Who are ertapenem sodium (MK0826)'s main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Meropenem Infusion, High-dose meropenem, Maintaining carbapenem therapy, Imipenem/Cilastatin/Relebactam, Imipenem, Cilastatin and Relebactam, Meropenem Injection.

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ertapenem sodium (MK0826) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

ertapenem sodium (MK0826) (ertapenem sodium (MK0826)) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: carbapenem antibiotic. Area: Infectious Diseases.

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Target snapshot

ertapenem sodium (MK0826) (ertapenem sodium (MK0826)) — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Ertapenem sodium is a carbapenem antibiotic that inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
ertapenem sodium (MK0826) TARGET	ertapenem sodium (MK0826)	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	phase 3	carbapenem antibiotic	penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs)
Meropenem Infusion	Meropenem Infusion	Unity Health Toronto	marketed	Carbapenem antibiotic	Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs)
High-dose meropenem	High-dose meropenem	National University of Singapore	marketed	Carbapenem antibiotic	Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs)
Maintaining carbapenem therapy	Maintaining carbapenem therapy	Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris	marketed	Carbapenem antibiotic	Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs)
Imipenem/Cilastatin/Relebactam	Imipenem/Cilastatin/Relebactam	Evopoint Biosciences Inc.	marketed	Carbapenem antibiotic with beta-lactamase inhibitor	Bacterial penicillin-binding proteins; serine beta-lactamases
Imipenem, Cilastatin and Relebactam	Imipenem, Cilastatin and Relebactam	Joseph L. Kuti, PharmD	marketed	Carbapenem antibiotic with beta-lactamase inhibitor	Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs); beta-lactamase inhibition
Meropenem Injection	Meropenem Injection	Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India	marketed	Carbapenem antibiotic	Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs)

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 (carbapenem antibiotic class)

Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA) · 1 drug in this class
Iterum Therapeutics, International Limited · 1 drug in this class
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class
Neutec Ar-Ge San ve Tic A.Ş · 1 drug in this class
Pfizer · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). ertapenem sodium (MK0826) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/ertapenem-sodium-mk0826. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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