Assyro AI

Purple Book product · Reference 351(a)

Rituxan

rituximab

351(a)BLA 103705RxLicensed Genentech, Inc.

At a glance

Nov 26, 1997

Approved

Reference 351(a)

License type

Rx

Marketing

Yes

Patents listed

Key dates

  1. Approval

    Approval date of this BLA submission.

    Nov 26, 1997

    28 yr 11 mo ago

  2. Today

  3. Orphan exclusivity ends

    7-year orphan-drug exclusivity window.

    Dec 02, 2028

    in 2 yr 6 mo

Pharmaceutical detail

Strength

500MG/50ML (10MG/ML)

Dosage form

Injection

Route

Intravenous

Presentation

Single-Dose Vial

Center

CDER

License number

1048

Product number

002

Submission type

Original

Supplement number

Not listed

Change type

Not listed

Reference product family

View full family

This is the reference (originator) product. Biosimilars and interchangeables referencing it are listed below.

Patent list (15)

Patents published in the FDA Purple Book Patent List for this product, with expiration date and source link.
PatentExpiresInSource
7,485,704Mar 08, 20251 yr 3 mo agoFDA
7,976,838Jun 30, 202511 mo agoFDA
10,450,379Nov 14, 2026in 5 moFDA
10,654,940Nov 14, 2026in 5 moFDA
10,759,866Jul 08, 2028in 2 yr 2 moFDA
8,574,869Jul 08, 2028in 2 yr 2 moFDA
8,460,895Aug 08, 2029in 3 yr 3 moFDA
10,982,003Aug 06, 2030in 4 yr 3 moFDA
9,714,293Aug 06, 2030in 4 yr 3 moFDA
8,512,983Jan 04, 2031in 4 yr 8 moFDA
10,662,237Aug 07, 2031in 5 yr 3 moFDA
10,017,732Mar 14, 2034in 7 yr 11 moFDA
10,676,710Mar 14, 2034in 7 yr 11 moFDA
10,829,732Mar 14, 2034in 7 yr 11 moFDA
10,336,983Jul 31, 2035in 9 yr 3 moFDA

Taxonomy and ontology

12 terms

center

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

center · CDER

application pathway

Biologics License Application

blaNumber · BLA

license type

351(a)

blaType · 351(a)

application pathway

Section 351(a) Biologic

blaType · 351(a)

product role

Reference or Standalone Biologic

blaType · Reference product

marketing status

Prescription

marketingStatus · Rx

licensure status

Licensed

licensure · Licensed

route

Intravenous

routeOfAdministration · Intravenous

dosage form

Injection

dosageForm · Injection

source kind

Monthly Download

sourceKind · monthly_download

  • Food and Drug Administrationparent ofCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research
  • Food and Drug Administrationsource forMonthly Download
  • Biologics License Applicationparent ofSection 351(a) Biologic
  • Biologics License Applicationparent ofSection 351(k) Biosimilar or Interchangeable
  • Section 351(a) Biologicmaps to351(a)
  • 351(a)classifiesReference or Standalone Biologic

Source provenance

Source kind · Monthly download
Checked May 28, 2026
FDA release · April 2026
Agent CTA Background

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