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Beta-lactam antibiotic — Competitive Intelligence Brief
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Beta-lactam antibiotic
Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs); bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan
Infectious Disease
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Beta-lactam antibiotic (Beta-lactam antibiotic) — University Hospital, Ghent. Beta-lactam antibiotics inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to penicillin-binding proteins and blocking peptidoglycan cross-linking.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta-lactam antibiotic TARGET | Beta-lactam antibiotic | University Hospital, Ghent | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic | Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs); bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan | |
| 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 |
| high dose amoxicillin/clavulanate | high dose amoxicillin/clavulanate | Albany Medical College | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic with beta-lactamase inhibitor | Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs); beta-lactamase | |
| ampicillin/clavulanate | ampicillin/clavulanate | Phoenix Children's Hospital | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic with beta-lactamase inhibitor | Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs); bacterial beta-lactamases | |
| Third generation cephalosporins | Third generation cephalosporins | Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic (cephalosporin) | Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
Patent timeline (forward window)
- — Amoxil · 8778924 · Compound · US
- — Amoxil · 8357394 · Formulation · US
- — 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). Beta-lactam antibiotic — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/beta-lactam-antibiotic. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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