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H2 Receptor Antagonist — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
H2 receptor antagonist
Histamine H2 receptor
Gastroenterology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
H2 Receptor Antagonist (H2 Receptor Antagonist) — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. H2 receptor antagonists block histamine H2 receptors on gastric parietal cells to reduce stomach acid secretion.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2 Receptor Antagonist TARGET | H2 Receptor Antagonist | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | phase 3 | H2 receptor antagonist | Histamine H2 receptor | |
| Axid Ar | NIZATIDINE | marketed | Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonist [EPC] | Histamine H2 receptor | 1988-01-01 | |
| Zantac | ranitidine | GSK (originally Glaxo) | marketed | H2 receptor antagonist | Multidrug and toxin extrusion protein 1, Acetylcholinesterase, Histamine H2 receptor | 1983-06-01 |
| Histalog | BETAZOLE | marketed | betazole | Histamine H2 receptor | 1982-01-01 | |
| Tagamet | CIMETIDINE | marketed | Histamine-2 Receptor Antagonist [EPC] | Histamine H2 receptor | 1977-01-01 | |
| Bentyl | dicycloverine | Forest Labs Inc | marketed | Anticholinergic | Histamine H2 receptor | 1950-01-01 |
| Rosuvastatin-ranitidine | Rosuvastatin-ranitidine | Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec | marketed | Fixed-dose combination: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor + H2-receptor antagonist | HMG-CoA reductase (rosuvastatin component); Histamine H2 receptor (ranitidine component) |
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Sponsor landscape (H2 receptor antagonist class)
- GSK (originally Glaxo) · 1 drug in this class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class
- University of Maryland, Baltimore · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). H2 Receptor Antagonist — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/h2-receptor-antagonist. Accessed 2026-05-17.
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