Furoscix Generic: When Will Generic Furosemide Be Available?
This page is aggregated from FDA records, court filings and company announcements. Coded and designed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
Updated October 9, 2026 How we build our data
Furoscix Generic at a Glance
Four quick answers from FDA records and our estimate.
- When is the first generic expected? April 2034 About 7.5 years away Why then?
- Has the FDA approved a generic? Not yet None in the FDA’s records yet Why not yet?
- When does the last patent end? January 2040 14 patents listed with the FDA Why is a generic expected sooner?
- Can you buy a generic today? Not yet No company lists one for sale
Generic furosemide is expected to be available in April 2034, about 7.5 years away. None is for sale yet.
Why April 2034?
It is when Furoscix’s patents 9,884,039, 10,272,064, 11,433,044 and 12,370,168 end. They cover a way of using it and the product’s formulation, and once they end, generics should be able to go on sale as soon as the FDA approves them. We rate it toss-up: still unsettled. Just as likely to slip as to hold.
If Furoscix’s last patent runs to January 2040, how can a generic come sooner?
The 10 patents that run past the expected month, to January 2040 (11,497,755, 11,559,535, 11,571,434, 11,998,555 and 6 more), cover the product’s formulation and a way of using it. A patent like that protects one way of making or using the medicine, not the medicine itself. A generic company can often make its version a different way or leave that use off its label, or a court can rule the patent invalid or not infringed. That is why the expected month comes before the last protection ends. See the road to a generic
Why hasn’t the FDA approved a generic yet?
That is normal before a launch. The FDA usually can’t give a generic its final approval while a patent or exclusivity still blocks it, so final approval often comes close to the day the generic can be sold. No company holds a “tentative” approval yet either (the FDA’s word for a generic that is ready but still blocked).
Will the generic cost less?
Usually, but no company is recorded as having applied to make one yet, and a single company usually brings only a modest drop. See the price pattern
What should I do now?
Keep taking Furoscix as prescribed. When a generic arrives, your pharmacy may switch you to it automatically, and it may look different. What a generic means for you
Our month is only an estimate based on available information, so we never name a day.
Furoscix by the Numbers
- Reason
- Patent expiresA patent that protects the brand runs out. After that, approved generics can be sold.
- How sure
- Toss-up Still unsettled. Just as likely to slip as to hold.
- Price competition
- None filed yet No filers on record
- Brand sales
- Sales not reported
- FDA approved 2022 October 2022 FDA Orange Book
- Patents listed 14 last runs to January 2040 A generic is expected sooner, in April 2034. See why FDA Orange Book
- Medicare Part D spent $75M in 2025, for 5,374 people CMS Part D Spending by Drug
- Medicaid prescriptions 1,014 in the last four reported quarters, $6M CMS Medicaid drug utilization, to Q1 2026
Furoscix’s Road to a Generic
Furoscix has had the market to itself since the FDA approved it in October 2022 (Scpharmaceuticals Inc A Wholly Owned Sub Of Mannkind Corp). Its 14 listed patents run to January 2040.
The first generic of Furoscix is expected in April 2034.
Why that month: patents 9,884,039, 10,272,064, 11,433,044 and 12,370,168, on a way of using it and the product’s formulation, end then. That is about 6 years before the last listed patent runs out, in January 2040.
Why a Generic Can Come Before January 2040
The last listed patent runs to January 2040, but it covers the product’s formulation and a way of using it, not the medicine itself, which a generic can often work around or challenge. Dr. Brian explains
Each bar runs from the brand’s approval to the day that protection ends. The green band is our projection for the first generic: a month, never a day, because legal dates move and a generic reaches shelves days to weeks after it is allowed. Sources: FDA Orange Book; the expected month from court records and company announcements.
Furoscix Patents and FDA Protections
Every patent and exclusivity the FDA Orange Book lists for Furoscix’s own applications. A protection running past the expected month does not mean the date is wrong: a settlement or a court ruling can let a generic in before a patent ends, and a patent on one formulation or use does not block every generic.
