Who are Gelofusine 4%'s main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): GoodSense Eye Drops Advanced Relief Moisturizer, tetrastarch (Voluven), Human albumin, balanced 6% hydroxyethylstarch 130/0.4, succinylated gelatin injection, HES 130/0.42 + electrolyte solution.

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Gelofusine 4% — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

Gelofusine 4% (Gelofusine 4%) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Plasma volume expander; colloid. Area: Critical Care; Perioperative Medicine.

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Target snapshot

Gelofusine 4% (Gelofusine 4%) — B. Braun Melsungen AG. Gelofusine 4% is a plasma volume expander that increases and maintains circulating blood volume by providing a colloidal solution that draws and retains fluid in the intravascular space.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Approval / PDUFA
Gelofusine 4% TARGET	Gelofusine 4%	B. Braun Melsungen AG	phase 3	Plasma volume expander; colloid
GoodSense Eye Drops Advanced Relief Moisturizer	DEXTRAN	Allergan	marketed	Plasma Volume Expander [EPC]	1978-01-01
tetrastarch (Voluven)	tetrastarch (Voluven)	University of the Philippines	marketed	Synthetic colloid / Plasma volume expander
Human albumin	Human albumin	Hamad Medical Corporation	marketed	Plasma volume expander; blood product derivative
balanced 6% hydroxyethylstarch 130/0.4	balanced 6% hydroxyethylstarch 130/0.4	University Hospital Muenster	marketed	Synthetic colloid plasma volume expander
succinylated gelatin injection	succinylated gelatin injection	Nanjing Chia-tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical	marketed	Colloid plasma volume expander
HES 130/0.42 + electrolyte solution	HES 130/0.42 + electrolyte solution	B. Braun Melsungen AG	marketed	Synthetic colloid plasma volume expander

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 (Plasma volume expander; colloid class)

B. Braun Melsungen AG · 2 drugs in this class
Baxalta now part of Shire · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Gelofusine 4% — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/gelofusine-4. Accessed 2026-06-09.

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