Generics manufacturers may have a bumper harvest because a large number of products come off-patent. Two top selling pesticide, the herbicide glyphosate and the insecticide imidacloprid, have lost their patent protection in all major markets for a few years. Many other important ais are due to lose their patent protection over the next ten years. Get more details from the table as follows:
Top 10 post-patent pesticide prospects
Active ingredient Activity Year of main patent
Azoxystrobin Fungicide 1989
Mesotrione Herbicide 1995
Pyraclostrobin Fungicide 1999
Fipronil Insecticide 1987
Kresoxim-methyl Fungicide 1991
Thiamethoxam Insecticide 1996
5-metolachlor Herbicide 1996
Epoxiconazole Fungicide 1985
Nicosulfuron Herbicide 1986
Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl Herbicide 1989
According to the above table, the generics market should grow by at least US Dollars 3.5 billion over the next decade. However, Some expert advises that the benefit is not without its challenges.
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