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Levornidazole Disodium Phosphate for Injection — Competitive Intelligence Brief
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Nitroimidazole antibiotic
Microbial DNA (non-selective; requires anaerobic reduction)
Infectious Disease
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Levornidazole Disodium Phosphate for Injection (Levornidazole Disodium Phosphate for Injection) — Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group Jiangsu Zilong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Levornidazole is a nitroimidazole antimicrobial that generates reactive oxygen species to damage DNA and disrupt cellular function in anaerobic microorganisms and certain parasites.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levornidazole Disodium Phosphate for Injection TARGET | Levornidazole Disodium Phosphate for Injection | Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group Jiangsu Zilong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd | marketed | Nitroimidazole antibiotic | Microbial DNA (non-selective; requires anaerobic reduction) | |
| Metronidazole (ST14) | Metronidazole (ST14) | National Taiwan University Hospital | marketed | Nitroimidazole antibiotic | Bacterial/parasitic DNA | |
| Metronidazole (BQ10) | Metronidazole (BQ10) | National Taiwan University Hospital | marketed | Nitroimidazole antibiotic | Bacterial/parasitic DNA | |
| Metronidazole Suppositories | Metronidazole Suppositories | Dongfang Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine | marketed | Nitroimidazole antibiotic | Bacterial/protozoal DNA | |
| Metronidazole Tablet | Metronidazole Tablet | Appili Therapeutics Inc. | marketed | Nitroimidazole antibiotic | Bacterial and parasitic DNA | |
| Cefazolin and Metronidazole. | Cefazolin and Metronidazole. | The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic and nitroimidazole antibiotic combination | Penicillin-binding proteins (cefazolin); anaerobic bacterial DNA (metronidazole) | |
| ceftriaxone sodium + metronidazole | ceftriaxone sodium + metronidazole | Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer | marketed | Beta-lactam antibiotic + nitroimidazole antibiotic combination | Bacterial penicillin-binding proteins (ceftriaxone); anaerobic bacterial DNA (metronidazole) |
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Sponsor landscape (Nitroimidazole antibiotic class)
- National Taiwan University Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
- Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group Jiangsu Zilong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd · 2 drugs in this class
- University of Guarulhos · 2 drugs in this class
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · 1 drug in this class
- LEO Pharma · 1 drug in this class
- Sherief Abd-Elsalam · 1 drug in this class
- University of Alabama at Birmingham · 1 drug in this class
- University of Sao Paulo · 1 drug in this class
- Appili Therapeutics Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- bioRASI, LLC · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Levornidazole Disodium Phosphate for Injection — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/levornidazole-disodium-phosphate-for-injection. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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