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Nicotine delivered via an e-cigarette — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Nicotine delivered via an e-cigarette (Nicotine delivered via an e-cigarette) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist. Area: Smoking Cessation / Addiction Medicine.

phase 3 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) Smoking Cessation / Addiction Medicine Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Nicotine delivered via an e-cigarette (Nicotine delivered via an e-cigarette) — University of Auckland, New Zealand. Nicotine acts as a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist, binding to and activating these receptors in the central and peripheral nervous system.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Nicotine delivered via an e-cigarette TARGET Nicotine delivered via an e-cigarette University of Auckland, New Zealand phase 3 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR)
Nicorette Gum Nicorette Gum University of Miami marketed Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Nicotine Transdermal Patch Nicotine Transdermal Patch University of Southern California marketed Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Nicotine Replacement Therapy Ottawa Hospital Research Institute marketed Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Nicotine rescue method Nicotine rescue method VA Office of Research and Development marketed Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α4β2 and other subtypes)
Nicotine (4 mg) Nicotine (4 mg) GlaxoSmithKline marketed Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Motivation-Phase Nicotine Mini-Lozenge Motivation-Phase Nicotine Mini-Lozenge VA Office of Research and Development marketed Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

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 (Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist class)

  1. University of Wisconsin, Madison · 3 drugs in this class
  2. GlaxoSmithKline · 2 drugs in this class
  3. VA Office of Research and Development · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
  5. Johns Hopkins University · 1 drug in this class
  6. Medical University of Vienna · 1 drug in this class
  7. 22nd Century Group, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
  8. University of Auckland, New Zealand · 1 drug in this class
  9. University of California, San Francisco · 1 drug in this class
  10. University of Miami · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Nicotine delivered via an e-cigarette — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/nicotine-delivered-via-an-e-cigarette. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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