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Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Opioid analgesic combination. Area: Pain Management.

marketed Opioid analgesic combination Mu opioid receptor (hydrocodone); COX inhibitor (acetaminophen) Pain Management Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen) — Henry Ford Health System. Hydrocodone is an opioid agonist that binds to mu opioid receptors in the central nervous system to reduce pain perception, while acetaminophen inhibits prostaglandin synthesis to provide additional analgesic and antipyretic effects.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen TARGET Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Henry Ford Health System marketed Opioid analgesic combination Mu opioid receptor (hydrocodone); COX inhibitor (acetaminophen)
BENZHYDROCODONE BENZHYDROCODONE marketed Opioid analgesic combination; full mu-opioid agonist with non-opioid analgesic Mu-opioid receptors (primary); delta and kappa opioid receptors (secondary); central nervous system pain pathways 2018-01-01
Codeine/acetaminophen Codeine/acetaminophen Montefiore Medical Center marketed Opioid analgesic combination Mu-opioid receptor (codeine); COX enzymes (acetaminophen)
Nalbuphine and morphine Nalbuphine and morphine National Taiwan University Hospital marketed Opioid analgesic combination Opioid receptors (mu, kappa, delta)
Standard opioid plus methocarbamol Standard opioid plus methocarbamol Prisma Health-Upstate marketed Opioid analgesic combination with skeletal muscle relaxant Mu-opioid receptor (opioid component); central nervous system polysynaptic pathways (methocarbamol component)
Ropivacaine/Fentanyl Ropivacaine/Fentanyl National Institute for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Poland marketed Local anesthetic with opioid analgesic combination Voltage-gated sodium channels (ropivacaine); mu opioid receptor (fentanyl)
Morphine-Promethazine Morphine-Promethazine Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center marketed Opioid analgesic combination Mu-opioid receptor (morphine); H1 histamine receptor (promethazine)

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 (Opioid analgesic combination class)

  1. VA Office of Research and Development · 3 drugs in this class
  2. Rothman Institute Orthopaedics · 2 drugs in this class
  3. Labopharm Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
  4. University of Rochester · 2 drugs in this class
  5. Montefiore Medical Center · 2 drugs in this class
  6. Maastricht University Medical Center · 2 drugs in this class
  7. Henry Ford Health System · 1 drug in this class
  8. Daewon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
  9. Albert Einstein College of Medicine · 1 drug in this class
  10. Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/hydrocodone-acetaminophen. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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