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Clindamycin Gel (clindamycin ) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Clindamycin Gel (clindamycin ) (Clindamycin Gel (clindamycin )) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Lincosamide antibiotic. Area: Dermatology.

marketed Lincosamide antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit Dermatology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Clindamycin Gel (clindamycin ) (Clindamycin Gel (clindamycin )) — Stiefel, a GSK Company. Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 50S ribosomal subunit.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Clindamycin Gel (clindamycin ) TARGET Clindamycin Gel (clindamycin ) Stiefel, a GSK Company marketed Lincosamide antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
Linezolid antimicrobial-lock solution Linezolid antimicrobial-lock solution Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra marketed Oxazolidinone antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
Clarithromycin (ST14) Clarithromycin (ST14) National Taiwan University Hospital marketed Macrolide antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
Azithromycin 1gm Azithromycin 1gm Ain Shams Maternity Hospital marketed Macrolide antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
clarithromycin, rifabutin clarithromycin, rifabutin The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler marketed Macrolide antibiotic and rifamycin antibiotic combination Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit (clarithromycin); bacterial RNA polymerase (rifabutin)
Oral Suspension Tedizolid Phosphate Oral Suspension Tedizolid Phosphate Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC marketed Oxazolidinone antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
CLDM 1% gel CLDM 1% gel GlaxoSmithKline 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)

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

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Clindamycin Gel (clindamycin ) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/clindamycin-gel-clindamycin. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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