Who are Cleocin's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Roxacin, Clindamycin Topical Gel 1%, Topical Clindamycin, Clindamycin Gel (clindamycin ), CLDM 1% gel, Dalacin C.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-13 · How we verify

Cleocin — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Cleocin (clindamycin) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Lincosamide antibiotic. Area: Infectious Disease.

marketed Lincosamide antibiotic 50S ribosomal protein L10 Infectious Disease Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Cleocin (clindamycin) — Generic (originally Upjohn/Pfizer). Lincosamide antibiotic that binds the 50S ribosomal subunit, inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis with excellent anaerobic coverage.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Cleocin TARGET	clindamycin	Generic (originally Upjohn/Pfizer)	marketed	Lincosamide antibiotic	50S ribosomal protein L10	1970-01-01
Roxacin	ROXITHROMYCIN		marketed	roxithromycin	Motilin receptor, 50S ribosomal protein L10, Alpha-1B adrenergic receptor
Clindamycin Topical Gel 1%	Clindamycin Topical Gel 1%	Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre	marketed	Lincosamide antibiotic	Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
Topical Clindamycin	Topical Clindamycin	University of Toronto	marketed	Lincosamide antibiotic	Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
Clindamycin Gel (clindamycin )	Clindamycin Gel (clindamycin )	Stiefel, a GSK Company	marketed	Lincosamide antibiotic	Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
CLDM 1% gel	CLDM 1% gel	GlaxoSmithKline	marketed	Lincosamide antibiotic	Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
Dalacin C	Dalacin C	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic, Poland	marketed	Lincosamide antibiotic	Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit

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 (Lincosamide antibiotic class)

GlaxoSmithKline · 2 drugs in this class
Balmoral Medical company · 1 drug in this class
Generic (originally Upjohn/Pfizer) · 1 drug in this class
Hospital General Universitario Elche · 1 drug in this class
Janssen-Cilag, S.A. · 1 drug in this class
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre · 1 drug in this class
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic, Poland · 1 drug in this class
Stiefel, a GSK Company · 1 drug in this class
Actavis Inc. · 1 drug in this class
University of Toronto · 1 drug in this class

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

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