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propan-2-ol — Competitive Intelligence Brief

propan-2-ol (propan-2-ol) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Topical antiseptic/disinfectant. Area: Antiseptic/Disinfectant.

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Target snapshot

propan-2-ol (propan-2-ol) — The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Propan-2-ol is a simple aliphatic alcohol that acts as a solvent and disinfectant by denaturing proteins and disrupting microbial cell membranes.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
propan-2-ol TARGET propan-2-ol The Hong Kong Polytechnic University marketed Topical antiseptic/disinfectant
Povidone Iodine Topical Povidone Iodine Topical Mary K Hayden marketed Topical antiseptic/disinfectant Microbial cell membranes and proteins (non-selective)
Povidone-Iodine 0.3% Povidone-Iodine 0.3% Norwegian University of Science and Technology marketed Topical antiseptic/disinfectant
Lugols Strong Iodine Lugols Strong Iodine Jesús María Villar del Moral marketed Topical antiseptic/disinfectant Microbial proteins and nucleic acids (non-specific oxidative mechanism)
Iodophor 0.7% and IPA 74% w/w Iodophor 0.7% and IPA 74% w/w Johns Hopkins University marketed Topical antiseptic/disinfectant
Iodine povidone Iodine povidone Montefiore Medical Center marketed Topical antiseptic/disinfectant
Iodophor (10% povidone-iodine) Iodophor (10% povidone-iodine) University of California, Irvine marketed Topical antiseptic/disinfectant

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 (Topical antiseptic/disinfectant class)

  1. Corewell Health East · 1 drug in this class
  2. Jesús María Villar del Moral · 1 drug in this class
  3. Johns Hopkins University · 1 drug in this class
  4. Mary K Hayden · 1 drug in this class
  5. Montefiore Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
  6. Norwegian University of Science and Technology · 1 drug in this class
  7. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · 1 drug in this class
  8. University of California, Irvine · 1 drug in this class
  9. University of California, Los Angeles · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). propan-2-ol — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/propan-2-ol. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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