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rifapentine and moxifloxacin — Competitive Intelligence Brief

rifapentine and moxifloxacin (rifapentine and moxifloxacin) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: fluoroquinolone. Area: Infectious Diseases.

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Target snapshot

rifapentine and moxifloxacin (rifapentine and moxifloxacin) — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rifapentine is a bactericidal antibiotic that inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, while moxifloxacin is a bactericidal antibiotic that inhibits DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
rifapentine and moxifloxacin TARGET rifapentine and moxifloxacin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention phase 3 fluoroquinolone DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, DNA gyrase, topoisomerase IV
Baxdela DELAFLOXACIN Melinta marketed Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial 2017-01-01
Avelox moxifloxacin Bayer AG marketed Fluoroquinolone antibiotic (fourth-generation) DNA gyrase, DNA gyrase subunit A, DNA topoisomerase 4 subunit A 1999-12-10
Levaquin levofloxacin Generic (originally Daiichi Sankyo/J&J) marketed Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial [EPC] CAAX prenyl protease 2, Multidrug and toxin extrusion protein 1, Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily H member 2 1996-12-20
Levaquin Levofloxacin Santen marketed Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial [EPC] Multidrug and toxin extrusion protein 1 1996-01-01
Cipro ciprofloxacin Bayer AG marketed Fluoroquinolone antibiotic DNA topoisomerase II, DNA gyrase subunit A, DNA gyrase subunit A 1987-10-22
Cipro Ciprofloxacin Alk Abello marketed Fluoroquinolone DNA gyrase 1987-01-01

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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Sponsor landscape (fluoroquinolone class)

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 1 drug in this class
  2. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited · 1 drug in this class
  3. UMC Utrecht · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). rifapentine and moxifloxacin — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/rifapentine-and-moxifloxacin. Accessed 2026-05-18.

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