Generic competition · all medicines · read 12 November 2026
Is there a generic of Ivacaftor, and who makes it?
Ivacaftor appears in 2 dosage-form groups in the FDA Orange Book as of 12 November 2026, with no generic maker listed as marketed. 2 groups have 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.
- Ivacaftor appears in 2 dosage-form groups in the FDA Orange Book as of 12 November 2026, with no generic maker listed as marketed.
- 2 groups have 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.
Granule, Oral
Brand listed, no generic listed as marketed
Brand listed as marketed: Kalydeco. No generic is listed as marketed.
Patents and exclusivities still listed
- 21 December 2027Exclusivity ODE-338 Kalydeco
- 22 May 2028Exclusivity M-14 Kalydeco
- 21 June 2028Exclusivity PED Kalydeco
- 22 November 2028Exclusivity PED Kalydeco
- 3 May 2030Exclusivity ODE-435 Kalydeco
- 3 November 2030Exclusivity PED Kalydeco
- 28 December 2026Patent 9670163 drug product
- 28 December 2026Patent 8754224 drug substance
- 28 December 2026Patent 8410274 drug product
- 6 January 2027Patent 8354427*PED
- 20 May 2027Patent 7495103 drug substance
- 28 June 2027Patent 9670163*PED
- 28 June 2027Patent 8754224*PED
- 28 June 2027Patent 8410274*PED
19 more patents are listed.
Tablet, Oral
Brand listed, no generic listed as marketed
Brand listed as marketed: Kalydeco. No generic is listed as marketed.
Patents and exclusivities still listed
- 21 December 2027Exclusivity ODE-338 Kalydeco
- 21 June 2028Exclusivity PED Kalydeco
- 28 December 2026Patent 9670163 drug product
- 28 December 2026Patent 8410274 drug product
- 28 December 2026Patent 8754224 drug substance
- 6 January 2027Patent 8354427*PED
- 20 May 2027Patent 7495103 drug substance
- 28 June 2027Patent 8410274*PED
- 28 June 2027Patent 8754224*PED
- 28 June 2027Patent 9670163*PED
9 more patents are listed.
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.