Who are Exidine's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Zurampic, Glucophage, Amekrin, Cardizem, Duragesic, Grifulvin V.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-13 · How we verify

Exidine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Exidine (CHLORHEXIDINE) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: chlorhexidine. Area: Infectious Disease.

marketed chlorhexidine Solute carrier family 22 member 1 Infectious Disease Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Exidine (CHLORHEXIDINE) — Molnlycke Hlth.

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
Exidine TARGET	CHLORHEXIDINE	Molnlycke Hlth	marketed	chlorhexidine	Solute carrier family 22 member 1	1976-01-01
Zurampic	LESINURAD	Ironwood Pharms Inc	marketed	Urate Transporter 1 Inhibitor	Solute carrier family 22 member 11	2015-01-01
Glucophage	metformin	Generic (originally Merck Serono/Lipha)	marketed	Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitor [EPC]	5'-AMP-activated protein kinase subunit beta-1, Solute carrier family 22 member 1, Solute carrier family 22 member 2	1995-03-03
Amekrin	AMSACRINE		marketed	amsacrine	DNA topoisomerase 2-beta, Solute carrier family 22 member 1, DNA topoisomerase II	1987-01-01
Cardizem	diltiazem	Generic (originally Tanabe Seiyaku)	marketed	Calcium channel blocker (non-dihydropyridine, benzothiazepine)	Voltage-dependent calcium channel gamma-1 subunit, Multidrug resistance protein 1, Solute carrier family 22 member 1	1982-11-05
Duragesic	fentanyl	Johnson & Johnson (Janssen Pharmaceutica)	marketed	Synthetic opioid analgesic	D(4) dopamine receptor, Solute carrier family 22 member 1, D(2) dopamine receptor	1968-01-01
Grifulvin V	GRISEOFULVIN	Johnson And Johnson	marketed	Tubulin Inhibiting Agent [EPC]	Solute carrier family 22 member 1	1962-01-01

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)

2027-01-25 — Duragesic · 10016403 · Formulation · US
2027-01-25 — Duragesic · 8835460 · Formulation · US
2027-01-25 — Duragesic · 9642797 · Formulation · US
2027-01-25 — Duragesic · 9289387 · Formulation · US
2027-01-25 — Duragesic · 8835459 · Formulation · US
2027-01-25 — Duragesic · 10610523 · Formulation · US
2027-01-25 — Duragesic · 9241935 · Formulation · US
2027-01-25 — Duragesic · 9642844 · Formulation · US
2030-04-27 — Duragesic · 8486972 · Formulation · US
2030-04-27 — Duragesic · 8486973 · Method of Use · US

Sponsor landscape (chlorhexidine class)

Molnlycke Hlth · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Exidine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/chlorhexidine. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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