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Duac™Once Daily Gel — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Topical antibiotic combination
Bacterial 50S ribosome (clindamycin); non-specific oxidative antimicrobial (benzoyl peroxide)
Dermatology
Small molecule
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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)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / 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)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
Patent timeline (forward window)
Sponsor landscape (Topical antibiotic combination class)
- Stiefel, a GSK Company · 3 drugs in this class
- GlaxoSmithKline · 3 drugs in this class
- GWT-TUD GmbH · 2 drugs in this class
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- University Health Network, Toronto · 1 drug in this class
- University of British Columbia · 1 drug in this class
- University of Maryland, Baltimore · 1 drug in this class
- B. Braun Medical SA · 1 drug in this class
- Watson Laboratories, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Padagis LLC · 1 drug in this class
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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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