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Oral IR-LD/CD — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Dopamine replacement therapy
Dopamine pathway; aromatic amino acid decarboxylase inhibition
Neurology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Oral IR-LD/CD (Oral IR-LD/CD) — NeuroDerm Ltd.. Oral IR-LD/CD is a levodopa/carbidopa combination that increases dopamine levels in the brain by delivering levodopa with carbidopa, a decarboxylase inhibitor, to treat motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Comparator set (5 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral IR-LD/CD TARGET | Oral IR-LD/CD | NeuroDerm Ltd. | phase 3 | Dopamine replacement therapy | Dopamine pathway; aromatic amino acid decarboxylase inhibition | |
| sinemet plus | sinemet plus | Hospital de Granollers | marketed | Dopamine replacement therapy with COMT inhibitor | Dopamine pathway; COMT enzyme | |
| carbidopa-levodopa (Sinemet) | carbidopa-levodopa (Sinemet) | Baylor College of Medicine | marketed | Dopamine replacement therapy | Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AADC); dopamine pathway | |
| CLE | CLE | Impax Laboratories, LLC | marketed | Dopamine replacement therapy / Levodopa combination | Dopamine pathway; decarboxylase inhibition | |
| IR CD-LD | IR CD-LD | Impax Laboratories, LLC | phase 3 | Dopamine replacement therapy / Decarboxylase inhibitor combination | Dopamine pathway; carbidopa inhibits aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase | |
| IPX066 | IPX066 | Impax Laboratories, LLC | phase 3 | Dopamine replacement therapy; extended-release levodopa/carbidopa combination | Dopamine pathway (via levodopa conversion to dopamine) |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Dopamine replacement therapy class)
- Baylor College of Medicine · 1 drug in this class
- NeuroDerm Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Oral IR-LD/CD — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/oral-ir-ld-cd. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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