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Medrol — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Medrol (methylprednisolone) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Glucocorticoid (corticosteroid). Area: Oncology.

marketed Glucocorticoid (corticosteroid) Annexin A1, Short transient receptor potential channel 5, Glucocorticoid receptor Oncology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Medrol (methylprednisolone) — Generic (originally Upjohn/Pfizer). Potent synthetic glucocorticoid with 5x hydrocortisone potency and minimal mineralocorticoid activity, used for severe inflammatory conditions.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Medrol TARGET methylprednisolone Generic (originally Upjohn/Pfizer) marketed Glucocorticoid (corticosteroid) Annexin A1, Short transient receptor potential channel 5, Glucocorticoid receptor 1957-10-01
Methylprednisolon Methylprednisolon Leiden University Medical Center marketed Annexin A1, Short transient receptor potential channel 5, Glucocorticoid receptor
Prelone prednisolone Generic (originally Schering) marketed Glucocorticoid (corticosteroid) Annexin A1, Corticosteroid-binding globulin, G-protein coupled bile acid receptor 1 1955-01-01
Dexamethasone physician choice Dexamethasone physician choice Ottawa Hospital Research Institute marketed Glucocorticoid (corticosteroid) Glucocorticoid receptor (GR)
IV dexamethasone IV dexamethasone University Health Network, Toronto marketed Glucocorticoid (corticosteroid) Glucocorticoid receptor (GR)
Dexamethasone low dose Dexamethasone low dose Manuel Taboada Muñiz marketed Glucocorticoid (corticosteroid) Glucocorticoid receptor (GR)
Dexamethasone (IV) Dexamethasone (IV) Cancer Trials Ireland marketed Glucocorticoid (corticosteroid) Glucocorticoid receptor (GR)

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 (Glucocorticoid (corticosteroid) class)

  1. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 2 drugs in this class
  2. The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine · 2 drugs in this class
  3. Vanderbilt University Medical Center · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Fujian Shengdi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
  5. Hamad Medical Corporation · 1 drug in this class
  6. Hoffmann-La Roche · 1 drug in this class
  7. Generic (originally Upjohn/Pfizer) · 1 drug in this class
  8. Manuel Taboada Muñiz · 1 drug in this class
  9. Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota · 1 drug in this class
  10. Hospital for Special Surgery, New York · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Medrol — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/methylprednisolone. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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