Who are standard statin monotherapy's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): Crestor, Lipitor, Lescol, FLUVASTATIN SODIUM, Simvastatin (Zocor), Ezetimibe + Simvastatin.

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standard statin monotherapy — Competitive Intelligence Brief

standard statin monotherapy (standard statin monotherapy) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: statin. Area: Cardiovascular.

phase 3 statin HMG-CoA reductase Cardiovascular Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

standard statin monotherapy (standard statin monotherapy) — VA Office of Research and Development. Standard statin monotherapy works by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase, a key enzyme in the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target	Approval / PDUFA
standard statin monotherapy TARGET	standard statin monotherapy	VA Office of Research and Development	phase 3	statin	HMG-CoA reductase
Crestor	rosuvastatin	AstraZeneca	marketed	HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)	HMG-CoA reductase	2003-01-01
Lipitor	atorvastatin	Pfizer Inc.	marketed	HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)	HMG-CoA reductase	1996-12-17
Lescol	FLUVASTATIN	Novartis	marketed	HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor	HMG-CoA reductase	1993-01-01
FLUVASTATIN SODIUM	FLUVASTATIN SODIUM		marketed		HMG-CoA reductase	1993-01-01
Simvastatin (Zocor)	Simvastatin (Zocor)	New York State Psychiatric Institute	marketed	HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)	HMG-CoA reductase
Ezetimibe + Simvastatin	Ezetimibe + Simvastatin	Organon and Co	marketed	Combination lipid-lowering agent (ezetimibe + statin)	NPC1L1 transporter (ezetimibe); HMG-CoA reductase (simvastatin)

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)

2037-06-07 — Lipitor · 11654106 · US
2037-06-07 — Lipitor · 11369567 · US

Sponsor landscape (statin class)

FutureChem · 1 drug in this class
HTA Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 1 drug in this class
VA Office of Research and Development · 1 drug in this class
Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). standard statin monotherapy — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/standard-statin-monotherapy. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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