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Nicotine delivered via an e-cigarette — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR)
Smoking Cessation / Addiction Medicine
Small molecule
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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)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / 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 |
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Sponsor landscape (Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist class)
- University of Wisconsin, Madison · 3 drugs in this class
- GlaxoSmithKline · 2 drugs in this class
- VA Office of Research and Development · 2 drugs in this class
- Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
- Johns Hopkins University · 1 drug in this class
- Medical University of Vienna · 1 drug in this class
- 22nd Century Group, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- University of Auckland, New Zealand · 1 drug in this class
- University of California, San Francisco · 1 drug in this class
- 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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