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Erythromycin Ointment — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Erythromycin Ointment (Erythromycin Ointment) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Macrolide antibiotic. Area: Ophthalmology / Infectious Disease.

phase 3 Macrolide antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit Ophthalmology / Infectious Disease Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Erythromycin Ointment (Erythromycin Ointment) — National Eye Institute (NEI). Erythromycin ointment is a macrolide antibiotic that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 50S ribosomal subunit, reducing bacterial growth and infection.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Erythromycin Ointment TARGET Erythromycin Ointment National Eye Institute (NEI) phase 3 Macrolide antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
IV azithromycin IV azithromycin Pfizer marketed Macrolide antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
Topical Clindamycin Topical Clindamycin University of Toronto marketed Lincosamide antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
Oral Suspension Tedizolid Phosphate Oral Suspension Tedizolid Phosphate Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC marketed Oxazolidinone antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
AzaSite Eye Drops AzaSite Eye Drops Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC marketed Macrolide antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
Clindamycin Topical Gel 1% Clindamycin Topical Gel 1% Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre marketed Lincosamide antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit
Clindamycin Gel (clindamycin ) Clindamycin Gel (clindamycin ) Stiefel, a GSK Company marketed Lincosamide antibiotic Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit

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 (Macrolide antibiotic class)

  1. Pfizer · 6 drugs in this class
  2. Grünenthal GmbH · 4 drugs in this class
  3. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 3 drugs in this class
  4. University of Taubate · 2 drugs in this class
  5. Lihir Medical Centre · 2 drugs in this class
  6. Thomas Jefferson University · 2 drugs in this class
  7. Copenhagen Studies on Asthma in Childhood · 1 drug in this class
  8. Ain Shams Maternity Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  9. Celltrion · 1 drug in this class
  10. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Erythromycin Ointment — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/erythromycin-ointment. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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