Who are Pentam's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Incruse Ellipta, Methylrosaniline Chloride, Antrenyl, Salagen, Cephadol, Pro-Banthine.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-13 · How we verify

Pentam — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Pentam (PENTAMIDINE) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Antiprotozoal. Area: Metabolic.

marketed Antiprotozoal Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 Metabolic Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Pentam (PENTAMIDINE) — Fresenius Kabi. Pentamidine works by interfering with the reproduction of certain parasites, such as Pneumocystis jiroveci.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

Auto-detected by same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area, ranked by phase + recency. Override with ?vs=slug1,slug2,….

Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Pentam TARGET	PENTAMIDINE	Fresenius Kabi	marketed	Antiprotozoal	Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4	1984-01-01
Incruse Ellipta	UMECLIDINIUM	Glaxo Grp England	marketed	Anticholinergic	Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4	2013-01-01
Methylrosaniline Chloride	GENTIAN VIOLET		marketed		Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4	1982-01-01
Antrenyl	OXYPHENONIUM	Novartis	marketed	oxyphenonium	Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1, Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3, Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4	1982-01-01
Salagen	PILOCARPINE		marketed	Cholinergic Receptor Agonist	Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4	1974-01-01
Cephadol	DIPHENIDOL		marketed	Antiemetic	Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4	1967-01-01
Pro-Banthine	PROPANTHELINE		marketed	Anticholinergic	Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4	1953-01-01

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 (Antiprotozoal class)

· 2 drugs in this class
Fresenius Kabi · 1 drug in this class
SIFI SpA · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Pentam — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/pentamidine. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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