales of each drug, placed in the year its first US generic or biosimilar can launch. Select a year for every drug going off patent that year.

The 3 vaccines

DrugCompanyUS LOE2025 salesDate basisUS copiesMedicare price
Gardasil Merck 2028 $5.2B Patent-expiry estimate No US filing found –
Shingrix GSK 2029 ≈$4.8B Patent-expiry estimate No US filing found –
Prevnar 20 Pfizer 2035 $6.5B Company guidance No US filing found –

Sorted by the year US exclusivity ends. Each drug's page has the sources.

Companies most exposed in vaccines

CompanyDrugs2025 revenue from themShare of company
PfizerPrevnar 20$6.5B10%
MerckGardasil$5.2B8%
GSKShingrix≈$4.8B11%

For shared drugs, each company is credited with the revenue it reports, so nothing is counted twice. Share is of the company's total 2025 revenue.

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