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Is there a generic of Econazole Nitrate, and who makes it?

Econazole Nitrate appears in 2 dosage-form groups in the FDA Orange Book as of 12 November 2026, with 4 generic makers listed as marketed across them. 1 group has a brand listed as marketed and no generic listed as marketed. The data does not state why, and it does not state that one is coming. Where both are dated, the first generic approval came 19.9 years after the first brand approval. This is the Orange Book's listing, not a forecast.

Compiled and checked by Vincent Wesley Couey (ORCID 0009-0005-6869-308X) from the Orange Book data files, downloaded 12 November 2026.

Not medical advice. This page reports what the FDA's Orange Book lists, not what a pharmacy has in stock, what anything costs, or whether a generic is right for you. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber about your own medicine.
Econazole Nitrate2 dosage-form groups in the Orange Book
4generic makers listed
  1. Econazole Nitrate appears in 2 dosage-form groups in the FDA Orange Book as of 12 November 2026, with 4 generic makers listed as marketed across them.
  2. 1 group has a brand listed as marketed and no generic listed as marketed. The data does not state why, and it does not state that one is coming.
  3. Where both are dated, the first generic approval came 19.9 years after the first brand approval.
  4. Patents and exclusivities are shown as listed by the application holder; the Orange Book does not rule on them, and a listed patent is not a statement that a generic is blocked. This says nothing about price, supply or quality.

Cream, Topical

Four or more generic makers listed

Every brand product here is listed as discontinued. 4 generic makers with 4 generic products listed as marketed; the first generic approval is dated 26 November 2002.

1980198519901995200020052010201520202025203004brand 1982Sun Pharma Canada Inc, first approval 26 November 2002Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd, first approval 23 June 2004Encube Ethicals Private Ltd, first approval 17 December 2004Aurobindo Pharma Usa Inc, first approval 18 April 2018data date
generic makers listed as marketed, by first approvallisted patent expiryexclusivity end
Generic maker (applicant)First approvalProducts
Sun Pharma Canada Inc26 November 20021
Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd23 June 20041
Encube Ethicals Private Ltd17 December 20041
Aurobindo Pharma Usa Inc18 April 20181

Patents and exclusivities still listed

No unexpired patent or exclusivity is listed against the marketed brand products in this group.

Aerosol, Foam, Topical

Brand listed, no generic listed as marketed

Brand listed as marketed: Ecoza. No generic is listed as marketed.

20102015202020252030203501brand 2013data datePatent 10071054 listed to expire 8 August 2031
generic makers listed as marketed, by first approvallisted patent expiryexclusivity end

Patents and exclusivities still listed

  • 8 August 2031Patent 10071054 drug product

US Food and Drug Administration, Orange Book data files, downloaded 12 November 2026. A listed patent is not a ruling that a generic is blocked, and no figure here says anything about price, supply or quality. Check the Orange Book.

Where can you go from this result?

Open it in the check to search another medicine, or see every brand with no generic listed. The FDA explains generic approval in how generic drugs are approved and the FDA generic drug facts, and the Orange Book itself is the FDA Orange Book. To check what is available now, ask your pharmacist, and see the FDA drug shortages page.