When will generic Tirzepatide be available?

Patents listed with the FDA

40 unexpired or current listing(s).

FDA exclusivity

Exclusivity is granted by the FDA and runs separately from patents. It can block a generic even after a patent expires.

Approved products

What a generic Tirzepatide would have to match

Forms and strengths

Injection: Clear, colorless to slightly yellow solution in pre-filled single-dose pens, single-dose vials, multi-dose vials, or single-patient-use KwikPens, each available in the following strengths. The multi-dose vials and single-patient-use KwikPen each contain 4 doses: Single-dose Pen or Vial 2.5 mg/0.5 mL 5 mg/0.5 mL 7.5 mg/0.5 mL 10 mg/0.5 mL 12.5 mg/0.5 mL 15 mg/0.5 mL Multi-dose Vial (4 doses per vial) Dose per Injection Total Strength per Total Volume Strength per mL 2.5 mg/0.6 mL 10 mg/2.4 mL 4.17 mg/mL 5 mg/0.6 mL 20 mg/2.4 mL 8.33 mg/mL 7.5 mg/0.6 mL 30 mg/2.4 mL 12.5 mg/mL 10 mg/0.6 mL 40 mg/2.4 mL 16.7 mg/mL 12.5 mg/0.6 mL 50 mg/2.4 mL 20.8 mg/mL 15 mg/0.6 mL 60 mg/2.4 mL 25 mg/mL Single-Patient-Use KwikPen (4 doses per KwikPen) Dose per Injection Total Strength per Total Volume Strength per mL 2.5 mg 10 mg/2.4 mL 4.17 mg/mL 5 mg 20 mg/2.4 mL 8.33 mg/mL 7.5 mg 30 mg/2.4 mL...

How it is supplied

16.1 How Supplied ZEPBOUND (tirzepatide) is a clear, colorless to slightly yellow solution available in cartons containing 4 pre-filled single-dose pens, 1 single-dose vial, 4 single-dose vials, 1 multi-dose vial, or 1 single-patient-use KwikPen as follows: Single-Dose Vial and Prefilled Pen Strength 4 pack Single-dose Pen NDC 1 pack Single-dose Vial NDC 4 pack Single-dose Vial NDC 2.5 mg/0.5 mL 0002-2506-80 0002-0152-01 0002-0152-04 5 mg/0.5 mL 0002-2495-80 0002-0243-01 0002-0243-04 7.5 mg/0.5 mL 0002-2484-80 0002-1214-01 0002-1214-04 10 mg/0.5 mL 0002-2471-80 0002-1340-01 0002-1340-04 12.5 mg/0.5 mL 0002-2460-80 0002-1423-01 0002-1423-04 15 mg/0.5 mL 0002-2457-80 0002-2002-01 0002-2002-04...

Storage

Do not freeze ZEPBOUND. Do not use ZEPBOUND if frozen. Protect ZEPBOUND from heat and light. Store ZEPBOUND in the original carton to protect from light. ZEPBOUND Single-dose Pen and Single-dose Vial Store ZEPBOUND single-dose pen and single-dose vial in a refrigerator at 2°C to 8°C (36°F to 46°F). If needed, each single-dose pen or single-dose vial can be stored unrefrigerated at temperatures not to exceed 30°C (86°F) for up to a total of 21 days. Discard single-dose pen and single-dose vial...

A generic has to match the reference product on active ingredient, strength, dosage form and route. These are the forms the FDA label currently lists. Source: FDA Structured Product Labeling, label effective 2026-08-28.

Recalls involving Tirzepatide

Supply history matters to availability: a recalled batch is a batch that did not reach patients. Most records here are compounded preparations rather than the approved product. Source: openFDA drug enforcement reports, checked 2026-11-09.

Other drugs and when their protection ends

Ordered by the date the last listed patent or exclusivity expires.

• Octreotide
  protection runs to June 2027
• Terlipressin
  protection runs to September 2027
• Abaloparatide
  protection runs to October 2027
• Macimorelin
  protection runs to October 2027
• Setmelanotide
  protection runs to October 2027