What is Rituxan in the FDA Purple Book?

Rituxan, BLA 103705, is listed as a 351(a) reference biologic with 2 exact FDA presentation rows. The page preserves the BLA-level regulatory role and does not substitute clinical, inventory, or legal conclusions for the source record.

Who is responsible for BLA 103705?

Rituxan, BLA 103705, lists Genentech, Inc. as the BLA applicant. The applicant field identifies responsibility for the application; it does not, by itself, prove that the organization physically manufactures, labels, distributes, or currently sells every presentation.

What presentations are listed for Rituxan?

Rituxan, BLA 103705, has 2 exact FDA presentation rows consolidated on this page. Strength, dosage form, route, product number, licensure, and marketing fields remain attached to their own row rather than being merged into disconnected lists.

What is Rituxan's reference-product relationship?

Rituxan, BLA 103705, is supported as a reference biologic by exact-BLA evidence and has 3 name-linked 351(k) follow-on products in the loaded snapshot. This answer is limited to the current FDA Purple Book record and its exact BLA-level fields.

Is Rituxan interchangeable?

Rituxan, BLA 103705, is not presented as an interchangeable product. Interchangeability is an FDA designation attached to an individual 351(k) follow-on, not a property inferred from this 351(a) BLA or its family.

When was Rituxan licensed by FDA?

Rituxan, BLA 103705, has a listed FDA approval date of Nov 26, 1997. The date is reproduced from this exact Purple Book BLA record and is not a statement about commercial launch or current availability.

Does this page summarize Rituxan's FDA label?

Rituxan, BLA 103705, No exact-BLA label candidate is stored for this record. Approved uses, dosing, and warnings are intentionally unavailable and queued for exact-source research. Therefore the page does not publish product-specific approved uses, dosing, boxed warnings, or safety claims from a reference product or same-ingredient document.

What patent information is published for Rituxan?

Rituxan, BLA 103705, has 15 published Purple Book patent rows, with the latest listed expiration on Jul 31, 2035. FDA publishes sponsor-provided patent information ministerially; these rows are not conclusions about validity, infringement, freedom to operate, or market entry.

What exclusivity information is listed for Rituxan?

Rituxan, BLA 103705, has 1 populated Purple Book exclusivity field, with the latest listed date on Dec 02, 2028. Regulatory exclusivity dates are not patent opinions, inventory signals, or guaranteed market-entry dates.

FDA Purple Book product · 351(a) biologic

Rituxan

rituximab

Rituxan, BLA 103705, is listed in the FDA Purple Book as a 351(a) reference biologic. This page consolidates 2 exact FDA presentation rows, and 3 FDA rows name-link 351(k) follow-on products to its reference family. It separates the BLA applicant from any unverified manufacturer and does not infer clinical labeling, pharmacy substitution, commercial availability, or patent conclusions.

351(a)BLA 103705 2 presentationsRxLicensed Genentech, Inc.

Approved

Nov 26, 1997

License type

351(a)

Marketing

Listed patents

Rituxan (rituximab) is Genentech, Inc.'s FDA-licensed 351(a) biologic under BLA 103705, approved in 1997. The FDA Purple Book lists 15 published patents for it, the last expiring 2035. 3 distinct approved follow-on biologics explicitly reference Rituxan (Truxima, Ruxience, and Riabni), making its reference-product role visible in the loaded family data.

Sourced from the FDA Purple Book · verified Aug 11, 2026

What this Purple Book record establishes

Regulatory interpretation

BLA number

103705

Regulatory role

351(a) reference biologic

Applicant

Genentech, Inc.

Applicant is not automatically the physical manufacturer.

Presentations

Exact FDA presentation rows under this BLA.

Approval

Nov 26, 1997

Follow-on biologics

Rituxan is a 351(a) reference biologic supported by exact-BLA evidence.

3 distinct licensed follow-on biologics in the loaded Purple Book data name Rituxan as their reference product; exact-BLA patent or exclusivity fields, or an unambiguous single-BLA name match, support this page's role.

Substitution boundary

Substitution status belongs to an individual follow-on product; it cannot be inferred from the reference product alone.

Key dates

Licensure & exclusivity

Approval
Approval date of this BLA submission.
Nov 26, 1997
29 yr 3 mo ago
Today
Orphan exclusivity ends
7-year orphan-drug exclusivity window.
Dec 02, 2028
in 2 yr 3 mo

Strengths & presentations

2 FDA presentation rows · BLA 103705

Strength

100MG/10ML (10MG/ML)

Dosage form

Injection

Route

Intravenous

Presentation

Single-Dose Vial

Center

CDER

License number

1048

Product number

001

Submission type

Original

Supplement number

Not listed

Change type

Not listed

Exact presentation matrix

One row per FDA presentation under this exact BLA. Missing cells remain unavailable rather than being borrowed from another product.

