Who are Argatroban's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Revasc, Refludan, Indion, factor concentrates, Taurolin, Angiomax.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-14 · How we verify

Argatroban — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Argatroban (ARGATROBAN) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Anti-coagulant [EPC]. Area: Cardiovascular.

marketed Anti-coagulant [EPC] Prothrombin Cardiovascular Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Argatroban (ARGATROBAN) — Hikma Pharm Co Ltd. Argatroban works by directly inhibiting the activity of thrombin, a key enzyme in the blood clotting process.

Comparator set (6 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
Argatroban TARGET	ARGATROBAN	Hikma Pharm Co Ltd	marketed	Anti-coagulant [EPC]	Prothrombin	2000-01-01
Revasc	DESIRUDIN	Marathon Pharms Llc	marketed	Anti-coagulant	Prothrombin	2003-01-01
Refludan	LEPIRUDIN		marketed	Anti-coagulant	Prothrombin	1998-01-01
Indion	PHENINDIONE	Sanofi	marketed	phenindione	Prothrombin, Vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1, Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase	1982-01-01
factor concentrates	factor concentrates	Genzyme, a Sanofi Company	phase 3	Coagulation factor replacement therapy	Multiple coagulation factors (Factor VIII, Factor IX, Factor V, fibrinogen, prothrombin complex components)
Taurolin	TAUROLIDINE		marketed	Anti-coagulant [EPC]		2023-01-01
Angiomax	BIVALIRUDIN	Novartis	marketed	Anti-coagulant [EPC]	thrombin	2000-01-01

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)

2027-09-26 — Argatroban · 7687516 · Formulation · US
2027-09-26 — Argatroban · 7589106 · Formulation · US

Sponsor landscape (Anti-coagulant [EPC] class)

· 1 drug in this class
CorMedix · 1 drug in this class
Hikma Pharm Co Ltd · 1 drug in this class
Novartis · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Argatroban — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/argatroban. Accessed 2026-05-14.

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