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Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA) — Portfolio Competitive Intelligence Brief
3 marketed
0 filed
7 Phase 3
2 Phase 2
1 Phase 1
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Portfolio leaders (marketed + Phase 3 / filed)
| Drug | Generic | Phase | Class | Target | Area | First approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| daptomycin (up to 14 days) | daptomycin (up to 14 days) | marketed | Cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic | Bacterial cell membrane | Infectious Disease | |
| daptomycin and gentamicin | daptomycin and gentamicin | marketed | ||||
| Semi-Synthetic Penicillin | Semi-Synthetic Penicillin | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic (semi-synthetic penicillin) | Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs); bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan | Infectious Disease | |
| CXA-201 | CXA-201 | phase 3 | Fluoroquinolone antibiotic | Bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV | Infectious Disease | |
| CXA-201 and metronidazole | CXA-201 and metronidazole | phase 3 | Rifamycin antibiotic (CXA-201) combined with nitroimidazole antibiotic (metronidazole) | Bacterial RNA polymerase (CXA-201); DNA/RNA synthesis in anaerobic organisms (metronidazole) | Infectious Disease | |
| Nafcillin (or equivalent) | Nafcillin (or equivalent) | phase 3 | Beta-lactam antibiotic (semi-synthetic penicillin) | Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) | Infectious Disease | |
| Alviompan | Alviompan | phase 3 | Other | |||
| Vancomycin (or equivalent) | Vancomycin (or equivalent) | phase 3 | glycopeptide antibiotic | D-alanyl-D-alanine terminus of cell wall precursors | Infectious Diseases | |
| Tedizolid Phophate | Tedizolid Phophate | phase 3 | oxazolidinone antibiotic | 50S ribosomal subunit | Infectious Diseases | |
| CB-183,315 | CB-183,315 | phase 3 | Bacterial protein synthesis inhibitor | Bacterial ribosome | Infectious Disease |
Therapeutic area mix
- Infectious Disease · 6
- Infectious Diseases · 4
- Other · 1
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
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Competitive overlap (companies sharing drug classes)
- Bayer · 2 shared drug classes
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 2 shared drug classes
- Pfizer · 2 shared drug classes
- Connect Biopharma Australia Pty Ltd · 1 shared drug class
- Carolina Eyecare Physicians, LLC · 1 shared drug class
- Daewon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 shared drug class
- Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica · 1 shared drug class
- Bayer AG · 1 shared drug class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA) — Portfolio Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/company/cubist-pharmaceuticals-llc-a-subsidiary-of-merck-co-inc-rahway-new-jersey-usa. Accessed 2026-05-17.