Red yeast rice and atorvastatin — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Red yeast rice and atorvastatin (Red yeast rice and atorvastatin) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin). Area: Cardiovascular.

phase 3 HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) HMG-CoA reductase Cardiovascular Small molecule

Target snapshot

Red yeast rice and atorvastatin (Red yeast rice and atorvastatin) — Wenzhou Medical University. Red yeast rice and atorvastatin work synergistically to inhibit HMG-CoA reductase and reduce cholesterol synthesis, lowering LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular risk.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
Red yeast rice and atorvastatin TARGET	Red yeast rice and atorvastatin	Wenzhou Medical University	phase 3	HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)	HMG-CoA reductase
Crestor	rosuvastatin	AstraZeneca	marketed	HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)	HMG-CoA reductase	2003-01-01
Lipitor	atorvastatin	Pfizer Inc.	marketed	HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)	HMG-CoA reductase	1996-12-17
Lescol	FLUVASTATIN	Novartis	marketed	HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor	HMG-CoA reductase	1993-01-01
FLUVASTATIN SODIUM	FLUVASTATIN SODIUM		marketed		HMG-CoA reductase	1993-01-01
High dose potent statin	High dose potent statin	University of Florida	marketed	HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)	HMG-CoA reductase
Simvast CR	Simvast CR	Hanmi Pharmaceutical Company Limited	marketed	HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)	HMG-CoA reductase

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)

• 2037-06-07 — Lipitor · 11654106 · US
• 2037-06-07 — Lipitor · 11369567 · US

Sponsor landscape (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin) class)

1. Organon and Co · 7 drugs in this class
2. Kuhnil Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 3 drugs in this class
3. Wenzhou Medical University · 2 drugs in this class
4. Amgen · 2 drugs in this class
5. Beijing Tiantan Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
6. Seoul National University Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
7. JW Pharmaceutical · 2 drugs in this class
8. AstraZeneca · 2 drugs in this class
9. Korea University Anam Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
10. Gachon University Gil Medical Center · 1 drug in this class