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Rifampicin Capsules — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Rifampicin Capsules (Rifampicin Capsules) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Rifamycin antibiotic. Area: Infectious Disease.

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Target snapshot

Rifampicin Capsules (Rifampicin Capsules) — Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd. Rifampicin inhibits bacterial RNA polymerase, preventing transcription and blocking bacterial protein synthesis.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Rifampicin Capsules TARGET Rifampicin Capsules Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase
Vancomycin plus Gentamicin plus Rifampin Vancomycin plus Gentamicin plus Rifampin Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center marketed Antibiotic combination Bacterial cell wall (vancomycin), 30S ribosome (gentamicin), bacterial RNA polymerase (rifampin)
amoxicillin rifabutin amoxicillin rifabutin Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine marketed Combination antibiotic (beta-lactam + rifamycin) Penicillin-binding proteins (amoxicillin); bacterial RNA polymerase (rifabutin)
Rifaximin (drug) Rifaximin (drug) Państwowy Instytut Medyczny Ministerstwa Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase
PB 6 doses - Rifampicin and Dapsone PB 6 doses - Rifampicin and Dapsone University of Brasilia marketed Antileprosy combination therapy Bacterial RNA polymerase (rifampicin); dihydropteroate synthase (dapsone)
Rifampicin (RIF) Rifampicin (RIF) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP)
HR HR Global Alliance for TB Drug Development marketed Anti-tuberculosis agent (fixed-dose combination) Mycobacterial cell wall (isoniazid) and bacterial RNA polymerase (rifampicin)

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 (Rifamycin antibiotic class)

  1. Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium · 2 drugs in this class
  2. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · 2 drugs in this class
  3. National Taiwan University Hospital · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Bausch Health Americas, Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
  5. South China Children's Leukemia Group · 1 drug in this class
  6. Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd · 1 drug in this class
  7. TenNor Therapeutics (Suzhou) Limited · 1 drug in this class
  8. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler · 1 drug in this class
  9. University College, London · 1 drug in this class
  10. University of California, San Francisco · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Rifampicin Capsules — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/rifampicin-capsules. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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