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Vascepa (icosapent ethyl): what Medicare Part D spends and the dated federal facts we hold
CMS's Medicare Part D spending dataset reports gross spending on Vascepa of $724.18 million in 2024, across 1,474,990 claims and 301,070 beneficiaries.
When could a generic arrive
Each date below is an upper bound from listed patent and exclusivity dates, not a forecast of when a generic will launch. Basis: latest of all listed patent and exclusivity expiries in this Orange Book edition; an upper bound from listed dates only, not a forecast of launch (litigation, settlements, delisting, tentative approvals and 180-day status are not modelled).
| Application | Product | Latest listed patent expiry | Latest listed exclusivity expiry | Latest of the two | Set by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDA202057 | Vascepa | June 28, 2033 | none listed | June 28, 2033 | patent 10278935; 119 dated entries listed |
Source: FDA Orange Book data files, edition September 2026, read November 7, 2026; patent listings are as submitted by applicants and not verified by FDA. FDA data file.
Medicare Part D spending
CMS's Medicare Part D spending dataset reports gross spending on Vascepa of $724.18 million in 2024, across 1,474,990 claims and 301,070 beneficiaries. CMS's dataset states spending is gross drug cost and does not reflect manufacturers' rebates or other price concessions. Spending is the total paid by Medicare, plans and beneficiaries for the drug's claims, not what a patient pays.
| Year | Gross spending | Claims | Beneficiaries | Average spending per claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $724.18 million | 1,474,990 | 301,070 | $491 |
| 2023 | $763.99 million | 1,424,930 | 279,946 | $536 |
| 2022 | $787.85 million | 1,527,133 | 303,971 | $516 |
| 2021 | $831.99 million | 1,698,206 | 344,027 | $490 |
| 2020 | $754.81 million | 1,711,456 | 333,614 | $441 |
Source: CMS Medicare Part D spending by drug (data-year-2024, modified 2026-06-25), read November 7, 2026. CMS dataset page. All manufacturers combined; the figures are a drug-level aggregate of claims and say nothing about a formulary or coverage.
Medicaid use by state
CMS's State Drug Utilization Data records, for 2024, how many prescriptions each state's Medicaid program paid for under this drug's packages and what it reimbursed. The 8 states with the largest reimbursement are shown. Reimbursement is before the rebates manufacturers pay states, so it is not a net cost and not a price a patient pays.
| State | Medicaid-paid prescriptions | Medicaid reimbursed | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 3,866 | $1,315,145 | All record types |
| CT | 3,299 | $1,210,675 | All record types |
| WV | 2,124 | $947,606 | All record types |
| NC | 1,437 | $650,367 | Fee-for-service only |
| NE | 414 | $180,952 | All record types |
| TN | 390 | $126,267 | All record types |
| IN | 284 | $122,058 | Fee-for-service only |
| MA | 132 | $93,606 | Fee-for-service only |
Where the publisher suppresses small managed-care cells, a state's figure covers fee-for-service claims only and understates use (3 state and package figures are marked that way here). A state missing from the table means its figures were suppressed or not reported, not zero use.
Source: CMS State Drug Utilization Data (State Drug Utilization Data 2024, modified 2026-07-13T15:37:28Z), read November 7, 2026. CMS dataset page. State-reported data compiled by CMS; aggregate by state and package, no provider or patient data.
Medicaid spending
CMS's Medicaid spending dataset reports $47.39 million for Vascepa in 2024. CMS's dataset states spending includes Federal and State reimbursement and dispensing fees and is not reduced by Medicaid rebates paid to the states. Spending is what Medicaid paid, not what a patient pays.
| Year | Spending | Claims |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47.39 million | 113,164 |
| 2023 | $30.10 million | 72,104 |
| 2022 | $20.21 million | 52,485 |
| 2021 | $27.70 million | 80,554 |
| 2020 | $27.42 million | 85,263 |
Source: CMS Medicaid spending by drug (data-year-2024, modified 2026-06-25), read November 7, 2026. CMS dataset page. A national drug-level aggregate; it says nothing about any state's coverage rules.
Federal formulary status
VA national formulary
The VA's national formulary files list the ingredient icosapent ethyl, which covers every maker's product with that ingredient, not only Vascepa. Each row is a VA national drug file entry and its status.
| VA entry | Status | Active NDCs |
|---|---|---|
| ICOSAPENT ETHYL CAP,ORAL | Non-formulary | 24 |
Source: VA Pharmacy Benefits Management national formulary (va-formulary-2026-09), read November 7, 2026. VA formulary page.
Where help paying exists
No program in our finder currently lists this drug as open to new patients.
Label changes
The FDA file lists no non-manufacturing label change for these applications since November 11, 2025. The most recent one it lists is dated December 13, 2019 (Efficacy).
Source: FDA Drugs@FDA data file, read November 7, 2026. Dates are the FDA action dates; the documents are on FDA's own site. FDA data file. All recent changes across these drugs: label changes feed.
Questions
Does Medicare have a negotiated price for Vascepa?
The CMS negotiated-price file we read does not list Vascepa, so this page shows no negotiated price. A drug appears in that file only when CMS selects it for negotiation, and not being listed says nothing about what it costs a patient.
Is there help paying for Vascepa?
No program in our finder lists this drug yet.
When could a generic version of Vascepa arrive?
For Vascepa, the FDA's Orange Book (edition September 2026) lists these latest patent or exclusivity expiry dates by application: NDA202057, June 28, 2033. Each date is an upper bound from listed patent and exclusivity dates, not a forecast of when a generic will launch. Basis: latest of all listed patent and exclusivity expiries in this Orange Book edition; an upper bound from listed dates only, not a forecast of launch (litigation, settlements, delisting, tentative approvals and 180-day status are not modelled).
How much does Medicare Part D spend on Vascepa?
CMS's Medicare Part D spending dataset reports gross spending on Vascepa of $724.18 million in 2024, across 1,474,990 claims and 301,070 beneficiaries. CMS's dataset states spending is gross drug cost and does not reflect manufacturers' rebates or other price concessions. Spending is the total paid by Medicare, plans and beneficiaries for the drug's claims, not what a patient pays.
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Sources and terms. This drug is not in the CMS negotiated-price file, so no price source is used. Program details read from each program's own pages; CMS Medicare Part D spending by drug; CMS Medicaid spending by drug; TRICARE and VA formulary files; FDA Drugs@FDA and Orange Book data files. Figures are stored with their sources in the OmniRx library (edition 2026-11). Free to cite with attribution. Not medical, legal or financial advice. Report an error through the contact page. Licence the data.