Talzenna Generic: When Will Generic Talazoparib 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
Talzenna Generic at a Glance
Four quick answers from FDA records and our estimate.
- When is the first generic expected? October 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? October 2031 6 patents listed with the FDA
- Can you buy a generic today? Not yet No company lists one for sale
Generic talazoparib tosylate is expected to be available in October 2032, about 6 years away. None is for sale yet.
Why October 2032?
It is when Talzenna’s patent 8,012,976 ends. That patent covers the active ingredient and the product’s formulation, and once it ends, generics can go on sale as soon as the FDA approves them. We rate it probable: more likely than not, but it can still move.
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 Talzenna 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.
Talzenna by the Numbers
- Reason
- Patent expiresA patent that protects the brand runs out. After that, approved generics can be sold.
- How sure
- Probable More likely than not, but it can still move.
- Price competition
- None filed yet No filers on record
- Brand sales
- $175M a yearBig seller
- FDA approved 2018 October 2018 FDA Orange Book
- Patents listed 6 last runs to October 2031 FDA Orange Book
- Medicare Part D spent $124.5M in 2025, for 1,254 people CMS Part D Spending by Drug
- Medicaid prescriptions 12 in the last four reported quarters, $197.7K CMS Medicaid drug utilization, to Q1 2026
Talzenna’s Road to a Generic
Talzenna has had the market to itself since the FDA approved it in October 2018 (Pfizer Inc). Its FDA protections on record ended by June 2026. Its 6 listed patents run to October 2031.
The first generic of Talzenna is expected in October 2032.
Why that month: patent 8,012,976, on the active ingredient and 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.
Talzenna Patents and FDA Protections
Every patent and exclusivity the FDA Orange Book lists for Talzenna’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 8,012,976, which ends in July 2029; the first generic is expected after it, in October 2032, about 6 years away.
| Patent | What it covers | Protects until | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,012,976 Sets the expected month of generic availability | The active ingredient; the product’s formulation | July 2029 | Active |
| 8,420,650 | The active ingredient; the product’s formulation | July 2029 | Active |
| 9,820,985 | A way of using it (U-2437) | July 2029 | Active |
| 10,780,088 | A way of using it (U-3651) | July 2029 | Active |
| 8,735,392 | The active ingredient; the product’s formulation | October 2031 | Active |
| 10,189,837 | The active ingredient; the product’s formulation | October 2031 | Active |
| Exclusivity | What it means | Ends | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| New use I-920 | Three years of protection for a newly approved use (indication). | June 2026 | Ended |
Source: FDA Orange Book, application 211651, 217439. Patent numbers open the patent on Google Patents.
Who Is Lined Up to Make Generic Talazoparib Tosylate
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 Talzenna yet.
Approved by the FDA
Not yet. The FDA has not approved a generic talazoparib tosylate. Final approval often comes close to the day a generic can be sold.
For Sale in Pharmacies
Not yet. No company lists a generic talazoparib tosylate 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).
Talzenna 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 Talzenna, 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 Talzenna
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 Talzenna, before manufacturer rebates.
- $35.7M
- January to March 2026, the latest CMS has posted
For 762 people, about $19,620 per prescription fill - $124.5M
- 2025, the whole year
For 1,254 people, about $18,543 per prescription fill
See the numbers
| Period | Spending | People | Per fill |
|---|---|---|---|
| January to March 2026 | $35,707,508 | 762 | $19,619.51 |
| 2025 | $124,495,429 | 1,254 | $18,542.66 |
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, matched by the brand name Talzenna only, so no generic is counted in it. What CMS says it is used for: This medication is used to treat certain cancers (such as breast, prostate). Talazoparib works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells.
Medicaid Prescriptions by Quarter
12 prescriptions in the four quarters to Q1 2026, $197.7K paid.
See the numbers
| Quarter | Prescriptions | Medicaid paid |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | 12 | $197,725 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | $0 |
Source: CMS Medicaid State Drug Utilization Data, over Talzenna’s own package codes.
