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Colistimethate sodium for injection — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Colistimethate sodium for injection (Colistimethate sodium for injection) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Polymyxin antibiotic. Area: Infectious Disease.

phase 3 Polymyxin antibiotic Bacterial lipopolysaccharide and phospholipid membranes Infectious Disease Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Colistimethate sodium for injection (Colistimethate sodium for injection) — Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.. Colistimethate sodium is a prodrug of colistin that disrupts bacterial cell membranes by binding to lipopolysaccharides and phospholipids, leading to cell lysis and death.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Colistimethate sodium for injection TARGET Colistimethate sodium for injection Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. phase 3 Polymyxin antibiotic Bacterial lipopolysaccharide and phospholipid membranes
Polymyxin e Polymyxin e Mahmoud I Mostafa marketed Polymyxin antibiotic Bacterial lipopolysaccharides and phospholipids
Standard Dose Colistin Standard Dose Colistin King Saud Medical City marketed Polymyxin antibiotic Bacterial lipopolysaccharides and phospholipids
High Dose Colistin High Dose Colistin King Saud Medical City marketed Polymyxin antibiotic Bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and outer membrane
Colistin/Polymyxin B + Sulbactam Colistin/Polymyxin B + Sulbactam National University of Singapore marketed Polymyxin antibiotic + β-lactamase inhibitor combination Bacterial cell membrane (polymyxins); bacterial β-lactamases (sulbactam)
Ceftazidime-avibactam + Colistin/Polymyxin B Ceftazidime-avibactam + Colistin/Polymyxin B National University of Singapore marketed Beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor + polymyxin antibiotic combination Bacterial peptidoglycan cross-linking enzymes (PBPs); beta-lactamases; bacterial cell membrane lipopolysaccharide and phospholipids
polymixin/bacitracin polymixin/bacitracin Vanderbilt University Medical Center phase 3 Polymyxin antibiotic

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 (Polymyxin antibiotic class)

  1. Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 2 drugs in this class
  2. King Saud Medical City · 2 drugs in this class
  3. Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocío · 1 drug in this class
  4. Mahmoud I Mostafa · 1 drug in this class
  5. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class
  6. Vanderbilt University Medical Center · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Colistimethate sodium for injection — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/colistimethate-sodium-for-injection. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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