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clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream 2% — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Lincosamide antibiotic
Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
Infectious Disease / Gynecology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream 2% (clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream 2%) — Actavis Inc.. Clindamycin phosphate is a lincosamide antibiotic that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 50S ribosomal subunit, thereby killing or inhibiting the growth of anaerobic bacteria and some gram-positive organisms responsible for bacterial vaginosis.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream 2% TARGET | clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream 2% | Actavis Inc. | phase 3 | Lincosamide antibiotic | Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit | |
| Clarithromycin (ST14) | Clarithromycin (ST14) | National Taiwan University Hospital | marketed | Macrolide antibiotic | Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit | |
| Azithromycin 1 gram IV | Azithromycin 1 gram IV | Thomas Jefferson University | marketed | Macrolide antibiotic | Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit | |
| linezolid (Zyvox) | linezolid (Zyvox) | Pfizer | marketed | Oxazolidinone antibiotic | Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit | |
| Azithropycin according to symptoms | Azithropycin according to symptoms | University Hospital, Montpellier | marketed | Macrolide antibiotic | Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit (23S rRNA) | |
| Azithromycin Oral Product | Azithromycin Oral Product | Thomas Jefferson University | marketed | Macrolide antibiotic | Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit | |
| Clindamycin Topical Gel 1% | Clindamycin Topical Gel 1% | Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre | marketed | Lincosamide antibiotic | Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit |
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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). clindamycin phosphate vaginal cream 2% — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/clindamycin-phosphate-vaginal-cream-2. Accessed 2026-05-17.
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