Who are Benzyl penicillin's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Amoxil, Bicillin C-R, Bicillin C-R, Antibiotics, cefuroxime and metronidazole, Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid, Piperacillin / Tazobactam Injection.

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Benzyl penicillin — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

Benzyl penicillin (Benzyl penicillin) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Beta-lactam antibiotic. Area: Infectious Disease.

phase 3 Beta-lactam antibiotic Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) Infectious Disease Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Benzyl penicillin (Benzyl penicillin) — KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Collaborative Research Program. Benzyl penicillin inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to penicillin-binding proteins and blocking peptidoglycan cross-linking.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Benzyl penicillin TARGET	Benzyl penicillin	KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Collaborative Research Program	phase 3	Beta-lactam antibiotic	Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs)
Amoxil	amoxicillin	Generic (originally Beecham/GSK)	marketed	Aminopenicillin (Beta-lactam antibiotic)	5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A, 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B, 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C	1972-01-01
Bicillin C-R	Penicillin G Benzathine	Pfizer	marketed	Beta-lactam antibiotic	Cell-wall peptidoglycan biosynthesis	1952-01-01
Bicillin C-R	Penicillin G Benzathine	Pfizer	marketed	Beta-lactam antibiotic	Cell-wall peptidoglycan biosynthesis	1952-01-01
Antibiotics, cefuroxime and metronidazole	Antibiotics, cefuroxime and metronidazole	Helsinki University Central Hospital	marketed	Beta-lactam antibiotic + nitroimidazole antibiotic combination	Bacterial penicillin-binding proteins (cefuroxime); anaerobic bacterial DNA (metronidazole)
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
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)

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)

2026-12-08 — Amoxil · 8778924 · Compound · US
2026-12-08 — Amoxil · 8357394 · Formulation · US
2027-05-07 — Amoxil · 8299052 · Method of Use · US

Sponsor landscape (Beta-lactam antibiotic class)

Pfizer · 2 drugs in this class
Bayer · 1 drug in this class
Belén Retamal-Valdes · 1 drug in this class
Benova (Tianjin) Innovative medicine Research Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
Esraa Salah Mohamed Abdallah Eladl · 1 drug in this class
Incheon St.Mary's Hospital · 1 drug in this class
International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group · 1 drug in this class
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Collaborative Research Program · 1 drug in this class
National Taiwan University Hospital · 1 drug in this class
Pfizer Inc. · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Benzyl penicillin — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/benzyl-penicillin. Accessed 2026-06-09.

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