Who are Niaspan's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Vumerity, Tecfidera, Tecfidera, Vumerity, Comparator: niacin, Olbemox.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-14 · How we verify

Niaspan — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Niaspan (Nicotinic Acid) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Non-Standardized Food Allergenic Extract [EPC]. Area: Metabolic.

marketed Non-Standardized Food Allergenic Extract [EPC] Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 Metabolic Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Niaspan (Nicotinic Acid) — Medpointe Pharm Hlc.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Niaspan TARGET	Nicotinic Acid	Medpointe Pharm Hlc	marketed	Non-Standardized Food Allergenic Extract [EPC]	Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2	1957-01-01
Vumerity	DIROXIMEL FUMARATE	Biogen	marketed		Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2	2019-01-01
Tecfidera	DIMETHYL FUMARATE	Biogen	marketed	dimethyl fumarate	Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2	2013-01-01
Tecfidera	Tecfidera	EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc.	marketed		Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2, Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1
Vumerity	Vumerity	University of Nebraska	marketed		Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2, Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2
Comparator: niacin	Comparator: niacin	Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	phase 3	Lipid-modifying agent; B vitamin	GPR109A (hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2)
Olbemox	ACIPIMOX		phase 3	acipimox	Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2

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 (Non-Standardized Food Allergenic Extract [EPC] class)

· 4 drugs in this class
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA) · 1 drug in this class
Energique, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
Forces of Nature · 1 drug in this class
Historical Remedies LLP · 1 drug in this class
Iso Tex · 1 drug in this class
Medpointe Pharm Hlc · 1 drug in this class
Nutritional Specialties, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · 1 drug in this class
University of Bamako · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Niaspan — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/nicotinic-acid. Accessed 2026-05-14.

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