Last reviewed · How we verify
Hydromorphone, liquid oral — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Opioid analgesic
Mu opioid receptor
Pain Management
Small molecule
Live · refreshed every 30 min
Target snapshot
Hydromorphone, liquid oral (Hydromorphone, liquid oral) — University of British Columbia. Hydromorphone is an opioid agonist that binds to mu opioid receptors in the central nervous system to produce analgesia and sedation.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydromorphone, liquid oral TARGET | Hydromorphone, liquid oral | University of British Columbia | phase 3 | Opioid analgesic | Mu opioid receptor | |
| NALBUPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE | NALBUPHINE HYDROCHLORIDE | marketed | kappa opioid receptors, mu opioid receptors | 1979-01-01 | ||
| Ketamine + methadone | Ketamine + methadone | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | marketed | NMDA receptor antagonist + synthetic opioid agonist combination | NMDA receptor (ketamine); mu opioid receptor (methadone) | |
| hydrocodone/APAP | hydrocodone/APAP | VA Office of Research and Development | marketed | Opioid analgesic combination | Mu opioid receptor (hydrocodone); COX inhibitor (acetaminophen) | |
| PCM/Oxy1 | PCM/Oxy1 | Maastricht University Medical Center | marketed | Opioid analgesic combination | Mu opioid receptor (oxycodone); COX enzymes (paracetamol) | |
| Bupivacaine-fentanyl elective group | Bupivacaine-fentanyl elective group | Conrad Arnfinn Bjørshol | marketed | Local anesthetic with opioid analgesic combination | Voltage-gated sodium channels (bupivacaine); mu opioid receptor (fentanyl) | |
| Crushed ticagrelor, morphine,naloxone | Crushed ticagrelor, morphine,naloxone | Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy | marketed | Antiplatelet agent + opioid + opioid antagonist combination | P2Y12 receptor (ticagrelor); mu opioid receptor (morphine); opioid receptors (naloxone antagonism) |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
Patent timeline (forward window)
Sponsor landscape (Opioid analgesic class)
- Alza Corporation, DE, USA · 3 drugs in this class
- Labopharm Inc. · 3 drugs in this class
- University of Rochester · 3 drugs in this class
- Purdue Pharma LP · 3 drugs in this class
- Institute of Child Health · 2 drugs in this class
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's · 2 drugs in this class
- Fujian Cancer Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University · 2 drugs in this class
- AdventHealth · 2 drugs in this class
- Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2 drugs in this class
Subscribe to ongoing alerts
Push every new event for this competitive set into your RSS reader, IFTTT/Zapier workflow, or email digest:
- Hydromorphone, liquid oral CI watch — RSS
- Hydromorphone, liquid oral CI watch — Atom
- Hydromorphone, liquid oral CI watch — JSON
- Hydromorphone, liquid oral alone — RSS
- Whole Opioid analgesic class — RSS
Cite this brief
Drug Landscape (2026). Hydromorphone, liquid oral — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/hydromorphone-liquid-oral. Accessed 2026-05-17.
Build your own brief
Pick any drug + add comparators:
https://druglandscape.com/ci/{slug}— auto-detected competitorshttps://druglandscape.com/ci/{slug}?vs=drug1,drug2,drug3— explicit comparators- Brand names auto-resolve:
/ci/keytruda→ 301 →/ci/pembrolizumab