Who are Olbemox's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Vumerity, Tecfidera, Niaspan, Tecfidera, Vumerity, Comparator: niacin.

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Olbemox — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olbemox (ACIPIMOX) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: acipimox. Area: Gastroenterology.

phase 3 acipimox Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 Gastroenterology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Olbemox (ACIPIMOX). Olbemox works by activating the hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2, which helps to reduce the production of triglycerides in the liver.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Olbemox TARGET	ACIPIMOX		phase 3	acipimox	Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2
Vumerity	DIROXIMEL FUMARATE	Biogen	marketed		Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2	2019-01-01
Tecfidera	DIMETHYL FUMARATE	Biogen	marketed	dimethyl fumarate	Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2	2013-01-01
Niaspan	Nicotinic Acid	Medpointe Pharm Hlc	marketed	Non-Standardized Food Allergenic Extract [EPC]	Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2	1957-01-01
Tecfidera	Tecfidera	EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc.	marketed		Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2, Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
Vumerity	Vumerity	University of Nebraska	marketed		Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2, Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2
Comparator: niacin	Comparator: niacin	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	phase 3	Lipid-modifying agent; B vitamin	GPR109A (hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2)

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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Patent timeline (forward window)

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Sponsor landscape (acipimox class)

· 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Olbemox — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/acipimox. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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