Who are Metronidazole gel 1%'s main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Metronidazole Suppositories, Metronidazole Vaginal, Metronidazole Topical Gel 2%, Fexinidazole, Solosec, Pylera.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-18 · How we verify

Metronidazole gel 1% — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

Metronidazole gel 1% (Metronidazole gel 1%) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Nitroimidazole antimicrobial. Area: Dermatology.

marketed Nitroimidazole antimicrobial Bacterial/protozoal DNA Dermatology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Metronidazole gel 1% (Metronidazole gel 1%) — Galderma R&D. Metronidazole disrupts bacterial and protozoal DNA by generating reactive oxygen species and damaging nucleic acids, leading to cell death.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Metronidazole gel 1% TARGET	Metronidazole gel 1%	Galderma R&D	marketed	Nitroimidazole antimicrobial	Bacterial/protozoal DNA
Metronidazole Suppositories	Metronidazole Suppositories	Dongfang Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine	marketed	Nitroimidazole antibiotic	Bacterial/protozoal DNA
Metronidazole Vaginal	Metronidazole Vaginal	Peking University Shenzhen Hospital	marketed	Nitroimidazole antimicrobial	Bacterial/protozoal DNA
Metronidazole Topical Gel 2%	Metronidazole Topical Gel 2%	Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre	marketed	Nitroimidazole antimicrobial	Bacterial/protozoal DNA
Fexinidazole	FEXINIDAZOLE	Sanofi	marketed	Nitroimidazole Antimicrobial [EPC]		2021-01-01
Solosec	SECNIDAZOLE	Evofem Inc	marketed	Nitroimidazole Antimicrobial [EPC]		2017-01-01
Pylera	BISMUTH SUBCITRATE		marketed	Nitroimidazole Antimicrobial [EPC]		2006-01-01

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 (Nitroimidazole antimicrobial class)

Galderma R&D · 2 drugs in this class
University of Guarulhos · 2 drugs in this class
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre · 1 drug in this class
Peking University Shenzhen Hospital · 1 drug in this class
University of Toronto · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Metronidazole gel 1% — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/metronidazole-gel-1. Accessed 2026-05-18.

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