Who are ibandronate [Bonviva/Boniva]'s main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Boniva, Skelid, Aredia, Didronel, ZA, Effervescent and buffered alendronate.

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ibandronate [Bonviva/Boniva] — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

ibandronate [Bonviva/Boniva] (ibandronate [Bonviva/Boniva]) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Bisphosphonate. Area: Bone metabolism / Osteoporosis.

marketed Bisphosphonate Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (indirect); hydroxyapatite in bone (binding site) Bone metabolism / Osteoporosis Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

ibandronate [Bonviva/Boniva] (ibandronate [Bonviva/Boniva]) — Hoffmann-La Roche. Ibandronate is a bisphosphonate that inhibits osteoclast-mediated bone resorption by binding to hydroxyapatite in bone and blocking the mevalonate pathway in osteoclasts.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
ibandronate [Bonviva/Boniva] TARGET	ibandronate [Bonviva/Boniva]	Hoffmann-La Roche	marketed	Bisphosphonate	Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (indirect); hydroxyapatite in bone (binding site)
Boniva	IBANDRONIC ACID	Hoffmann La Roche	marketed	Bisphosphonate	Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase	2003-01-01
Skelid	TILUDRONIC ACID		marketed	Bisphosphonate	72 kDa type IV collagenase	1997-01-01
Aredia	PAMIDRONIC ACID		marketed	Bisphosphonate	Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase	1991-01-01
Didronel	ETIDRONIC ACID	Procter And Gamble	marketed	Bisphosphonate		1977-01-01
ZA	ZA	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	marketed	Bisphosphonate	Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (indirect); hydroxyapatite in bone (binding site)
Effervescent and buffered alendronate	Effervescent and buffered alendronate	Aarhus University Hospital	marketed	Bisphosphonate	Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase; hydroxyapatite in bone

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 (Bisphosphonate class)

· 2 drugs in this class
Amgen · 2 drugs in this class
National Taiwan University Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
Sanofi · 2 drugs in this class
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich · 2 drugs in this class
Chinese University of Hong Kong · 1 drug in this class
Chinese Society of Lung Cancer · 1 drug in this class
Aarhus University Hospital · 1 drug in this class
Eisai Inc. · 1 drug in this class
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). ibandronate [Bonviva/Boniva] — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/ibandronate-bonviva-boniva. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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