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SAPHRIS — Competitive Intelligence Brief

SAPHRIS (SAPHRIS) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Atypical antipsychotic. Area: Psychiatry.

marketed Atypical antipsychotic Dopamine D2 receptor, Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor Psychiatry Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

SAPHRIS (SAPHRIS) — Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited. SAPHRIS (asenapine) is an atypical antipsychotic that blocks dopamine and serotonin receptors in the brain to reduce psychotic symptoms and mood disturbances.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
SAPHRIS TARGET SAPHRIS Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited marketed Atypical antipsychotic Dopamine D2 receptor, Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor
Quetiapine (drug) Quetiapine (drug) Medical University of Vienna marketed Atypical antipsychotic Dopamine D2 receptor, Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor
Olanzapine-Fluoxetine Combination Olanzapine-Fluoxetine Combination All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar marketed Atypical antipsychotic + SSRI combination Dopamine D2 receptor, serotonin 5-HT2A receptor, serotonin transporter (SERT)
OLA group: Olanzapine OLA group: Olanzapine The Guthrie Clinic marketed Atypical antipsychotic Dopamine D2 receptor, Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor
Quetiapine Fumarate Sustained Release Quetiapine Fumarate Sustained Release AstraZeneca marketed Atypical antipsychotic Dopamine D2 receptor, Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor
Oral Risperidone Oral Risperidone Zogenix, Inc. marketed Atypical antipsychotic Dopamine D2 receptor, Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor
Lithium carbonate + perospirone hydrochloride Lithium carbonate + perospirone hydrochloride Shanghai Mental Health Center marketed Mood stabilizer + atypical antipsychotic combination Inositol monophosphatase, GSK-3 (lithium); dopamine D2 receptor, serotonin 5-HT2A receptor (perospirone)

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 (Atypical antipsychotic class)

  1. Shanghai Mental Health Center · 10 drugs in this class
  2. AstraZeneca · 6 drugs in this class
  3. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. · 5 drugs in this class
  4. Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. · 4 drugs in this class
  5. Eli Lilly and Company · 4 drugs in this class
  6. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 3 drugs in this class
  7. Medical University of Vienna · 2 drugs in this class
  8. Organon and Co · 2 drugs in this class
  9. Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 2 drugs in this class
  10. H. Lundbeck A/S · 2 drugs in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). SAPHRIS — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/saphris. Accessed 2026-05-13.

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