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Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir) (Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir)) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Area: Virology / Infectious Disease.

marketed Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor Hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase / DNA polymerase Virology / Infectious Disease Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir) (Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir)) — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Adefovir dipivoxil is a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor that blocks viral DNA polymerase activity in hepatitis B virus.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir) TARGET Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir) Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC marketed Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor Hepatitis B virus reverse transcriptase / DNA polymerase
atazanavir/tenofovir/emtricitabine atazanavir/tenofovir/emtricitabine Community Research Initiative of New England marketed Antiretroviral combination (protease inhibitor + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) HIV protease, HIV reverse transcriptase
Tenofovir (TDF) Tenofovir (TDF) French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis marketed Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NtRTI) HIV reverse transcriptase; Hepatitis B polymerase
Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Disoproxil Pill Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Disoproxil Pill Fundacion IDEAA marketed Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor combination HIV-1 reverse transcriptase
Raltegravir, tenofovir/emtricitabine Raltegravir, tenofovir/emtricitabine University of California, San Francisco marketed Antiretroviral combination therapy (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase
Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections marketed Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI/NtRTI) combination HIV-1 reverse transcriptase
Vaginal TFV Gel Vaginal TFV Gel University of Washington marketed Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (microbicide) HIV reverse transcriptase

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor class)

  1. GlaxoSmithKline · 2 drugs in this class
  2. IlDong Pharmaceutical Co Ltd · 1 drug in this class
  3. Bristol-Myers Squibb · 1 drug in this class
  4. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class
  5. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · 1 drug in this class
  6. Sun Yat-sen University · 1 drug in this class
  7. Jiangxi Kvvit Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Adefovir dipivoxil (adefovir) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/adefovir-dipivoxil-adefovir. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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