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Succinylcholine Chloride — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Succinylcholine Chloride (SUXAMETHONIUM) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Depolarizing Neuromuscular Blocker. Area: Neuroscience.

marketed Depolarizing Neuromuscular Blocker Muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor Neuroscience Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Succinylcholine Chloride (SUXAMETHONIUM) — Novartis. Succinylcholine Chloride works by mimicking the action of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction, causing a rapid depolarization of muscle fibers.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Succinylcholine Chloride TARGET SUXAMETHONIUM Novartis marketed Depolarizing Neuromuscular Blocker Muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor 1952-01-01
Succinylcholine Succinylcholine Charles University, Czech Republic marketed Muscle-type nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, Acetylcholinesterase
Nimbex Cisatracurium Besylate AbbVie marketed Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocker Acetylcholine receptor 1995-01-01
Nimbex CISATRACURIUM AbbVie marketed Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocker Acetylcholine receptor 1995-01-01
Zemuron ROCURONIUM Fresenius Kabi marketed Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocker Acetylcholine receptor 1994-01-01
Mivacron MIVACURIUM AbbVie marketed Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocker Acetylcholine receptor 1992-01-01
Tracrium Preservative Free ATRACURIUM marketed Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocker Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-3 1983-01-01

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

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Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

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Patent timeline (forward window)

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Sponsor landscape (Depolarizing Neuromuscular Blocker class)

  1. Novartis · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Succinylcholine Chloride — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/suxamethonium. Accessed 2026-05-14.

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