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Duac™Once Daily Gel — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Duac™Once Daily Gel (Duac™Once Daily Gel) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Topical antibiotic combination. Area: Dermatology.

phase 3 Topical antibiotic combination Bacterial 50S ribosome (clindamycin); non-specific oxidative antimicrobial (benzoyl peroxide) Dermatology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Duac™Once Daily Gel (Duac™Once Daily Gel) — GlaxoSmithKline. Duac combines clindamycin (an antibiotic) and benzoyl peroxide (an antimicrobial oxidizing agent) to reduce acne-causing bacteria and decrease inflammation in acne lesions.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Duac™Once Daily Gel TARGET Duac™Once Daily Gel GlaxoSmithKline phase 3 Topical antibiotic combination Bacterial 50S ribosome (clindamycin); non-specific oxidative antimicrobial (benzoyl peroxide)
Acnatac® Gel right face Acnatac® Gel right face GWT-TUD GmbH marketed Topical antibiotic combination Bacterial ribosome (clindamycin); reactive oxygen species generation (benzoyl peroxide)
Duac® fixed dose combination gel Duac® fixed dose combination gel GlaxoSmithKline marketed Topical antibiotic combination Bacterial ribosome (clindamycin); reactive oxygen species generation (benzoyl peroxide)
Acnatac® Gel left face Acnatac® Gel left face GWT-TUD GmbH marketed Topical antibiotic combination Bacterial ribosome (clindamycin); oxidative stress induction (benzoyl peroxide)
BENZOYL PEROXIDE/ CLINDAMYCIN BENZOYL PEROXIDE/ CLINDAMYCIN Stiefel, a GSK Company marketed Topical antibiotic combination Bacterial ribosome (clindamycin); reactive oxygen species generation (benzoyl peroxide)
clindamycin 1% / benzoyl peroxide 5% tube clindamycin 1% / benzoyl peroxide 5% tube Sanofi marketed Topical antibiotic combination Bacterial 50S ribosome (clindamycin); reactive oxygen species generation (benzoyl peroxide)
Polysporin Triple Polysporin Triple University Health Network, Toronto marketed Topical antibiotic combination Bacterial cell wall (bacitracin), bacterial ribosome (neomycin), bacterial cell membrane (polymyxin B)

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Topical antibiotic combination class)

  1. Stiefel, a GSK Company · 3 drugs in this class
  2. GlaxoSmithKline · 3 drugs in this class
  3. GWT-TUD GmbH · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
  5. University Health Network, Toronto · 1 drug in this class
  6. University of British Columbia · 1 drug in this class
  7. University of Maryland, Baltimore · 1 drug in this class
  8. B. Braun Medical SA · 1 drug in this class
  9. Watson Laboratories, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
  10. Padagis LLC · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Duac™Once Daily Gel — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/duaconce-daily-gel. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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