Who are Empagliflozin (EMPA)'s main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): oral hypoglycemic agents, North Star, Comparator monotherapy empagliflozin, Standard treatment strategy, Canagliflozin - SGLT2i, A1.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-17 · How we verify

Empagliflozin (EMPA) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Empagliflozin (EMPA) (Empagliflozin (EMPA)) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: SGLT2 inhibitor. Area: Diabetes.

marketed SGLT2 inhibitor SGLT2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter 2) Diabetes Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Empagliflozin (EMPA) (Empagliflozin (EMPA)) — University of Sao Paulo. Empagliflozin inhibits sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) in the kidney, reducing glucose reabsorption and increasing urinary glucose excretion.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
Empagliflozin (EMPA) TARGET	Empagliflozin (EMPA)	University of Sao Paulo	marketed	SGLT2 inhibitor	SGLT2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter 2)
oral hypoglycemic agents	oral hypoglycemic agents	Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre	marketed	Oral hypoglycemic agents (multiple classes: sulfonylureas, meglitinides, biguanides, thiazolidinediones, DPP-4 inhibitors, GLP-1 agonists, SGLT2 inhibitors)
North Star	North Star	Neuvosyn Laboratories, LLC	marketed	SGLT2 inhibitor	SGLT2
Comparator monotherapy empagliflozin	Comparator monotherapy empagliflozin	The George Institute	marketed	SGLT2 inhibitor	SGLT2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter 2)
Standard treatment strategy	Standard treatment strategy	Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Clínico de Valencia	marketed	SGLT2 inhibitor	SGLT2
Canagliflozin - SGLT2i	Canagliflozin - SGLT2i	Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust	marketed	SGLT2 inhibitor	SGLT2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter 2)
A1	A1	Breath of Life International Pharma Ltd	marketed	SGLT2 inhibitor	SGLT2

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 (SGLT2 inhibitor class)

Daewon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 13 drugs in this class
Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 10 drugs in this class
Takeda · 10 drugs in this class
Taejoon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 9 drugs in this class
Hanmi Pharmaceutical Company Limited · 9 drugs in this class
Addpharma Inc. · 9 drugs in this class
GlaxoSmithKline · 7 drugs in this class
AO GENERIUM · 7 drugs in this class
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 7 drugs in this class
Nobelpharma · 6 drugs in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Empagliflozin (EMPA) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/empagliflozin-empa. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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