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Recurrent genital herpes simplex — Treatment Landscape & Competitive Intelligence

Recurrent genital herpes simplex (disease) competitive landscape: 5 marketed treatments tracked, 0 Phase 3 candidates, 0 Phase 2 candidates. Recent regulatory actions and upcoming PDUFA dates across the entire treatment set.

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Marketed treatment landscape

Approved drugs treating Recurrent genital herpes simplex, deduplicated by molecule. See the full disease page for line-of-therapy detail.

DrugGenericSponsorClassTargetLine of therapyFirst approval
Valtrex valaciclovir GSK Herpes Simplex Virus Nucleoside Analog DNA Polymerase Inhibitor 1995-01-01
Famvir FAMCICLOVIR Novartis Herpes Simplex Virus Nucleoside Analog DNA Polymerase Inhibitor [EPC] 1994-01-01
Zovirax ACYCLOVIR Ligand Pharms Herpes Simplex Virus Nucleoside Analog DNA Polymerase Inhibitor [EPC] Purine nucleoside phosphorylase 1982-01-01
Aciclovir Aciclovir Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille Purine nucleoside phosphorylase, DNA polymerase catalytic subunit, Purine nucleoside phosphorylase
ACYC ACYC Ligand Pharms Purine nucleoside phosphorylase, DNA polymerase catalytic subunit, Purine nucleoside phosphorylase

Phase 3 pipeline

No Phase 3 pipeline candidates tracked.

Phase 2 pipeline

No Phase 2 pipeline candidates tracked.

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this treatment set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this treatment set.

Sponsor landscape

  1. Ligand Pharms · 2 drugs in Recurrent genital herpes simplex
  2. Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille · 1 drug in Recurrent genital herpes simplex
  3. GSK · 1 drug in Recurrent genital herpes simplex
  4. Novartis · 1 drug in Recurrent genital herpes simplex

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Recurrent genital herpes simplex — Treatment Landscape & Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/disease/recurrent-genital-herpes-simplex. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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