Who are Mevalon's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Livalo, Baycol, Lipitor, Mevacor, Zocor.

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Mevalon — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mevalon (MEGLUTOL) competitive landscape: 5 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: meglutol. Area: Metabolic.

phase 2 meglutol 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase Metabolic Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Mevalon (MEGLUTOL). Mevalon works by blocking an enzyme that helps produce cholesterol in the liver.

Comparator set (5 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Mevalon TARGET	MEGLUTOL		phase 2	meglutol	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase
Livalo	PITAVASTATIN	Kowa Co	marketed	HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase	2009-01-01
Baycol	CERIVASTATIN	Bayer	marketed	cerivastatin	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase	1997-01-01
Lipitor	Atorvastatin Calcium	Pfizer	marketed	atorvastatin	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase	1996-01-01
Mevacor	LOVASTATIN	Merck & Co.	marketed	HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor	3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase	1987-01-01
Zocor	simvastatin	Merck & Co.	marketed	HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor [EPC]	Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 3, Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 2, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase

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)

2027-04-26 — Zocor · 10300041 · Formulation · US
2030-02-23 — Zocor · 9597289 · Formulation · US
2037-06-07 — Lipitor · 11654106 · US
2037-06-07 — Lipitor · 11369567 · US

Sponsor landscape (meglutol class)

· 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Mevalon — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/meglutol. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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