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Droperidol Injectable Product — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Droperidol Injectable Product (Droperidol Injectable Product) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Butyrophenone antipsychotic. Area: Psychiatry / Acute Care.

phase 3 Butyrophenone antipsychotic Dopamine D2 receptor Psychiatry / Acute Care Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Droperidol Injectable Product (Droperidol Injectable Product) — Mercy Health Ohio. Droperidol is a butyrophenone antipsychotic that blocks dopamine receptors in the central nervous system, reducing agitation and providing antiemetic effects.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Droperidol Injectable Product TARGET Droperidol Injectable Product Mercy Health Ohio phase 3 Butyrophenone antipsychotic Dopamine D2 receptor
Risperidone long acting injectables Risperidone long acting injectables Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea marketed Atypical antipsychotic Dopamine D2 receptor, Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor
Oral Risperidone Oral Risperidone Zogenix, Inc. marketed Atypical antipsychotic Dopamine D2 receptor, Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor
Paliperdidone ER Paliperdidone ER Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea marketed Atypical antipsychotic Dopamine D2 receptor, Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor
Antipsychotic Maintenance Antipsychotic Maintenance University College, London marketed Antipsychotic (typical or atypical) Dopamine D2 receptor; serotonin 5-HT2A receptor (varies by specific agent)
Comparison of Risperidone and Aripiprazole Comparison of Risperidone and Aripiprazole Vanderbilt University Medical Center marketed Second-generation antipsychotic (atypical antipsychotic) Dopamine D2 receptor (risperidone: antagonist; aripiprazole: partial agonist); serotonin 5-HT2A receptor (risperidone)
OLA group: Olanzapine OLA group: Olanzapine The Guthrie Clinic marketed Atypical antipsychotic Dopamine D2 receptor, Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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Patent timeline (forward window)

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Sponsor landscape (Butyrophenone antipsychotic class)

  1. Mercy Health Ohio · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Droperidol Injectable Product — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/droperidol-injectable-product. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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