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Placebo-acetazolamide — Competitive Intelligence Brief
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Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
Carbonic anhydrase
Ophthalmology
Small molecule
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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)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / 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 |
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Sponsor landscape (Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor class)
- Bausch & Lomb Incorporated · 2 drugs in this class
- Actavis Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class
- National University Hospital, Singapore · 1 drug in this class
- Padagis LLC · 1 drug in this class
- Rabin Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · 1 drug in this class
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited · 1 drug in this class
- University Health Network, Toronto · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Placebo-acetazolamide — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/placebo-acetazolamide. Accessed 2026-05-14.
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