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Reference Product (Spiriva®) — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA)
M3 muscarinic receptor
Respiratory / Pulmonology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Reference Product (Spiriva®) (Reference Product (Spiriva®)) — Lupin, Inc.. Tiotropium is a long-acting anticholinergic (muscarinic antagonist) that relaxes airway smooth muscle and reduces mucus secretion to improve airflow in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference Product (Spiriva®) TARGET | Reference Product (Spiriva®) | Lupin, Inc. | phase 3 | Long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) | M3 muscarinic receptor | |
| Fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol | Fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol | GlaxoSmithKline | marketed | Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting muscarinic antagonist/long-acting beta-2 agonist combination | Glucocorticoid receptor, M3 muscarinic receptor, beta-2 adrenergic receptor | |
| Tolterodine Tartrate ER | Tolterodine Tartrate ER | University of California, San Francisco | marketed | Muscarinic receptor antagonist | M2 and M3 muscarinic receptors | |
| albuterol plus tiotropium | albuterol plus tiotropium | IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy | marketed | Combination bronchodilator (SABA + LAMA) | Beta-2 adrenergic receptor (albuterol); M3 muscarinic receptor (tiotropium) | |
| Umeclidinium/Vilanterol 62.5/25 mcgs | Umeclidinium/Vilanterol 62.5/25 mcgs | National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico | marketed | Long-acting muscarinic antagonist / long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (LAMA/LABA) | M3 muscarinic receptor; beta-2 adrenergic receptor | |
| Revefenacin 175 µg, Formoterol 20 µg | Revefenacin 175 µg, Formoterol 20 µg | University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine | marketed | Long-acting muscarinic antagonist / long-acting beta-2 agonist combination (LAMA/LABA) | M3 muscarinic receptor; beta-2 adrenergic receptor | |
| fluticasone/salmeterol, tiotropium | fluticasone/salmeterol, tiotropium | Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan | marketed | Combination inhaler: corticosteroid + long-acting beta-2 agonist + long-acting muscarinic antagonist | Glucocorticoid receptor (fluticasone); beta-2 adrenergic receptor (salmeterol); M3 muscarinic receptor (tiotropium) |
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Sponsor landscape (Long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) class)
- GlaxoSmithKline · 9 drugs in this class
- AstraZeneca · 3 drugs in this class
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. · 1 drug in this class
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna · 1 drug in this class
- Lupin, Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Sanofi · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Reference Product (Spiriva®) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/reference-product-spiriva. Accessed 2026-05-13.
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