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Placebo-acetazolamide — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Placebo-acetazolamide (Placebo-acetazolamide) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. Area: Ophthalmology.

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Target snapshot

Placebo-acetazolamide (Placebo-acetazolamide) — Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Acetazolamide inhibits carbonic anhydrase to reduce aqueous humor production and intraocular pressure, while the placebo component serves as a control in clinical evaluation.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Placebo-acetazolamide TARGET Placebo-acetazolamide Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences marketed Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor Carbonic anhydrase
Sodium Nitrite SODIUM NITRITE Hope Pharms marketed sodium nitrite Carbonic anhydrase 1 2011-01-01
Banzel RUFINAMIDE Eisai marketed rufinamide Carbonic anhydrase 5A, mitochondrial 2008-01-01
Tri-Luma HYDROQUINONE Galderma Labs Lp marketed Melanin Synthesis Inhibitor [EPC] Carbonic anhydrase 2 2002-01-01
Azopt BRINZOLAMIDE Novartis marketed Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor [EPC] carbonic anhydrase II 1998-01-01
Trusopt DORZOLAMIDE Merck & Co. marketed Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor Carbonic anhydrase 2 1994-01-01
Fludara FLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE Nihon Schering K.K. marketed Nucleoside Metabolic Inhibitor Carbonic anhydrase 5A, mitochondrial 1991-01-01

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 (Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor class)

  1. Bausch & Lomb Incorporated · 2 drugs in this class
  2. Actavis Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
  3. Beijing Tiantan Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  4. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class
  5. National University Hospital, Singapore · 1 drug in this class
  6. Padagis LLC · 1 drug in this class
  7. Rabin Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
  8. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · 1 drug in this class
  9. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited · 1 drug in this class
  10. University Health Network, Toronto · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). Placebo-acetazolamide — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/placebo-acetazolamide. Accessed 2026-05-14.

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