Who are Betaseron's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Saphnelo, Besremi, Plegridy, Pegasys, Avonex, Plegridy.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-13 · How we verify

Betaseron — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Betaseron (INTERFERON BETA-1B) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Interferon beta. Area: Immunology.

marketed Interferon beta Interferon alpha/beta receptor Immunology Recombinant protein Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Betaseron (INTERFERON BETA-1B) — Bayer Healthcare Pharms. Betaseron works by binding to the interferon alpha/beta receptor, which helps to reduce inflammation and slow disease progression in multiple sclerosis.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

Auto-detected by same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area, ranked by phase + recency. Override with ?vs=slug1,slug2,….

Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Betaseron TARGET	INTERFERON BETA-1B	Bayer Healthcare Pharms	marketed	Interferon beta	Interferon alpha/beta receptor	1993-01-01
Saphnelo	ANIFROLUMAB	AstraZeneca	marketed	Type I Interferon Receptor Antagonist [EPC]	Interferon alpha/beta receptor 1	2021-01-01
Besremi	ROPEGINTERFERON ALFA-2B	Pharma Essentia Corporation	marketed	Interferon alfa-2b [EPC]	Interferon alpha/beta receptor	2021-01-01
Plegridy	PEGINTERFERON BETA-1A	Biogen Idec Inc	marketed	Interferon beta [EPC]	Interferon alpha/beta receptor	2014-01-01
Pegasys	PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2A	Hoffman-La Roche	marketed		Interferon alpha/beta receptor	2002-01-01
Avonex	INTERFERON BETA-1A	Biogen	marketed	Interferon beta [EPC]	Interferon alpha/beta receptor	1996-01-01
Plegridy	Plegridy	Holy Name Medical Center, Inc.	marketed		Interferon alpha/beta receptor

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 (Interferon beta class)

Biogen · 2 drugs in this class
Bayer · 1 drug in this class
Bayer Healthcare Pharms · 1 drug in this class
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Betaseron — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/interferon-beta-1b. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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