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Codeine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Codeine (codeine phosphate) competitive landscape: 5 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Opioid analgesic, Antitussive. Area: Metabolic.

marketed Opioid analgesic, Antitussive Delta-type opioid receptor, Kappa-type opioid receptor, Mu-type opioid receptor Metabolic Small molecule (natural alkaloid) Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Codeine (codeine phosphate) — Generic (multiple manufacturers).

Comparator set (5 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Codeine TARGET codeine phosphate Generic (multiple manufacturers) marketed Opioid analgesic, Antitussive Delta-type opioid receptor, Kappa-type opioid receptor, Mu-type opioid receptor 1950-01-01
OxyContin oxycodone Purdue Pharma marketed Delta-type opioid receptor, Kappa-type opioid receptor, Mu-type opioid receptor
Revivon DIPRENORPHINE marketed Delta-type opioid receptor, Kappa-type opioid receptor, Mu-type opioid receptor
Nalorphin NALORPHINE marketed nalorphine Delta-type opioid receptor, Kappa-type opioid receptor, Mu-type opioid receptor
Ids-Ne-007 ETORPHINE marketed Delta-type opioid receptor, Kappa-type opioid receptor, Mu-type opioid receptor
OXYCONTIN® OXYCONTIN® Mundipharma (China) Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd marketed Delta-type opioid receptor, Kappa-type opioid receptor, Mu-type opioid receptor

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.

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Sponsor landscape (Opioid analgesic, Antitussive class)

  1. Generic (multiple manufacturers) · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Codeine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/codeine. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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