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Boniva — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Bisphosphonate
Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase
Bone
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Boniva (IBANDRONIC ACID) — Hoffmann La Roche.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boniva TARGET | IBANDRONIC ACID | Hoffmann La Roche | marketed | Bisphosphonate | Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase | 2003-01-01 |
| Zometa | ZOLEDRONIC ACID | Novartis | marketed | zoledronic acid | Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase | 2001-01-01 |
| Fosamax | ALENDRONIC ACID | Merck And Co Inc | marketed | Vitamin D [EPC] | Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase | 1995-01-01 |
| Aredia | PAMIDRONIC ACID | marketed | Bisphosphonate | Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase | 1991-01-01 | |
| Risedronate | Risedronate | Toronto Rehabilitation Institute | marketed | Butyrophilin subfamily 3 member A1, Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase, Farnesyl diphosphate synthase | ||
| ibandronate [Bonviva/Boniva] | ibandronate [Bonviva/Boniva] | Hoffmann-La Roche | marketed | Bisphosphonate | Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (indirect); hydroxyapatite in bone (binding site) | |
| Technescan Pyp | sodium pyrophosphate | marketed | Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
Patent timeline (forward window)
- — Fosamax · 9592195 · US
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). Boniva — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/ibandronic-acid. Accessed 2026-05-13.
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