# FDA Orange Book (patents + exclusivity)

`drug_silver.dim_orange_book_product` · Drugs and formularies · status partial

FDA approved-drug products with therapeutic-equivalence, patent, and exclusivity metadata. Drives generic-launch timing queries.

**Grain.** One row per (application_number, product_id, observed_month).

| column | type | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| appl_type | string |  |
| appl_no | string |  |
| product_no | string |  |
| ingredient | string |  |
| dosage_form | string |  |
| route | string |  |
| trade_name | string |  |
| applicant_short | string |  |
| applicant_full_name | string |  |
| strength | string |  |
| te_code | string |  |
| approval_date_text | string |  |
| rld | boolean |  |
| rs | boolean |  |
| product_type | string |  |
| observed_period | date |  |
| asserted_at | date |  |
| effective_period_start | date |  |
| effective_period_end | date |  |
| cms_vintage_sequence | int |  |
| parse_revision | int |  |
| parser_artifact_hash | string |  |
| source_url | string |  |
| sha256_content_hash | string |  |
| source_id | string |  |
| is_current | boolean |  |
| bronze_object_key | string |  |
| s3_version_id | string |  |
| vintage_tag | string |  |
| drug_source_version_id | string |  |

Query it: `query_substrate` with `SELECT ... FROM drug_silver.dim_orange_book_product WHERE ... LIMIT 100`; read `describe_data_source("drug_silver.dim_orange_book_product")` first.