Who are Ceftin's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Fetroja, Zerbaxa, Teflaro, Cefditoren Pivoxyl, Omnicef, Maxipime.

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Ceftin — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

Ceftin (CEFUROXIME AXETIL) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Cephalosporin Antibacterial. Area: Infectious Disease.

marketed Cephalosporin Antibacterial Infectious Disease Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Ceftin (CEFUROXIME AXETIL) — GSK. Ceftin works by inhibiting the bacterial enzyme responsible for cell wall synthesis, ultimately leading to bacterial cell death.

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	Approval / PDUFA
Ceftin TARGET	CEFUROXIME AXETIL	GSK	marketed	Cephalosporin Antibacterial	1987-01-01
Fetroja	CEFIDEROCOL	Shionogi	marketed	Cephalosporin Antibacterial	2019-01-01
Zerbaxa	CEFTOLOZANE	Cubist Pharms	marketed	Cephalosporin Antibacterial	2014-01-01
Teflaro	CEFTAROLINE FOSAMIL	AbbVie	marketed	Cephalosporin Antibacterial	2010-01-01
Cefditoren Pivoxyl	CEFDITOREN PIVOXIL	Vansen Pharma	marketed	Cephalosporin Antibacterial	2001-01-01
Omnicef	CEFDINIR		marketed	Cephalosporin Antibacterial [EPC]	1997-01-01
Maxipime	CEFEPIME	Baxter	marketed	Cephalosporin Antibacterial	1996-01-01

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)

2028-05-15 — Zerbaxa · 7129232 · US
2032-09-07 — Zerbaxa · 10028963 · US
2032-09-07 — Zerbaxa · 9724353 · US
2032-09-27 — Zerbaxa · 8476425 · US
2032-09-27 — Zerbaxa · 8685957 · US
2034-03-14 — Zerbaxa · 10420841 · US
2034-03-14 — Zerbaxa · 11278622 · US
2034-03-14 — Zerbaxa · 8968753 · US
2034-03-14 — Zerbaxa · 9320740 · US
2034-03-14 — Zerbaxa · 9872906 · US
2034-05-28 — Zerbaxa · 8906898 · US
2034-09-09 — Zerbaxa · 10376496 · US
2034-09-09 — Zerbaxa · 10933053 · US
2035-08-14 — Zerbaxa · 10125149 · US

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Drug Landscape (2026). Ceftin — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/cefuroxime-axetil. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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