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Colistimethate sodium for injection — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Polymyxin antibiotic
Bacterial lipopolysaccharide and phospholipid membranes
Infectious Disease
Small molecule
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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)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / 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 |
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Sponsor landscape (Polymyxin antibiotic class)
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 2 drugs in this class
- King Saud Medical City · 2 drugs in this class
- Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocío · 1 drug in this class
- Mahmoud I Mostafa · 1 drug in this class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class
- 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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