Who are Gliclazide MR-based glucose lowering's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Amaryl, Micronase, Glucotrol, Aglicid, Diabinese, Comparator: Sulfonylurea.

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Gliclazide MR-based glucose lowering — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

Gliclazide MR-based glucose lowering (Gliclazide MR-based glucose lowering) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Sulfonylurea. Area: Diabetes.

phase 3 Sulfonylurea ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP channel) Diabetes Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Gliclazide MR-based glucose lowering (Gliclazide MR-based glucose lowering) — The George Institute. Gliclazide is a sulfonylurea that stimulates insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells by blocking ATP-sensitive potassium channels.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Gliclazide MR-based glucose lowering TARGET	Gliclazide MR-based glucose lowering	The George Institute	phase 3	Sulfonylurea	ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP channel)
Amaryl	GLIMEPIRIDE	Sanofi	marketed	Sulfonylurea [EPC]	Sulfonylurea receptor 1, Kir6.2	1995-01-01
Micronase	glibenclamide	Sanofi	marketed	Sulfonylurea	Sulfonylurea receptor 1, Kir6.2	1984-01-01
Glucotrol	GLIPIZIDE	Pfizer	marketed	Sulfonylurea [EPC]	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
Comparator: Sulfonylurea	Comparator: Sulfonylurea	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	marketed	Sulfonylurea	ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP channel)

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

2026-03-04 — Glucotrol · FDA · approved · US · Pfizer

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)

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

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Drug Landscape (2026). Gliclazide MR-based glucose lowering — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/gliclazide-mr-based-glucose-lowering. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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