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Trikafta patent expiration

Trikafta (Vertex) is expected to face US generic competition from 2037. Patents run to about 2037. Cystic fibrosis. Excludes the successor Alyftrek ($0.8B).

US loss of exclusivity
2037Patent-expiry estimate
2025 worldwide sales
$10.3BVertex
Therapeutic area
Other
US competition from
GenericsUS date shown

What the date means

Trikafta's US exclusivity date is based on patent-expiry estimate. It is estimated from patent expiry rather than a fixed entry date, so it may move as patents are challenged or extended. It is a small-molecule drug, so copies are generics. Generic launches usually take most of the US volume within months.

What's at stake for Vertex

Vertex
86%

Trikafta is 86% of Vertex's 2025 revenue ($10.3B of $12.0B).

Bars show each company's tracked drugs as a share of its total 2025 revenue. Trikafta is highlighted.

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Sources

  1. Vertex FY2025
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