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Marketed varicella vaccine — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Marketed varicella vaccine (Marketed varicella vaccine) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Live attenuated vaccine. Area: Immunology / Infectious Disease.

phase 3 Live attenuated vaccine Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) Immunology / Infectious Disease Biologic Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Marketed varicella vaccine (Marketed varicella vaccine) — GlaxoSmithKline. A live attenuated varicella-zoster virus vaccine that stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies and cell-mediated immunity against varicella (chickenpox).

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Marketed varicella vaccine TARGET Marketed varicella vaccine GlaxoSmithKline phase 3 Live attenuated vaccine Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
RotaTeq™ (V260) RotaTeq™ (V260) Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC marketed Live attenuated vaccine
Zoster Vaccine Live Zoster Vaccine Live Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC marketed Live attenuated vaccine Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) TASK Applied Science marketed Live attenuated vaccine / Immunotherapy Pattern recognition receptors (TLR2, TLR4, NOD2); non-specific immune activation
varicella-3 varicella-3 Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention marketed Live attenuated vaccine Varicella-zoster virus
Rotavirus Vaccine (ROTARIX) Rotavirus Vaccine (ROTARIX) International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh marketed Live attenuated vaccine
Varicella Virus Vaccine Live Varicella Virus Vaccine Live Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company marketed Live attenuated vaccine Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)

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 (Live attenuated vaccine class)

  1. GlaxoSmithKline · 19 drugs in this class
  2. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 11 drugs in this class
  3. Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company · 9 drugs in this class
  4. PATH · 5 drugs in this class
  5. Sanofi · 5 drugs in this class
  6. Bandim Health Project · 5 drugs in this class
  7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 3 drugs in this class
  8. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh · 3 drugs in this class
  9. Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention · 2 drugs in this class
  10. Aga Khan University · 2 drugs in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Marketed varicella vaccine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/marketed-varicella-vaccine. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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