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Nicotine Replacement Therapy — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Addiction Medicine / Smoking Cessation
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (Nicotine Replacement Therapy) — Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Nicotine replacement therapy delivers nicotine to the body through alternative routes (patches, gum, lozenges, nasal spray, or inhalers) to reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings during smoking cessation.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicotine Replacement Therapy TARGET | Nicotine Replacement Therapy | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | marketed | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors | |
| Pre-Quit Nicotine Gum | Pre-Quit Nicotine Gum | University of Wisconsin, Madison | marketed | Nicotine replacement therapy | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors | |
| Nicotine replacement | Nicotine replacement | Instituto Fernandes Figueira | marketed | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors | |
| Combination Bupropion + NRTs | Combination Bupropion + NRTs | Brentwood Biomedical Research Institute | marketed | Antidepressant + nicotine replacement combination | Norepinephrine transporter, dopamine transporter; nicotinic acetylcholine receptors | |
| Patch, Nicotine | Patch, Nicotine | Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris | marketed | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors | |
| Spinosad Topical | Spinosad Topical | Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. | marketed | Natural insecticide | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors; GABA-gated chloride channels | |
| Mailed nicotine replacement therapy | Mailed nicotine replacement therapy | Massachusetts General Hospital | marketed | Nicotine replacement therapy | Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
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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 Replacement Therapy — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/nicotine-replacement-therapy. Accessed 2026-05-15.
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