Talzenna Strengths and Forms
| Strength | Form | How it is taken | Approved | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQ 0.25MG BASE | Capsule | Oral | October 2018 | Discontinued reference product |
| EQ 1MG BASE | Capsule | Oral | October 2018 | Discontinued reference product |
| EQ 0.5MG BASE | Capsule | Oral | September 2021 | Discontinued reference product |
| EQ 0.75MG BASE | Capsule | Oral | September 2021 | Discontinued reference product |
| EQ 0.1MG BASE | Capsule | Oral | June 2023 | Discontinued reference product |
| EQ 0.35MG BASE | Capsule | Oral | June 2023 | Discontinued reference product |
Source: FDA Orange Book, Pfizer Inc. Listed for sale today by Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc and U.S. Pharmaceuticals (FDA NDC Directory).
Talzenna NDC Codes and Packages
Each Talzenna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00069-1031-30 | 0.1 mg capsule | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 00069-1235-30 | 0.35 mg capsule | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 63539-0051-30 | 0.5 mg capsule | bottle of 30 capsules | U.S. Pharmaceuticals |
| 63539-0051-30 | 0.5 mg capsule | bottle of 30 capsules | U.S. Pharmaceuticals |
| 00069-1751-30 | 0.75 mg capsule | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 00069-0252-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE .1 mg/1 capsule, liquid filled | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 00069-0296-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE .25 mg/1 capsule | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 00069-0296-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE .25 mg/1 capsule | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
Show the other 13 Talzenna packages
| NDC | Product | Package | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00069-0353-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE .25 mg/1 capsule, liquid filled | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 00069-0454-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE .35 mg/1 capsule, liquid filled | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 00069-1501-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE .5 mg/1 capsule | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 00069-1501-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE .5 mg/1 capsule | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 00069-0546-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE .5 mg/1 capsule, liquid filled | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 63539-0025-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE .5 mg/1 capsule, liquid filled | bottle of 30 capsules | U.S. Pharmaceuticals |
| 00069-0655-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE .75 mg/1 capsule, liquid filled | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 00069-1195-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE 1 mg/1 capsule | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 00069-1195-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE 1 mg/1 capsule | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 63539-0295-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE 1 mg/1 capsule | bottle of 30 capsules | U.S. Pharmaceuticals |
| 63539-0295-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE 1 mg/1 capsule | bottle of 30 capsules | U.S. Pharmaceuticals |
| 00069-0757-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE 1 mg/1 capsule, liquid filled | bottle of 30 capsules | Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc |
| 63539-0031-30 | TALAZOPARIB TOSYLATE 1 mg/1 capsule, liquid filled | bottle of 30 capsules | U.S. Pharmaceuticals |
Source: the FDA NDC Directory, current listings only. Only packages sold under Talzenna’s own FDA approval (NDA 211651, NDA 217439) are listed, never a generic. Some codes belong to companies that repackage Talzenna: it is the same medicine in a different package.
What a Generic Talzenna Means for You
Nothing Changes Until It Is in Pharmacies
Until a generic is actually for sale, keep filling Talzenna 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 Talzenna”. 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 Talzenna
Is there a generic for Talzenna right now?
No. As of October 9, 2026 no generic talazoparib tosylate is listed for sale in the FDA NDC Directory.
When will Talzenna go generic?
October 2032 is the expected month, and that is probable but not certain. It is when Talzenna’s patent 8,012,976 ends. That patent covers the active ingredient and the product’s formulation, and once it ends, generics can go on sale as soon as the FDA approves them.
Will generic talazoparib tosylate be the same as Talzenna?
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 Talzenna?
Not yet. The FDA Orange Book lists no approved generic version of Talzenna.
When does the Talzenna patent expire?
The FDA Orange Book lists 6 patents for Talzenna; the last runs to October 2031. The one behind the expected month is patent 8,012,976, which ends in July 2029. 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 (October 2032) weighs all of that.
Changes to This Projection
- First generic expected October 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 Talzenna
- Generic name talazoparib tosylate
- How it is taken By mouth
- Company Pfizer Inc
- 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 T
- Have a question? A pharmacist answers, free. Ask about Talzenna
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.