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Advil — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Advil (ibuprofen) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug [EPC]. Area: Immunology.

marketed Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug [EPC] Sodium-coupled monocarboxylate transporter 1, Acid-sensing ion channel 1, Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C2 Immunology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Advil (ibuprofen) — Generic (originally Boots Group). Ibuprofen inhibits prostaglandin synthetase, reducing pain, fever, and inflammation.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Advil TARGET ibuprofen Generic (originally Boots Group) marketed Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug [EPC] Sodium-coupled monocarboxylate transporter 1, Acid-sensing ion channel 1, Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C2 1969-01-15
Xibrom BROMFENAC Bausch Health marketed Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 2005-01-01
DIPHENHYDRAMINE CITRATE DIPHENHYDRAMINE CITRATE marketed Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug [EPC] 2005-01-01
Nevanac NEPAFENAC Harrow Health marketed Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug [EPC] Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 2005-01-01
Excedrin Extra Strength Pain Reliever NSAID Haleon Us Holdings marketed Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug [EPC] Cyclooxygenase 2004-01-01
Mobic MELOXICAM Boehringer Ingelheim marketed Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug [EPC] Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2 2000-01-01
Celebrex celecoxib Pfizer Inc. (originally Searle/Pharmacia) marketed Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug [EPC] COX-2 1998-12-31

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.

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Sponsor landscape (Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug [EPC] class)

  1. · 8 drugs in this class
  2. Pfizer · 2 drugs in this class
  3. Assiut University · 1 drug in this class
  4. CSPC ZhongQi Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
  5. Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental · 1 drug in this class
  6. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
  7. Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University · 1 drug in this class
  8. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited · 1 drug in this class
  9. Generic (originally Boots Group) · 1 drug in this class
  10. Boehringer Ingelheim · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Advil — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/ibuprofen. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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