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Iodine (Betadine) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Iodine (Betadine) (Iodine (Betadine)) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Topical antiseptic/disinfectant. Area: Infectious Disease / Dermatology.

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Target snapshot

Iodine (Betadine) (Iodine (Betadine)) — University of California, Los Angeles. Iodine (Betadine) is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent that kills microorganisms by oxidizing and disrupting their cellular proteins and nucleic acids.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Iodine (Betadine) TARGET Iodine (Betadine) University of California, Los Angeles phase 3 Topical antiseptic/disinfectant
Iodine povidone Iodine povidone Montefiore Medical Center marketed Topical antiseptic/disinfectant
Iodophor (10% povidone-iodine) Iodophor (10% povidone-iodine) University of California, Irvine marketed Topical antiseptic/disinfectant
Povidone-iodine irrigation Povidone-iodine irrigation Corewell Health East marketed Topical antiseptic/disinfectant
Povidone Iodine Topical Povidone Iodine Topical Mary K Hayden marketed Topical antiseptic/disinfectant Microbial cell membranes and proteins (non-selective)
Lugols Strong Iodine Lugols Strong Iodine Jesús María Villar del Moral marketed Topical antiseptic/disinfectant Microbial proteins and nucleic acids (non-specific oxidative mechanism)
propan-2-ol propan-2-ol The Hong Kong Polytechnic University marketed Topical antiseptic/disinfectant

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 (Topical antiseptic/disinfectant class)

  1. Corewell Health East · 1 drug in this class
  2. Jesús María Villar del Moral · 1 drug in this class
  3. Johns Hopkins University · 1 drug in this class
  4. Mary K Hayden · 1 drug in this class
  5. Montefiore Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
  6. Norwegian University of Science and Technology · 1 drug in this class
  7. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · 1 drug in this class
  8. University of California, Irvine · 1 drug in this class
  9. University of California, Los Angeles · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Iodine (Betadine) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/iodine-betadine. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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