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Chloroquine Sulfate — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Chloroquine Sulfate (Chloroquine Sulfate) competitive landscape: 2 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Antimalarial agent; 4-aminoquinoline. Area: Infectious Disease; Rheumatology (off-label).

marketed Antimalarial agent; 4-aminoquinoline Heme; Toll-like receptors (immunomodulatory effects) Infectious Disease; Rheumatology (off-label) Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Chloroquine Sulfate (Chloroquine Sulfate) — Washington University School of Medicine. Chloroquine sulfate is an antimalarial agent that accumulates in parasitic food vacuoles and inhibits heme polymerization, leading to parasite death.

Comparator set (2 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Chloroquine Sulfate TARGET Chloroquine Sulfate Washington University School of Medicine marketed Antimalarial agent; 4-aminoquinoline Heme; Toll-like receptors (immunomodulatory effects)
Chloroquine diphosphate Chloroquine diphosphate University of Sao Paulo General Hospital marketed Antimalarial agent; 4-aminoquinoline Heme; Toll-like receptors (secondary immunomodulatory effects)
CQ and PQ starting on Day 42 CQ and PQ starting on Day 42 Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado phase 3 Antimalarial agents Parasite heme polymerase (CQ); hypnozoite mitochondrial electron transport (PQ)

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 (Antimalarial agent; 4-aminoquinoline class)

  1. University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  2. Washington University School of Medicine · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Chloroquine Sulfate — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/chloroquine-sulfate. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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