Who are placebo+valproate's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Lithobid, Tegretol, CARBAMAZEPINE, carbamazepine ER (Equetro), Lithium carbonate + perospirone hydrochloride, Valproic acid, sodium salt.

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placebo+valproate — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

placebo+valproate (placebo+valproate) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Mood stabilizer. Area: Neurology.

phase 3 Mood stabilizer Neurology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

placebo+valproate (placebo+valproate) — National Cheng-Kung University Hospital. Valproate is a mood stabilizer that works by reducing the activity of certain brain chemicals.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
placebo+valproate TARGET	placebo+valproate	National Cheng-Kung University Hospital	phase 3	Mood stabilizer
Lithobid	lithium carbonate	Generic (multiple manufacturers)	marketed	Mood stabilizer	Inositol-1(or 4)-monophosphatase 1, Glycogen synthase kinase-3	1970-04-06
Tegretol	carbamazepine	Novartis AG (originally Geigy)	marketed	Mood Stabilizer [EPC]	Frizzled-8, Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 2, Neuronal acetylcholine receptor; alpha2/beta4	1968-03-11
CARBAMAZEPINE	CARBAMAZEPINE		marketed	Mood Stabilizer [EPC]		1968-01-01
carbamazepine ER (Equetro)	carbamazepine ER (Equetro)	Massachusetts General Hospital	marketed	Anticonvulsant; mood stabilizer	Voltage-gated sodium channels
Lithium carbonate + perospirone hydrochloride	Lithium carbonate + perospirone hydrochloride	Shanghai Mental Health Center	marketed	Mood stabilizer + atypical antipsychotic combination	Inositol monophosphatase, GSK-3 (lithium); dopamine D2 receptor, serotonin 5-HT2A receptor (perospirone)
Valproic acid, sodium salt	Valproic acid, sodium salt	Sanofi	marketed	Histone deacetylase inhibitor; anticonvulsant; mood stabilizer	Histone deacetylase (HDAC); GABA metabolism

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)

2028-11-10 — Tegretol · 9770407 · Formulation · US
2028-11-10 — Tegretol · 9629797 · Method of Use · US
2029-03-13 — Tegretol · 9750822 · Formulation · US
2029-03-13 — Tegretol · 7635773 · Formulation · US
2029-03-13 — Tegretol · 8410077 · Formulation · US
2033-02-27 — Tegretol · 9493582 · Formulation · US
2040-01-31 — Tegretol · 11529357 · Formulation · US

Sponsor landscape (Mood stabilizer class)

Shanghai Mental Health Center · 2 drugs in this class
Generic (multiple manufacturers) · 1 drug in this class
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital · 1 drug in this class
AstraZeneca · 1 drug in this class
University of Aarhus · 1 drug in this class
University of Milan · 1 drug in this class
Weill Medical College of Cornell University · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). placebo+valproate — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/placebo-valproate. Accessed 2026-06-10.

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