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rifampin IV — Competitive Intelligence Brief

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

marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase Infectious Disease Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

rifampin IV (rifampin IV) — University of California, San Francisco. Rifampin inhibits bacterial RNA polymerase, preventing transcription and blocking bacterial protein synthesis.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
rifampin IV TARGET rifampin IV University of California, San Francisco marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase
Rifampicin (R) Rifampicin (R) University College, London marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase β-subunit
RIF RIF South China Children's Leukemia Group marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase
Rifampicin Capsules Rifampicin Capsules Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase
Rifampicin alone Rifampicin alone Miguel Santín marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase β-subunit
clarithromycin, rifabutin clarithromycin, rifabutin The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler marketed Macrolide antibiotic and rifamycin antibiotic combination Bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit (clarithromycin); bacterial RNA polymerase (rifabutin)
Rifamycin-containing regimen Rifamycin-containing regimen National Taiwan University Hospital marketed Rifamycin antibiotic Bacterial RNA polymerase

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). rifampin IV — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/rifampin-iv. Accessed 2026-05-15.

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