Who are Adapalen's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): differin.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-15 · How we verify

Adapalen — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Adapalen (Adapalen) competitive landscape: 1 comparator, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Area: Metabolic.

marketed Aspartate aminotransferase, cytoplasmic, Glycine receptor subunit alpha-1, Retinoic acid receptor alpha Metabolic Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Adapalen (Adapalen) — Technische Universität Dresden.

Comparator set (1 drugs)

Auto-detected by same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area, ranked by phase + recency. Override with ?vs=slug1,slug2,….

Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Adapalen TARGET	Adapalen	Technische Universität Dresden	marketed		Aspartate aminotransferase, cytoplasmic, Glycine receptor subunit alpha-1, Retinoic acid receptor alpha
differin	differin	University of Magdeburg	marketed		Aspartate aminotransferase, cytoplasmic, Glycine receptor subunit alpha-1, Retinoic acid receptor alpha

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

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Drug Landscape (2026). Adapalen — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/adapalen. Accessed 2026-05-15.

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