Who are Advantan's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Emflaza, Fluocinolone Acetonide, Arnuity Ellipta, Lotemax, Pandel, Flonase.

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Advantan — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

Advantan (METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACEPONATE) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Corticosteroid. Area: Immunology.

phase 2 Corticosteroid Immunology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Advantan (METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACEPONATE). Advantan works by binding to glucocorticoid receptors in the body, which then suppresses the production of inflammatory chemicals.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Advantan TARGET	METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACEPONATE		phase 2	Corticosteroid
Emflaza	DEFLAZACORT	Ptc Therap	marketed	Corticosteroid [EPC]		2017-01-01
Fluocinolone Acetonide	FLUOCINOLONE	Eurofarma	marketed	Corticosteroid [EPC]		2016-01-01
Arnuity Ellipta	FLUTICASONE FUROATE	Haleon Us Holdings	marketed	Corticosteroid	Glucocorticoid receptor	2007-01-01
Lotemax	LOTEPREDNOL ETABONATE	Bausch Health	marketed	Corticosteroid	Glucocorticoid receptor	1998-01-01
Pandel	HYDROCORTISONE PROBUTATE	ANI Pharmaceuticals	marketed	Corticosteroid	Glucocorticoid receptor	1997-01-01
Flonase	fluticasone propionate	GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)	marketed	Inhaled/intranasal corticosteroid	Cytosolic phospholipase A2, Glucocorticoid receptor, Mineralocorticoid receptor	1994-11-04

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)

2026-08-26 — Flonase · 7500444*PED · Compound · US
2031-02-14 — Flonase · 10195375 · Formulation · US
2031-04-04 — Flonase · 12083270 · Method of Use · US
2031-08-14 — Flonase · 10195375*PED · Compound · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 11219597 · Method of Use · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 11596599 · Method of Use · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 10857096 · Method of Use · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 10864219 · Method of Use · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 10945948 · Method of Use · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 10940108 · Method of Use · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 9737491 · Method of Use · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 9827191 · Formulation · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 10993908 · Method of Use · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 12115246 · Formulation · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 10688045 · Formulation · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 11642317 · Formulation · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 10646437 · Formulation · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 9393213 · Formulation · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 10646436 · Formulation · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 11872318 · Formulation · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 9056057 · Formulation · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 9532955 · Method of Use · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 10058511 · Formulation · US
2033-05-03 — Lotemax · 11219596 · Method of Use · US
2035-12-14 — Flonase · 10918816 · Formulation · US
2036-01-26 — Lotemax · 11534395 · Formulation · US
2036-02-23 — Flonase · 11554229 · Method of Use · US
2036-06-14 — Flonase · 10918816*PED · Compound · US
2036-12-23 — Lotemax · 10596107 · Formulation · US
2039-08-20 — Flonase · 11969544 · Formulation · US

Sponsor landscape (Corticosteroid class)

· 22 drugs in this class
Pfizer · 9 drugs in this class
Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. · 6 drugs in this class
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · 6 drugs in this class
Merck & Co. · 5 drugs in this class
LEO Pharma · 4 drugs in this class
Allergan · 4 drugs in this class
AbbVie · 4 drugs in this class
Bristol-Myers Squibb · 3 drugs in this class
Bausch Health · 3 drugs in this class

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

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