Triptodur Generic: When Will Generic Triptorelin Pamoate 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
Triptodur Generic at a Glance
Four quick answers from FDA records and our estimate.
- When is the first generic expected? June 2029 About 2.5 years away Why then?
- Has the FDA approved a generic? Unknown No FDA Orange Book record under this name
- When does the brand’s protection end? Unknown Not in the FDA record we could read
- Can you buy a generic today? Not yet No company lists one for sale
Generic triptorelin pamoate is expected to be available in June 2029, about 2.5 years away. None is for sale yet.
Why June 2029?
A patent that protects the brand runs out. After that, approved generics can be sold. We rate it toss-up: still unsettled. Just as likely to slip as to hold.
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 Triptodur 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.
Triptodur 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
- $38M a yearSmaller seller
- Medicaid prescriptions 940 in the last four reported quarters, $20.2M CMS Medicaid drug utilization, to Q1 2026
Triptodur’s Road to a Generic
The first generic of Triptodur is expected in June 2029.
Why that month: a patent that protects the brand runs out. After that, approved generics can be sold.
The bar shows Triptodur on the market on its own until the month we expect the first generic (the green band), a month and never a day. Its approval date and patents are not in the FDA Orange Book under this name, so the bar fades in from the left. The expected month comes from court records and company announcements.
Who Is Lined Up to Make Generic Triptorelin Pamoate
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 Triptodur yet.
Approved by the FDA
We could not find Triptodur’s own record in the FDA Orange Book under this name, so the approved generic makers are not shown.
For Sale in Pharmacies
Not yet. No company lists a generic triptorelin pamoate for sale with the FDA.
Sources: how many companies have applied, from court records and company announcements; approved generics from the FDA Orange Book; what is for sale from the FDA NDC Directory. The FDA does not disclose an application before it approves it (21 CFR 314.430).
Triptodur 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 Triptodur, 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 Triptodur
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
940 prescriptions in the four quarters to Q1 2026, $20.2M paid.
See the numbers
| Quarter | Prescriptions | Medicaid paid |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 178 | $3,906,331 |
| Q4 2025 | 237 | $5,005,201 |
| Q3 2025 | 270 | $5,793,991 |
| Q2 2025 | 255 | $5,476,742 |
| Q1 2025 | 280 | $5,936,590 |
Source: CMS Medicaid State Drug Utilization Data, over Triptodur’s own package codes.
Triptodur NDC Codes and Packages
Each Triptodur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24338-0150-20 | kit | 1 KIT in 1 CARTON * 2 mL in 1 VIAL * 2 mL in 1 SYRINGE, GLASS | Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| 24338-0150-20 | kit | 1 KIT in 1 CARTON * 2 mL in 1 VIAL * 2 mL in 1 SYRINGE, GLASS | Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Source: the FDA NDC Directory, current listings only. Some codes belong to companies that repackage Triptodur: it is the same medicine in a different package.
What a Generic Triptodur Means for You
Nothing Changes Until It Is in Pharmacies
Until a generic is actually for sale, keep filling Triptodur 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 Triptodur”. 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 Triptodur
Is there a generic for Triptodur right now?
No. As of October 9, 2026 no generic triptorelin pamoate is listed for sale in the FDA NDC Directory.
When will Triptodur go generic?
June 2029 is the expected month, and that is toss-up but not certain. A patent that protects the brand runs out. After that, approved generics can be sold.
Will generic triptorelin pamoate be the same as Triptodur?
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.
Changes to This Projection
- First generic expected June 2029 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.
Also Going Generic
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- SohonosPalovaroteneAugust 2037
- Aristada InitioAripiprazole LauroxilApril 2039
- EluciremGadopiclenolJanuary 2040
About Triptodur
- Generic name triptorelin pamoate
- How it is taken Injection into a muscle
- 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 Triptodur
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, FDA NDC Directory, Medicaid State Drug Utilization Data, FDA, Generic Competition and Drug Prices (2019). Updated October 9, 2026. Information, not medical advice.