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Solaraze 3% Topical Gel — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
retinoid
retinoic acid receptors
Dermatology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Solaraze 3% Topical Gel (Solaraze 3% Topical Gel) — Encube Ethicals Pvt. Ltd.. Solaraze 3% Topical Gel is a topical gel formulation of tazarotene, a retinoid that modulates the expression of genes involved in cell proliferation and differentiation.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solaraze 3% Topical Gel TARGET | Solaraze 3% Topical Gel | Encube Ethicals Pvt. Ltd. | phase 3 | retinoid | retinoic acid receptors | |
| Adapalene/Benzoyl Peroxide Gel 0.3-2.5% | Adapalene/Benzoyl Peroxide Gel 0.3-2.5% | Derm Research, PLLC | marketed | Retinoid + peroxide combination | Retinoic acid receptors (adapalene); bacterial cell membrane and proteins (benzoyl peroxide) | |
| Minocycline plus tretinoin | Minocycline plus tretinoin | Derm Research @ 888 Inc. | marketed | Tetracycline antibiotic + retinoid combination | Bacterial ribosome (minocycline); retinoic acid receptors (tretinoin) | |
| Tretinoin cream 0.005% | Tretinoin cream 0.005% | Hexsel Dermatology Clinic | marketed | Retinoid | Retinoic acid receptors (RAR-α, RAR-β, RAR-γ) | |
| adapalene gel, 0.3% | adapalene gel, 0.3% | Galderma R&D | marketed | Retinoid (third-generation) | Retinoic acid receptors (RARγ, RARα, RARβ) | |
| Adapalene + benzoyl peroxide samples | Adapalene + benzoyl peroxide samples | Wake Forest University | marketed | Retinoid + peroxide combination | Retinoic acid receptors (adapalene); bacterial cell membrane and proteins (benzoyl peroxide) | |
| Duobrii® | Duobrii® | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | marketed | Topical corticosteroid and retinoid combination | Glucocorticoid receptor (halobetasol); retinoic acid receptors (tazarotene) |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)
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Sponsor landscape (retinoid class)
- Galderma R&D · 2 drugs in this class
- Encube Ethicals Pvt. Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Kowa Company, Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- South Plains Oncology Consortium · 1 drug in this class
- Stiefel, a GSK Company · 1 drug in this class
- Actavis Inc. · 1 drug in this class
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Solaraze 3% Topical Gel — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/solaraze-3-topical-gel. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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