Netspot Generic: When Will Generic Gallium Ga-68 Dotatate 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
Netspot Generic at a Glance
Four quick answers from FDA records and our estimate.
- When is the first generic expected? August 2032 About 6 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? August 2032 Its only patent listed with the FDA
- Can you buy a generic today? Not yet No company lists one for sale
Generic gallium ga-68 dotatate is expected to be available in August 2032, about 6 years away. None is for sale yet.
Why August 2032?
It is when Netspot’s patent 9,375,498 ends. That patent covers the product’s formulation, and once it ends, generics can go on sale as soon as the FDA approves them. It is too early to rate how firm that is.
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 Netspot 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.
Netspot by the Numbers
- Reason
- Patent expiresA patent that protects the brand runs out. After that, approved generics can be sold.
- How sure
- Not rated Too early to rate. The month is where the records point today.
- Price competition
- None filed yet No filers on record
- Brand sales
- $64M a yearSmaller seller
- FDA approved 2016 June 2016 FDA Orange Book
- Patents listed 1 last runs to August 2032 FDA Orange Book
- Medicaid prescriptions 566 in the last four reported quarters, $1.5M CMS Medicaid drug utilization, to Q1 2026
Netspot’s Road to a Generic
Netspot has had the market to itself since the FDA approved it in June 2016 (Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp). Its one listed patent runs to August 2032.
The first generic of Netspot is expected in August 2032.
Why that month: patent 9,375,498, on the product’s formulation, ends then.
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.
Netspot Patents and FDA Protections
Every patent and exclusivity the FDA Orange Book lists for Netspot’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: patent 9,375,498, which ends in August 2032, the month the first generic is expected.
| Patent | What it covers | Protects until | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,375,498 Sets the expected month of generic availability | The product’s formulation | August 2032 | Active |
Source: FDA Orange Book, application 208547. Patent numbers open the patent on Google Patents.
Who Is Lined Up to Make Generic Gallium Ga-68 Dotatate
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 Netspot yet.
Approved by the FDA
Not yet. The FDA has not approved a generic gallium ga-68 dotatate. Final approval often comes close to the day a generic can be sold.
For Sale in Pharmacies
Not yet. No company lists a generic gallium ga-68 dotatate 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).
Netspot 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 Netspot, 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 Netspot
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.
Medicaid Prescriptions by Quarter
566 prescriptions in the four quarters to Q1 2026, $1.5M paid.
See the numbers
| Quarter | Prescriptions | Medicaid paid |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 102 | $291,240 |
| Q4 2025 | 160 | $426,054 |
| Q3 2025 | 147 | $389,000 |
| Q2 2025 | 157 | $422,425 |
| Q1 2025 | 71 | $127,276 |
Source: CMS Medicaid State Drug Utilization Data, over Netspot’s own package codes.
Netspot Strengths and Forms
| Strength | Form | How it is taken | Approved | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1-5.5mCi/ML | Powder | Intravenous | June 2016 | Prescription reference product |
Source: FDA Orange Book, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Listed for sale today by Advanced Accelerator Applications USA, Inc (FDA NDC Directory).
Netspot NDC Codes and Packages
Each Netspot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69488-0001-40 | kit | 1 KIT in 1 KIT * 1 INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE | Advanced Accelerator Applications USA, Inc |
| 69488-0001-40 | kit | 1 KIT in 1 KIT * 1 INJECTION, POWDER, LYOPHILIZED, FOR SOLUTION in 1 VIAL, SINGLE-DOSE | Advanced Accelerator Applications USA, Inc |
Source: the FDA NDC Directory, current listings only. Only packages sold under Netspot’s own FDA approval (NDA 208547) are listed, never a generic. Some codes belong to companies that repackage Netspot: it is the same medicine in a different package.
What a Generic Netspot Means for You
Nothing Changes Until It Is in Pharmacies
Until a generic is actually for sale, keep filling Netspot 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 Netspot”. 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 Netspot
Is there a generic for Netspot right now?
No. As of October 9, 2026 no generic gallium ga-68 dotatate is listed for sale in the FDA NDC Directory.
When will Netspot go generic?
August 2032 is the expected month. It is when Netspot’s patent 9,375,498 ends. That patent covers the product’s formulation, and once it ends, generics can go on sale as soon as the FDA approves them.
Will generic gallium ga-68 dotatate be the same as Netspot?
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 Netspot?
Not yet. The FDA Orange Book lists no approved generic version of Netspot.
When does the Netspot patent expire?
One patent is listed for Netspot in the FDA Orange Book; it runs to August 2032. The one behind the expected month is patent 9,375,498, which ends in August 2032. 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 (August 2032) weighs all of that.
Changes to This Projection
- First generic expected August 2032 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 Netspot
- Generic name gallium ga-68 dotatate
- How it is taken Into a vein (IV)
- Company Novartis Pharmaceuticals 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 N
- Have a question? A pharmacist answers, free. Ask about Netspot
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, Medicaid State Drug Utilization Data, FDA, Generic Competition and Drug Prices (2019). Updated October 9, 2026. Information, not medical advice.