When pediatric exclusivity is obtained, a 6-month period of exclusivity is added to all existing patents and exclusivity on all applications held by the sponsor for that active moiety. Pediatric exclusivity does not stand alone, but attaches to existing exclusivity. When pediatric exclusivity attaches, in the patent column of the Orange Book, the patent is shown twice—once with the original patent expiration date and a second time reflecting the six month period of pediatric exclusivity linked to that particular patent
