Who are Epivir's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): AraC, Gemcitabin, Tivicay, Hepsera, ABACAVIR SULFATE, Retrovir.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-14 · How we verify

Epivir — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Epivir (LAMIVUDINE) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor [EPC]. Area: Immunology.

marketed Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor [EPC] Deoxycytidine kinase Immunology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Epivir (LAMIVUDINE) — GSK. Epivir works by mimicking the building blocks of DNA to prevent the replication of viral genetic material.

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
Epivir TARGET	LAMIVUDINE	GSK	marketed	Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor [EPC]	Deoxycytidine kinase	1995-01-01
AraC	AraC	University of California, San Diego	marketed	Nucleoside analog antimetabolite	DNA polymerase; deoxycytidine kinase
Gemcitabin	Gemcitabin	Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences	marketed		UMP-CMP kinase, Deoxycytidine kinase, Ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase large subunit
Tivicay	DOLUTEGRAVIR	GSK	marketed	Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor [EPC]	Transmembrane protein 97	2013-01-01
Hepsera	ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL	Gilead Sciences	marketed	Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor	DNA polymerase subunit gamma-1	2002-01-01
ABACAVIR SULFATE	ABACAVIR SULFATE		marketed	Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor [EPC]		1998-01-01
Retrovir	ZIDOVUDINE	GSK	marketed	Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor [EPC]	Thymidine kinase, cytosolic	1987-01-01

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 (Hepatitis B Virus Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor [EPC] class)

GSK · 3 drugs in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Epivir — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/lamivudine. Accessed 2026-05-14.

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