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Polysporin Ointment — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Topical antibiotic combination
Bacterial cell wall (bacitracin) and bacterial cell membrane (polymyxin B)
Dermatology / Infectious Disease
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Polysporin Ointment (Polysporin Ointment) — University of British Columbia. Polysporin Ointment combines two antibiotics (bacitracin and polymyxin B) that work synergistically to inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis and disrupt cell membrane integrity.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polysporin Ointment TARGET | Polysporin Ointment | University of British Columbia | marketed | Topical antibiotic combination | Bacterial cell wall (bacitracin) and bacterial cell membrane (polymyxin B) | |
| Benzoyl peroxide with clindamycin | Benzoyl peroxide with clindamycin | Stiefel, a GSK Company | marketed | Topical antibiotic combination | Bacterial ribosomes (clindamycin); reactive oxygen species generation (benzoyl peroxide) | |
| BENZOYL PEROXIDE/ CLINDAMYCIN | BENZOYL PEROXIDE/ CLINDAMYCIN | Stiefel, a GSK Company | marketed | Topical antibiotic combination | Bacterial ribosome (clindamycin); reactive oxygen species generation (benzoyl peroxide) | |
| Intranasal Mupirocin and Topical Chlorhexidine | Intranasal Mupirocin and Topical Chlorhexidine | University of Maryland, Baltimore | marketed | Topical antibiotic combination | Bacterial isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase (mupirocin); bacterial cell membrane and proteins (chlorhexidine) | |
| Acnatac® Gel left face | Acnatac® Gel left face | GWT-TUD GmbH | marketed | Topical antibiotic combination | Bacterial ribosome (clindamycin); oxidative stress induction (benzoyl peroxide) | |
| Polysporin Triple | Polysporin Triple | University Health Network, Toronto | marketed | Topical antibiotic combination | Bacterial cell wall (bacitracin), bacterial ribosome (neomycin), bacterial cell membrane (polymyxin B) | |
| Acnatac® Gel right face | Acnatac® Gel right face | GWT-TUD GmbH | marketed | Topical antibiotic combination | Bacterial ribosome (clindamycin); reactive oxygen species generation (benzoyl peroxide) |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Topical antibiotic combination class)
- Stiefel, a GSK Company · 3 drugs in this class
- GlaxoSmithKline · 3 drugs in this class
- GWT-TUD GmbH · 2 drugs in this class
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- University Health Network, Toronto · 1 drug in this class
- University of British Columbia · 1 drug in this class
- University of Maryland, Baltimore · 1 drug in this class
- B. Braun Medical SA · 1 drug in this class
- Watson Laboratories, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Padagis LLC · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Polysporin Ointment — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/polysporin-ointment. Accessed 2026-05-15.
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