Generic competition · all medicines · read 12 November 2026
Is there a generic of Rocuronium Bromide, and who makes it?
Rocuronium Bromide appears in 2 dosage-form groups in the FDA Orange Book as of 12 November 2026, with 18 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 14.7 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.
- Rocuronium Bromide appears in 2 dosage-form groups in the FDA Orange Book as of 12 November 2026, with 18 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 14.7 years after the first brand approval.
- 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.
Injectable, Injection
Four or more generic makers listed
Every brand product here is listed as discontinued. 18 generic makers with 35 generic products listed as marketed; the first generic approval is dated 26 November 2008.
| Generic maker (applicant) | First approval | Products |
|---|---|---|
| Hospira Inc | 26 November 2008 | 2 |
| Mylan Institutional Llc | 26 November 2008 | 2 |
| Sandoz Inc | 5 December 2008 | 2 |
| Fresenius Kabi Usa Llc | 29 December 2008 | 2 |
| Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc | 28 July 2010 | 2 |
| Tamarang Sa | 27 August 2012 | 2 |
| West Ward Pharmaceutical Corp | 28 February 2017 | 2 |
| Eugia Pharma Specialities Ltd | 12 April 2017 | 2 |
| Gland Pharma Ltd | 4 April 2018 | 2 |
| Piramal Critical Care Inc | 13 August 2019 | 2 |
| Prinston Pharmaceutical Inc | 26 May 2022 | 2 |
| Caplin Steriles Ltd | 2 March 2023 | 2 |
6 more makers are listed in the data.
Patents and exclusivities still listed
No unexpired patent or exclusivity is listed against the marketed brand products in this group.
Solution, Intravenous
Brand listed, no generic listed as marketed
Brand listed as marketed: Rocuronium Bromide. No generic is listed as marketed.
Patents and exclusivities still listed
- 22 July 2039Patent 11998605 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.