The one that matters for a generic launch: patents 9,884,039, 10,272,064, 11,433,044 and 12,370,168, which end in April 2034, the month the first generic is expected. Why the later ones may not hold it back
| Patent | What it covers | Protects until | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,884,039 Sets the expected month of generic availability | A way of using it (U-3462) | April 2034 | Active |
| 10,272,064 Sets the expected month of generic availability | The product’s formulation | April 2034 | Active |
| 11,433,044 Sets the expected month of generic availability | A way of using it (U-3462) | April 2034 | Active |
| 12,370,168 Sets the expected month of generic availability | The product’s formulation; a way of using it (U-3462) | April 2034 | Active |
| 11,497,755 | The product’s formulation | January 2040 | Active |
| 11,559,535 | The product’s formulation | January 2040 | Active |
| 11,571,434 | The product’s formulation | January 2040 | Active |
| 11,998,555 | The product’s formulation; a way of using it (U-4589) | January 2040 | Active |
| 12,048,709 | The product’s formulation; a way of using it (U-4588) | January 2040 | Active |
| 12,491,193 | The product’s formulation; a way of using it (U-4588) | January 2040 | Active |
| 12,491,194 | The product’s formulation; a way of using it (U-4588) | January 2040 | Active |
| 12,491,195 | The product’s formulation; a way of using it (U-4588) | January 2040 | Active |
| 12,491,196 | The product’s formulation; a way of using it (U-4588) | January 2040 | Active |
| 12,491,197 | The product’s formulation; a way of using it (U-4588) | January 2040 | Active |
Source: FDA Orange Book, application 209988. Patent numbers open the patent on Google Patents.
Who Is Lined Up to Make Generic Furosemide
Three steps stand between a brand and a generic you can buy: a company applies to the FDA, the FDA approves it, and the company starts selling it.
Applied to the FDA
No company is recorded as having applied to the FDA to make a generic Furoscix yet.
Approved by the FDA
Not yet. The FDA has not approved a generic furosemide. Final approval often comes close to the day a generic can be sold.
For Sale in Pharmacies
Not yet. No company lists a generic furosemide for sale with the FDA.
Sources: how many companies have applied, from court records and company announcements; approved generics from the FDA Orange Book; tentative approvals from Drugs@FDA; what is for sale from the FDA NDC Directory. The FDA does not disclose an application before it approves it (21 CFR 314.430).
Furoscix Price: What Pharmacies Pay and What Generics Usually Do
What a Generic Could Cost
How we estimate it. The national survey of what pharmacies pay (NADAC) has no recent price for Furoscix, so we cannot show dollars. Here is the FDA’s finding of how far the price pharmacies pay usually falls as generic companies join: about 31% with one company, 44% with two, 73% with four and over 95% with six or more (the typical drop for every drug whose first generic came out from 2015 to 2017).
Median prices pharmacies paid for the generic (invoice prices), compared with the brand’s price before generic entry, from FDA’s 2019 analysis “Generic Competition and Drug Prices”. At the manufacturer’s price FDA found steeper drops (about 39%, 54%, 79% and over 95%), the figures quoted elsewhere on this tracker. A typical pattern, not a price quote for this medicine.
What Medicare and Medicaid Spend on Furoscix
Big public spending is part of why generic makers line up for a medicine, and why its first generic matters beyond the pharmacy counter. Figures are before manufacturer rebates, which are confidential.
Medicare Part D Spending
What Medicare drug plans spent on Furoscix, before manufacturer rebates.
- $15.9M
- January to March 2026, the latest CMS has posted
For 1,478 people, about $8,250 per prescription fill - $75M
- 2025, the whole year
For 5,374 people, about $8,756 per prescription fill
See the numbers
| Period | Spending | People | Per fill |
|---|---|---|---|
| January to March 2026 | $15,939,148 | 1,478 | $8,250.08 |
| 2025 | $75,028,618 | 5,374 | $8,755.82 |
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, matched by the brand name Furoscix only, so no generic is counted in it. What CMS says it is used for: This medication is used to reduce extra water in the body in people with heart failure or kidney disease. Getting rid of the extra water can improve symptoms such as trouble breathing or swelling (edema).
Medicaid Prescriptions by Quarter
1,014 prescriptions in the four quarters to Q1 2026, $6M paid.
See the numbers
| Quarter | Prescriptions | Medicaid paid |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 242 | $1,437,538 |
| Q4 2025 | 305 | $1,909,889 |
| Q3 2025 | 268 | $1,519,214 |
| Q2 2025 | 199 | $1,122,299 |
| Q1 2025 | 66 | $317,679 |
Source: CMS Medicaid State Drug Utilization Data, over Furoscix’s own package codes.
Furoscix Strengths and Forms
| Strength | Form | How it is taken | Approved | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80MG/10ML (8MG/ML) | Solution | Subcutaneous | October 2022 | Prescription reference product |
Source: FDA Orange Book, Scpharmaceuticals Inc A Wholly Owned Sub Of Mannkind Corp. Listed for sale today by scPharmaceuticals Inc. and scPharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MannKind Corporation (FDA NDC Directory).
