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Prevacid — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Prevacid (lansoprazole) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Proton pump inhibitor (PPI). Area: Pain.

marketed Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2, Cytochrome P450 2C19, Cytosolic endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase Pain Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Prevacid (lansoprazole) — Generic (originally Takeda). Irreversibly inhibits the gastric proton pump to suppress acid secretion.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Prevacid TARGET lansoprazole Generic (originally Takeda) marketed Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2, Cytochrome P450 2C19, Cytosolic endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase 1995-05-10
Prevacid Prevacid Vanderbilt University Medical Center marketed ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2, Cytochrome P450 2C19, Cytosolic endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase
Nexium esomeprazole AstraZeneca marketed Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) Potassium-transporting ATPase 2001-02-20
Protonix pantoprazole Generic (originally Byk Gulden/Altana/Nycomed) marketed Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2, Fatty acid synthase, Multidrug and toxin extrusion protein 1 2000-02-02
Pantoprazole Sodium Pantoprazole Sodium Pfizer marketed Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) (H+, K+)-ATPase enzyme 2000-01-01
Protonix Pantoprazole Sodium Baxter marketed Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) (H+, K+)-ATPase enzyme system 2000-01-01
Prilosec omeprazole AstraZeneca (originally Astra AB) marketed Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2, Cytochrome P450 1A2, Cytochrome P450 2C19 1989-09-14

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.

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Sponsor landscape (Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) class)

  1. AstraZeneca · 6 drugs in this class
  2. Takeda · 5 drugs in this class
  3. National Taiwan University Hospital · 4 drugs in this class
  4. Meridian Bioscience, Inc. · 4 drugs in this class
  5. Pfizer · 2 drugs in this class
  6. Chinese University of Hong Kong · 2 drugs in this class
  7. Sherief Abd-Elsalam · 2 drugs in this class
  8. Kwong Wah Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
  9. China-Japan Friendship Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  10. Charles Mel Wilcox, MD · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Prevacid — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/lansoprazole. Accessed 2026-05-14.

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