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High-dose rifampicin — Competitive Intelligence Brief

High-dose rifampicin (High-dose rifampicin) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Rifamycin antibiotic. Area: Infectious Disease.

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Target snapshot

High-dose rifampicin (High-dose rifampicin) — Seoul National University Hospital. High-dose rifampicin inhibits bacterial RNA polymerase to suppress mycobacterial growth and modulate immune responses.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
High-dose rifampicin TARGET High-dose rifampicin Seoul National University Hospital phase 3 Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase
Rifaximin oral tablet Rifaximin oral tablet Yokohama City University marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase
Rifaximin (drug) Rifaximin (drug) Państwowy Instytut Medyczny Ministerstwa Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase
amoxicillin rifabutin amoxicillin rifabutin Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine marketed Combination antibiotic (beta-lactam + rifamycin) Penicillin-binding proteins (amoxicillin); bacterial RNA polymerase (rifabutin)
Rifampin/isoniazid/pyrazinamide/ethambutol FDC Rifampin/isoniazid/pyrazinamide/ethambutol FDC Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections marketed Anti-tuberculosis agent (fixed-dose combination) Bacterial RNA polymerase (rifampin), mycolic acid synthesis (isoniazid), membrane potential/energy metabolism (pyrazinamide), arabinosyl transferase (ethambutol)
Rifabutin/rifampin Rifabutin/rifampin The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase β-subunit
Rifampicin (RIF) Rifampicin (RIF) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP)

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 (Rifamycin antibiotic class)

  1. Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · 2 drugs in this class
  2. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · 2 drugs in this class
  3. National Taiwan University Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Bausch Health Americas, Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
  5. South China Children's Leukemia Group · 1 drug in this class
  6. Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd · 1 drug in this class
  7. TenNor Therapeutics (Suzhou) Limited · 1 drug in this class
  8. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler · 1 drug in this class
  9. University College, London · 1 drug in this class
  10. University of California, San Francisco · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). High-dose rifampicin — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/high-dose-rifampicin. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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