Who are Azathioprine / 6 Mercaptopurine's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): addition of azathioprine, Azathioprine (AZA).

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Last reviewed 2026-05-17 · How we verify

Azathioprine / 6 Mercaptopurine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

Azathioprine / 6 Mercaptopurine (Azathioprine / 6 Mercaptopurine) competitive landscape: 2 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Purine analog immunosuppressant. Area: Immunology.

marketed Purine analog immunosuppressant Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT), inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) Immunology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Azathioprine / 6 Mercaptopurine (Azathioprine / 6 Mercaptopurine) — PIBD-Net. Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine are purine analogs that inhibit nucleotide synthesis and suppress T-cell and B-cell proliferation to reduce immune-mediated inflammation.

Comparator set (2 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
Azathioprine / 6 Mercaptopurine TARGET	Azathioprine / 6 Mercaptopurine	PIBD-Net	marketed	Purine analog immunosuppressant	Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT), inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH)
addition of azathioprine	addition of azathioprine	Védrines, Philippe, M.D.	marketed	Purine analog immunosuppressant	Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH), hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT)
Azathioprine (AZA)	Azathioprine (AZA)	University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein	marketed	Purine analog immunosuppressant	Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH), purine synthesis pathway

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 (Purine analog immunosuppressant class)

PIBD-Net · 1 drug in this class
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · 1 drug in this class
Védrines, Philippe, M.D. · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Azathioprine / 6 Mercaptopurine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/azathioprine-6-mercaptopurine. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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