Exact FDA Purple Book presentation rows for this BLA
Product	Strength	Dosage form	Route	Presentation	Licensure	Marketing
001	100MG/10ML (10MG/ML)	Injection	Intravenous	Single-Dose Vial	Licensed	Rx
002	500MG/50ML (10MG/ML)	Injection	Intravenous	Single-Dose Vial	Licensed	Rx

Exact-source evidence coverage

Labeling & approval review

Current product label

Exact-source research required

No exact-BLA label candidate is stored for this record. Approved uses, dosing, and warnings are intentionally unavailable and queued for exact-source research.

FDA approval evidence

Not applicable to 351(a)

A biosimilar totality-of-evidence summary is not applicable to this 351(a) record. Product-specific clinical content still requires an exact-BLA label or review source.

Human review pending

Automated BLA-level interpretation has not been marked human-reviewed. The research queue contains 1 exact-source task. Labeling and approval-review claims stay unavailable until their own match gate passes.

Reference product family

Biosimilars & interchangeables

View full family

3 distinct 351(k) follow-on biologics are linked through FDA-stated reference names to Rituxan; 0 are designated interchangeable and 3 have a licensed status in the loaded snapshot.

Exact-BLA patent, exclusivity, or unambiguous linked-family evidence supports this page's reference role. Name-linked licensed biosimilars and interchangeables are listed below.

Reference-family comparison

Purple Book comparison of products in this reference family
Product	Designation	BLA	Approved	Presentation	Marketing
Rituxanrituximab	351(a) reference biologic	103705	Nov 26, 1997	500MG/50ML (10MG/ML) · Intravenous	Rx
Truximarituximab-abbs	351(k) biosimilar	761088	Nov 28, 2018	100MG/10ML (10MG/ML) · Intravenous	Rx
Ruxiencerituximab-pvvr	351(k) biosimilar	761103	Jul 23, 2019	100MG/10ML (10MG/ML) · Intravenous	Rx
Riabnirituximab-arrx	351(k) biosimilar	761140	Dec 17, 2020	100MG/10ML (10MG/ML) · Intravenous	Rx

This brand is also licensed under 1 other BLA:

BLA 103737100MG/10ML (10MG/ML)

Published patents

BPCIA patent list

Patents published in the FDA Purple Book Patent List for this product, with expiration date and source link.
Patent	Expires	In	Source
7,485,704	Mar 08, 2025	1 yr 7 mo ago	FDA
7,976,838	Jun 30, 2025	1 yr 3 mo ago	FDA
10,450,379	Nov 14, 2026	in 2 mo	FDA
10,654,940	Nov 14, 2026	in 2 mo	FDA
10,759,866	Jul 08, 2028	in 1 yr 10 mo	FDA
8,574,869	Jul 08, 2028	in 1 yr 10 mo	FDA
8,460,895	Aug 08, 2029	in 2 yr 11 mo	FDA
10,982,003	Aug 06, 2030	in 3 yr 11 mo	FDA
9,714,293	Aug 06, 2030	in 3 yr 11 mo	FDA
8,512,983	Jan 04, 2031	in 4 yr 4 mo	FDA
10,662,237	Aug 07, 2031	in 4 yr 11 mo	FDA
10,017,732	Mar 14, 2034	in 7 yr 7 mo	FDA
10,676,710	Mar 14, 2034	in 7 yr 7 mo	FDA
10,829,732	Mar 14, 2034	in 7 yr 7 mo	FDA
10,336,983	Jul 31, 2035	in 9 yr	FDA

Practical characteristics and limits

Source-bounded interpretation

Presentation coverage

2 exact FDA presentation rows are consolidated under this BLA rather than split across duplicate pages.

Administration fields

The loaded rows list Intravenous and Injection; these are regulatory presentation fields, not dosing instructions.

Applicant boundary

Genentech, Inc. is the listed BLA applicant. The page does not relabel the applicant as manufacturer, labeler, distributor, or commercial supplier without an exact product-specific source.

Regulatory comparison

Rituxan is a 351(a) reference biologic supported by exact-BLA evidence. Family comparisons preserve each BLA's own designation and do not use Orange Book therapeutic-equivalence terminology.

Source provenance

FDA Purple Book data

Source kind · Monthly download

Checked Aug 11, 2026

FDA release · June 2026

FDA source FDA source

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What this record does not establish

Purple Book marketing status is a regulatory field, not real-time commercial inventory or launch status.
The listed applicant or BLA holder is not automatically the product’s physical manufacturer, labeler, or distributor.
Biosimilar status and interchangeability are distinct FDA designations; neither is a therapeutic-equivalence code from the Orange Book.
A missing patent or exclusivity row is not proof that no relevant rights exist, and listed patent information is not a freedom-to-operate opinion.
Approved uses, dosing, warnings, and clinical evidence require the exact current product label or approval package and are not inferred from the reference product.

Change history

Record versions

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v4Jul 02, 2026
v3Jul 02, 2026
v2Jul 02, 2026

Rituxan: frequently asked questions

Licensure, biosimilar status, exclusivity, and patents for this biologic, from the FDA Purple Book.

Built directly from the FDA Purple Book database of licensed biological products. License types, approval and exclusivity dates, and the patent list match the official FDA record. The Purple Book patent list reflects the statutory BPCIA patent exchange and is not exhaustive.

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