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Nifedipine GITS — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Calcium channel blocker (dihydropyridine)
L-type voltage-gated calcium channel
Cardiovascular
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Nifedipine GITS (Nifedipine GITS) — Peking University First Hospital. Nifedipine GITS is a long-acting calcium channel blocker that reduces calcium influx into vascular smooth muscle cells, causing vasodilation and lowering blood pressure.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nifedipine GITS TARGET | Nifedipine GITS | Peking University First Hospital | marketed | Calcium channel blocker (dihydropyridine) | L-type voltage-gated calcium channel | |
| Amlodipine/Atorvastatin | Amlodipine/Atorvastatin | Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc. | marketed | Calcium channel blocker / HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) combination | L-type voltage-gated calcium channels / HMG-CoA reductase | |
| Lercanidipine/enalapril fixed combination | Lercanidipine/enalapril fixed combination | Meir Medical Center | marketed | Calcium channel blocker / ACE inhibitor combination | L-type voltage-gated calcium channels; Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) | |
| Amlodipine placebos | Amlodipine placebos | Shenzhen Ausa Pharmed Co.,Ltd | marketed | Calcium channel blocker (dihydropyridine) | L-type voltage-gated calcium channel | |
| amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide | amlodipine/hydrochlorothiazide | Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine | marketed | Calcium channel blocker / Thiazide diuretic combination | L-type voltage-gated calcium channel (amlodipine); Sodium-chloride cotransporter (hydrochlorothiazide) | |
| Amlodipine (Norvasc) | Amlodipine (Norvasc) | Bayer | marketed | Calcium channel blocker (dihydropyridine) | L-type voltage-gated calcium channel | |
| Amlodipine+intensive antihypertensive therapy | Amlodipine+intensive antihypertensive therapy | Beijing Tiantan Hospital | marketed | Calcium channel blocker (dihydropyridine) | L-type voltage-gated calcium channel |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Calcium channel blocker (dihydropyridine) class)
- Bayer · 2 drugs in this class
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
- GlaxoSmithKline · 1 drug in this class
- Guangzhou First People's Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Organon and Co · 1 drug in this class
- Peking University First Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Pfizer Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- SK Chemicals Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine · 1 drug in this class
- Shanghai Shyndec Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Nifedipine GITS — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/nifedipine-gits. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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