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Intranasal ketamine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Intranasal ketamine (Intranasal ketamine) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: NMDA receptor antagonist. Area: Psychiatry / Pain Management.

marketed NMDA receptor antagonist NMDA receptor Psychiatry / Pain Management Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Intranasal ketamine (Intranasal ketamine) — Rhode Island Hospital. Intranasal ketamine is a rapid-acting NMDA receptor antagonist that blocks glutamate signaling in the brain to produce fast-onset antidepressant and analgesic effects.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Intranasal ketamine TARGET Intranasal ketamine Rhode Island Hospital marketed NMDA receptor antagonist NMDA receptor
Namenda MEMANTINE AbbVie marketed N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antagonist Glutamate NMDA receptor; GRIN1/GRIN2A 2003-01-01
Felbatol FELBAMATE Mylan Speciality Lp marketed Anti-epileptic Agent [EPC] NMDA receptor-ionophore complex 1993-01-01
QUINIDINE QUINIDINE marketed sigma-1 receptor, NMDA receptor, CYP2D6 1950-01-01
Methadone Hydrochloride METHADONE Specgx Llc marketed Opioid Agonist mu-opioid receptors, NMDA receptor 1947-01-01
Rémifentamil + KETAMINE Rémifentamil + KETAMINE University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand marketed Opioid + NMDA receptor antagonist combination Mu-opioid receptor (remifentanil); NMDA receptor (ketamine)
Oxygen/nitrous oxide equimolar mix Oxygen/nitrous oxide equimolar mix Hospital St. Joseph, Marseille, France marketed Inhalational anesthetic/analgesic gas mixture NMDA receptor antagonist; endogenous opioid system modulation

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 (NMDA receptor antagonist class)

  1. Turku University Hospital · 3 drugs in this class
  2. H. Lundbeck A/S · 2 drugs in this class
  3. Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Shalvata Mental Health Center · 2 drugs in this class
  5. New York State Psychiatric Institute · 2 drugs in this class
  6. Auris Medical AG · 1 drug in this class
  7. AstraZeneca · 1 drug in this class
  8. Alameda Health System · 1 drug in this class
  9. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · 1 drug in this class
  10. Asker & Baerum Hospital · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Intranasal ketamine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/intranasal-ketamine. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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