Generic competition · all medicines · read 12 November 2026
Is there a generic of Esketamine Hydrochloride, and who makes it?
Esketamine Hydrochloride appears in 1 dosage-form group in the FDA Orange Book as of 12 November 2026, with no generic maker listed as marketed. 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. 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.
- Esketamine Hydrochloride appears in 1 dosage-form group in the FDA Orange Book as of 12 November 2026, with no generic maker listed as marketed.
- 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.
- 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.
Spray, Nasal
Brand listed, no generic listed as marketed
Brand listed as marketed: Spravato. No generic is listed as marketed.
Patents and exclusivities still listed
- 17 January 2028Exclusivity I-959 Spravato
- 20 March 2027Patent 9592207
- 5 March 2033Patent 8785500
- 14 March 2034Patent 11446260
- 10 September 2035Patent 10869844
- 10 September 2035Patent 11173134
- 10 September 2035Patent 11311500
- 18 February 2040Patent 11883526
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?
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