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Placebo to FTC/TDF — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Placebo to FTC/TDF (Placebo to FTC/TDF) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor combination. Area: Infectious Disease.

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Target snapshot

Placebo to FTC/TDF (Placebo to FTC/TDF) — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. FTC/TDF is a combination of two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors that block HIV replication by inhibiting the enzyme responsible for converting viral RNA into DNA.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Placebo to FTC/TDF TARGET Placebo to FTC/TDF Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC phase 3 Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor combination HIV reverse transcriptase
Atazanavir/ Stavidine / Lamivudine Atazanavir/ Stavidine / Lamivudine Bristol-Myers Squibb marketed Antiretroviral combination therapy (protease inhibitor + nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) HIV protease, HIV reverse transcriptase
Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Emtricitabine / Tenofovir The Miriam Hospital marketed Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI/NtRTI) combination HIV reverse transcriptase
Raltegravir, tenofovir/emtricitabine Raltegravir, tenofovir/emtricitabine University of California, San Francisco marketed Antiretroviral combination therapy (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase
TAF/FTC TAF/FTC Göteborg University marketed Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor combination HIV reverse transcriptase
Tenofovir/Emtricitabine and efavirenz Tenofovir/Emtricitabine and efavirenz GlaxoSmithKline marketed Antiretroviral combination therapy (NRTI + NNRTI) HIV reverse transcriptase
Abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine Abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections marketed Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) combination HIV reverse transcriptase

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 (Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor combination class)

  1. ViiV Healthcare · 2 drugs in this class
  2. Brigham and Women's Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  3. Fundacion IDEAA · 1 drug in this class
  4. Janssen Sciences Ireland UC · 1 drug in this class
  5. Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections · 1 drug in this class
  6. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · 1 drug in this class
  7. University of Chicago · 1 drug in this class
  8. University of Washington · 1 drug in this class
  9. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Placebo to FTC/TDF — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/placebo-to-ftc-tdf. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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