Furoscix NDC Codes and Packages
Each Furoscix package sold today has its own NDC, the product number printed on the box and on the pharmacy label. Open one to see that package’s details, what pharmacies pay for it and its patent timeline.
| NDC | Product | Package | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71767-0100-01 | FUROSEMIDE 8 mg/mL injection | cartridge of 10 mL | scPharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MannKind Corporation |
| 71767-0100-01 | FUROSEMIDE 8 mg/mL injection | cartridge of 10 mL | scPharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MannKind Corporation |
| 71767-0111-01 | FUROSEMIDE 80 mg/mL injection | syringe of 1 mL | scPharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MannKind Corporation |
Source: the FDA NDC Directory, current listings only. Only packages sold under Furoscix’s own FDA approval (NDA 209988) are listed, never a generic. Some codes belong to companies that repackage Furoscix: it is the same medicine in a different package.
What a Generic Furoscix Means for You
Nothing Changes Until It Is in Pharmacies
Until a generic is actually for sale, keep filling Furoscix as usual. When one arrives, there is nothing you need to sign up for.
Your Pharmacy May Switch You Automatically
Every state lets pharmacists fill a brand-name prescription with an FDA-approved generic rated as equivalent to it, and about 19 states require them to, unless your prescriber writes “dispense as written” or “brand medically necessary” on the prescription. Some states ask the pharmacist to tell you, or to get your OK first. A study of every state’s law has the details.
It Will Probably Look Different
US trademark law does not let a generic look exactly like the brand, so the color, shape or markings usually change. The active ingredient, strength and form are the same. An “authorized generic,” made by or for the brand’s own company, can look identical. The FDA explains.
Your Insurance May Change Too
Once a lower-cost version is available, many insurance plans charge more for the brand, or stop covering it. Your plan’s drug list (formulary) says how.
Until a generic is on US pharmacy shelves, be careful with websites that offer “generic Furoscix”. The FDA warns that unlicensed online pharmacies sell counterfeit and unapproved medicines; its BeSafeRx page shows how to check a pharmacy.
Questions people ask about Furoscix
Is there a generic for Furoscix right now?
No. As of October 9, 2026 no generic furosemide is listed for sale in the FDA NDC Directory.
When will Furoscix go generic?
April 2034 is the expected month, and that is toss-up but not certain. It is when Furoscix’s patents 9,884,039, 10,272,064, 11,433,044 and 12,370,168 end. They cover a way of using it and the product’s formulation, and once they end, generics should be able to go on sale as soon as the FDA approves them. The last listed patent runs to January 2040, but it covers the product’s formulation and a way of using it, not the medicine itself, which a generic can often work around or challenge.
Will generic furosemide be the same as Furoscix?
Yes in the ways that matter: the same active ingredient, strength and form, with proof that it reaches your blood the same way. Inactive ingredients can differ, which is why some people notice a different look or taste.
How much will the generic cost?
Nobody can say for sure before launch. No company is recorded as having applied to the FDA to make one yet, and a single company usually brings only a modest drop.
Has the FDA approved a generic Furoscix?
Not yet. The FDA Orange Book lists no approved generic version of Furoscix.
When does the Furoscix patent expire?
The FDA Orange Book lists 14 patents for Furoscix; the last runs to January 2040. The one behind the expected month is patents 9,884,039, 10,272,064, 11,433,044 and 12,370,168, which end in April 2034. A patent date is not the launch date: settlements and court rulings often bring a generic earlier, and FDA approval or a company’s own plans can make it later. The expected month on this page (April 2034) weighs all of that.
Changes to This Projection
- First generic expected April 2034 on this month’s schedule. A line is added here whenever a monthly update moves the month, the reason or how sure it is.
Every change to the expected month is logged here with the month we saw it.
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About Furoscix
- Generic name furosemide
- How it is taken Injection under the skin
- Company Scpharmaceuticals Inc A Wholly Owned Sub Of Mannkind Corp
- Hard to copy Inhalers, injectables, patches and other hard-to-copy products. Fewer companies attempt them and dates slip more often.
- More drugs Brand-name drugs starting with F
- Have a question? A pharmacist answers, free. Ask about Furoscix
Sources. The expected month: FDA Paragraph IV Patent Certifications list, federal court records, company announcements and securities filings (settlement dates, launch plans, sales). The record on this page: FDA Orange Book, Drugs@FDA (tentative approvals), FDA NDC Directory, CMS Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, Medicaid State Drug Utilization Data, FDA, Generic Competition and Drug Prices (2019). Updated October 9, 2026. Information, not medical advice.