Who are Ovide (malathion) lotion 0.05%'s main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Spinosad Topical, Permethrin Cream, 5%, synergistic combination of insecticides, Malathion Shampoo 0.5%, spinosad topical suspension, 0.9%, Permethrin 10 % Creme.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-17 · How we verify

Ovide (malathion) lotion 0.05% — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ovide (malathion) lotion 0.05% (Ovide (malathion) lotion 0.05%) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: insecticide. Area: Dermatology.

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Target snapshot

Ovide (malathion) lotion 0.05% (Ovide (malathion) lotion 0.05%) — Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.. Ovide (malathion) lotion works by killing lice and their eggs on the scalp.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
Ovide (malathion) lotion 0.05% TARGET	Ovide (malathion) lotion 0.05%	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.	phase 3	insecticide
Spinosad Topical	Spinosad Topical	Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc.	marketed	Natural insecticide	Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors; GABA-gated chloride channels
Permethrin Cream, 5%	Permethrin Cream, 5%	Mayne Pharma International Pty Ltd	marketed	Synthetic pyrethroid insecticide	Voltage-gated sodium channels (arthropod nervous system)
synergistic combination of insecticides	synergistic combination of insecticides	Université de Lubumbashi	marketed	Insecticide combination
Malathion Shampoo 0.5%	Malathion Shampoo 0.5%	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	phase 3	Organophosphate insecticide	Acetylcholinesterase
spinosad topical suspension, 0.9%	spinosad topical suspension, 0.9%	ParaPRO LLC	phase 3	Insecticide	Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Permethrin 10 % Creme	Permethrin 10 % Creme	Infectopharm Arzneimittel GmbH	phase 3	Pyrethroid insecticide	Voltage-gated sodium channels (arthropod nervous system)

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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Patent timeline (forward window)

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Sponsor landscape (insecticide class)

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Ovide (malathion) lotion 0.05% — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/ovide-malathion-lotion-0-05. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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