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Malarone — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Malarone (PROGUANIL) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Antimalarial [EPC]. Area: Rare Disease.

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Target snapshot

Malarone (PROGUANIL) — GSK. Malarone works by inhibiting the parasite's ability to synthesize nucleic acids, ultimately preventing its replication and spread within the body.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Malarone TARGET PROGUANIL GSK marketed Antimalarial [EPC] 2000-01-01
Coartem ARTEMETHER marketed Antimalarial [EPC] 2009-01-01
Coartem LUMEFANTRINE Novartis marketed Antimalarial [EPC] Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 2009-01-01
Qualaquin QUININE Sun Pharm Industries marketed Antimalarial Sodium channel alpha subunits; brain (Types I, II, III) 2005-01-01
Halfan HALOFANTRINE GSK marketed Antimalarial Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 1992-01-01
Mepron ATOVAQUONE marketed Antimalarial [EPC] ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2 1992-01-01
Lariam MEFLOQUINE HYDROCHLORIDE marketed Antimalarial Adenosine receptor A2a 1989-01-01

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 (Antimalarial [EPC] class)

  1. · 2 drugs in this class
  2. GSK · 1 drug in this class
  3. Novartis · 1 drug in this class
  4. State University of New York - Upstate Medical University · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

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

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