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Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA) — Portfolio Competitive Intelligence Brief

Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA) pipeline: 3 marketed, 0 filed, 7 Phase 3, 2 Phase 2. Recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline, top competitor overlap.

3 marketed 0 filed 7 Phase 3 2 Phase 2 1 Phase 1 Live · 30-min refresh

Portfolio leaders (marketed + Phase 3 / filed)

DrugGenericPhaseClassTargetAreaFirst 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

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this portfolio.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this portfolio.

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this portfolio.

Competitive overlap (companies sharing drug classes)

  1. Bayer · 2 shared drug classes
  2. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 2 shared drug classes
  3. Pfizer · 2 shared drug classes
  4. Connect Biopharma Australia Pty Ltd · 1 shared drug class
  5. Carolina Eyecare Physicians, LLC · 1 shared drug class
  6. Daewon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 shared drug class
  7. Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica · 1 shared drug class
  8. Bayer AG · 1 shared drug class

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Cite this brief

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.

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