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Gliclazide (Comparison drug) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Gliclazide (Comparison drug) (Gliclazide (Comparison drug)) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Sulfonylurea. Area: Diabetes.

marketed Sulfonylurea ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP channel) Diabetes Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Gliclazide (Comparison drug) (Gliclazide (Comparison drug)) — University of Glasgow. Gliclazide stimulates insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells by blocking ATP-sensitive potassium channels.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Gliclazide (Comparison drug) TARGET Gliclazide (Comparison drug) University of Glasgow marketed Sulfonylurea ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP channel)
Amaryl GLIMEPIRIDE Sanofi marketed Sulfonylurea [EPC] Sulfonylurea receptor 1, Kir6.2 1995-01-01
Glucotrol GLIPIZIDE Pfizer marketed Sulfonylurea [EPC] Sulfonylurea receptor 1, Kir6.2 1984-01-01
Micronase glibenclamide Sanofi marketed Sulfonylurea Sulfonylurea receptor 1, Kir6.2 1984-01-01
Aglicid TOLBUTAMIDE marketed Sulfonylurea Sulfonylurea receptor 1, Kir6.2 1961-01-01
Diabinese CHLORPROPAMIDE Pfizer marketed Sulfonylurea Sulfonylurea receptor 1, Kir6.2 1958-01-01
MET + Glibenclamide Group MET + Glibenclamide Group Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre marketed Antidiabetic combination (biguanide + sulfonylurea) AMPK pathway (metformin); ATP-sensitive potassium channel (glibenclamide)

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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 (Sulfonylurea class)

  1. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 6 drugs in this class
  2. Pfizer · 2 drugs in this class
  3. Sanofi · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Janssen Research & Development, LLC · 1 drug in this class
  5. Samsung Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
  6. Servier Affaires Médicales · 1 drug in this class
  7. The George Institute · 1 drug in this class
  8. · 1 drug in this class
  9. University of Glasgow · 1 drug in this class
  10. GRADE Study Group · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Gliclazide (Comparison drug) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/gliclazide-comparison-drug. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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