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Piflufolastat f 18 Brand names: Pylarify

Piflufolastat f 18 (Pylarify) is a prescription medicine with an FDA approval on record since 2021. No generic is listed in FDA's NDC Directory.

  • No generic listed

Check it at the source: the piflufolastat f 18 FDA label on DailyMed (effective July 1, 2026, Aphelion LLC); the NDA 214793 record on Drugs@FDA; every piflufolastat f 18 label on DailyMed.

Highlights of the record

FDA label of July 1, 2026; NDC Directory, Drugs@FDA and Orange Book, October 8, 2026

Used for

From the label: indications and usage

PYLARIFY TRUVU is indicated for positron emission tomography (PET) of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positive lesions in men with prostate cancer: with suspected metastasis who are candidates for initial definitive therapy with suspected recurrence based on elevated serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level PYLARIFY TRUVU is a radioactive diagnostic drug indicated for positron emission tomography (PET) o

Forms and strengths

Injection.

On the market

Earliest approval on file
May 26, 2021 Pylarify, Progenics Pharms Inc; Drugs@FDA’s file, where older or withdrawn approvals can be missing
Generic approvals
No generic approved
Labelers listed (NDC)
2 of which 0 under generic applications, 2 under brand applications, repackagers included
Last listed patent
June 9, 2037 Pylarify injection; not a generic launch date

Supply and safety

Pharmacy cost (NADAC)
Not in the survey
Shortage (FDA)
No current entry
Recalls by its makers (FDA)
No recall recorded
FAERS reports
197 through July 30, 2026

What is piflufolastat f 18 used for?

From the label: indications and usage

PYLARIFY TRUVU is indicated for positron emission tomography (PET) of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positive lesions in men with prostate cancer: with suspected metastasis who are candidates for initial definitive therapy with suspected recurrence based on elevated serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level PYLARIFY TRUVU is a radioactive diagnostic drug indicated for positron emission tomography (PET) of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positive lesions in men with prostate cancer: with suspected metastasis who are candidates for initial definitive therapy with suspected recurrence based on elevated serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level

FDA pharmacologic class: Radioactive Diagnostic Agent.

Source: FDA drug label (PYLARIFY TRUVU), Aphelion LLC, effective July 1, 2026 (SPL set 121c1cb8-6f60-4644-a775-b81c6f21d812), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed

Is there a generic for piflufolastat f 18 (Pylarify)?

No generic piflufolastat f 18 is approved (Drugs@FDA, October 8, 2026).

The Orange Book lists 6 patents for Pylarify injection: the compound patent runs to June 9, 2037. A patent or exclusivity date is not the date a generic goes on sale: court cases and settlements move it either way.

  • 2021 earliest approval on file
  • 2037 last listed patent

Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA NDC Directory and the Orange Book (openFDA bulk files, October 8, 2026)

What do FAERS reports show for piflufolastat f 18?

The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System holds 197 reports that list piflufolastat f 18 among the medicines taken, through July 30, 2026, each a report of something that happened, not proof the medicine caused it; 0 are coded as a death and 4 as a hospital stay. Counts follow how widely a medicine is used and watched, and they are not a measure of how risky it is.

The most reported reactions

  • Radioisotope Scan Abnormal76
  • Drug Ineffective (a use or a product term, not a reaction)53
  • Product Dispensing Error34
  • Product Preparation Error14
  • Product Dose Omission Issue (a use or a product term, not a reaction)11
  • Intercepted Product Dispensing Error9
  • Dizziness6
  • Fatigue (named in the label)6

Side effects: the label's list and every FAERS reaction

Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) via openFDA, reports through July 30, 2026

What next?

Other radioactive diagnostic agents
the pharmacologic class, with prices and generics
Piflufolastat f 18 side effects
the label's list beside FAERS reports
Check an interaction
what two or more labels say about each other