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IPTp-SP — Competitive Intelligence Brief

IPTp-SP (IPTp-SP) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Antifolate antimalarial combination. Area: Infectious Disease / Parasitology.

marketed Antifolate antimalarial combination Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) Infectious Disease / Parasitology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

IPTp-SP (IPTp-SP) — Kenya Medical Research Institute. IPTp-SP is a combination of intermittent preventive treatment using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine to prevent malaria infection in pregnant women by inhibiting folate synthesis in the malaria parasite.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
IPTp-SP TARGET IPTp-SP Kenya Medical Research Institute marketed Antifolate antimalarial combination Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR)
sulfadoxine pyrimethamine plus piperaquine sulfadoxine pyrimethamine plus piperaquine London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine phase 3 Antifolate antimalarial combination with quinoline antimalarial Plasmodium dihydrofolate reductase, dihydropteroate synthase, and parasite mitochondria
Intermittent preventive treatment:sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine Intermittent preventive treatment:sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine phase 3 Antifolate antimalarial combination Dihydropteroate synthase and dihydrofolate reductase
Pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine Pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine phase 3 Antifolate antimalarial combination Dihydrofolate reductase (pyrimethamine); dihydropteroate synthase (sulfadoxine)
sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and chlorproguanil-dapsone sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and chlorproguanil-dapsone London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine phase 3 Antifolate antimalarial combination Dihydrofolate reductase; dihydropteroate synthase
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine used for IPTi Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine used for IPTi Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute phase 3 Antifolate antimalarial combination Dihydropteroate synthase; Dihydrofolate reductase
IPTp-sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine IPTp-sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine phase 3 Antifolate antimalarial combination Dihydrofolate reductase; Dihydropteroate synthase

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 (Antifolate antimalarial combination class)

  1. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · 4 drugs in this class
  2. Kenya Medical Research Institute · 1 drug in this class
  3. Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). IPTp-SP — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/iptp-sp. Accessed 2026-05-21.

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