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emtricitabine, FTC (drug) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

emtricitabine, FTC (drug) (emtricitabine, FTC (drug)) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI). Area: Infectious Disease / Virology.

phase 3 Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) HIV reverse transcriptase Infectious Disease / Virology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

emtricitabine, FTC (drug) (emtricitabine, FTC (drug)) — French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis. Emtricitabine is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) that blocks HIV reverse transcriptase, preventing the virus from converting its RNA genome into DNA and replicating.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
emtricitabine, FTC (drug) TARGET emtricitabine, FTC (drug) French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis phase 3 Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) HIV reverse transcriptase
Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Emtricitabine / Tenofovir The Miriam Hospital marketed Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI/NtRTI) combination HIV reverse transcriptase
Tenofovir/Emtricitabine and efavirenz Tenofovir/Emtricitabine and efavirenz GlaxoSmithKline marketed Antiretroviral combination therapy (NRTI + NNRTI) HIV reverse transcriptase
Doravirine + tenofovir DF + lamivudine Doravirine + tenofovir DF + lamivudine Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social marketed Antiretroviral combination (NNRTI + NRTIs) HIV reverse transcriptase
Abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine Abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections marketed Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) combination HIV reverse transcriptase
Atazanavir/ Stavidine / Lamivudine Atazanavir/ Stavidine / Lamivudine Bristol-Myers Squibb marketed Antiretroviral combination therapy (protease inhibitor + nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) HIV protease, HIV reverse transcriptase
AZT+3TC+IDV+RTV AZT+3TC+IDV+RTV Hospital Clinic of Barcelona marketed Antiretroviral combination therapy (NRTI + PI) HIV reverse transcriptase; HIV protease

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 (Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) class)

  1. French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis · 3 drugs in this class
  2. Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 2 drugs in this class
  3. ViiV Healthcare · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University · 2 drugs in this class
  5. Asan Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
  6. Dong-A ST Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
  7. Bristol-Myers Squibb · 1 drug in this class
  8. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · 1 drug in this class
  9. Fu-Sheng Wang · 1 drug in this class
  10. Avexa · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). emtricitabine, FTC (drug) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/emtricitabine-ftc-drug. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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