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Ampicillin / sulbactam — Competitive Intelligence Brief
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Beta-lactam antibiotic with beta-lactamase inhibitor
Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs); bacterial beta-lactamase
Infectious Disease
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Ampicillin / sulbactam (Ampicillin / sulbactam) — Medical University of Vienna. Ampicillin inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis while sulbactam inhibits bacterial beta-lactamase enzymes, together restoring ampicillin's activity against beta-lactamase-producing bacteria.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampicillin / sulbactam TARGET | Ampicillin / sulbactam | Medical University of Vienna | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic with beta-lactamase inhibitor | Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs); bacterial beta-lactamase | |
| Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid | Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid | Maggiore Bellaria Hospital, Bologna | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic with beta-lactamase inhibitor | Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs); bacterial beta-lactamases | |
| amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium 1gm | amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium 1gm | GlaxoSmithKline | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic with beta-lactamase inhibitor | Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs); bacterial beta-lactamase | |
| Amoxicillin potassium clavulanate | Amoxicillin potassium clavulanate | Kaizen Bioscience Co. | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic with beta-lactamase inhibitor | Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs); bacterial beta-lactamases | |
| Imipenem+Relebactam | Imipenem+Relebactam | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic with beta-lactamase inhibitor | Penicillin-binding proteins (imipenem); serine beta-lactamases (relebactam) | |
| ampicillin/clavulanate | ampicillin/clavulanate | Phoenix Children's Hospital | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic with beta-lactamase inhibitor | Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs); bacterial beta-lactamases | |
| Piperacillin / Tazobactam Injection | Piperacillin / Tazobactam Injection | Rambam Health Care Campus | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic with beta-lactamase inhibitor | Penicillin-binding proteins; bacterial beta-lactamase enzymes |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Beta-lactam antibiotic with beta-lactamase inhibitor class)
- Medical University of Vienna · 2 drugs in this class
- GlaxoSmithKline · 2 drugs in this class
- Phoenix Children's Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
- Albany Medical College · 2 drugs in this class
- Pfizer · 2 drugs in this class
- Imperial College London · 1 drug in this class
- Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires · 1 drug in this class
- Bayer · 1 drug in this class
- Maggiore Bellaria Hospital, Bologna · 1 drug in this class
- Kaizen Bioscience Co. · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Ampicillin / sulbactam — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/ampicillin-sulbactam. Accessed 2026-06-09.
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