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usual pain treatment — Competitive Intelligence Brief

usual pain treatment (usual pain treatment) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: opioid. Area: Pain management.

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Target snapshot

usual pain treatment (usual pain treatment) — St. Olavs Hospital. Blocks pain signals to the brain.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
usual pain treatment TARGET usual pain treatment St. Olavs Hospital phase 3 opioid
Korsuva DIFELIKEFALIN Vifor Intl marketed Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonist Kappa-type opioid receptor 2021-01-01
BENZHYDROCODONE BENZHYDROCODONE marketed Opioid analgesic combination; full mu-opioid agonist with non-opioid analgesic Mu-opioid receptors (primary); delta and kappa opioid receptors (secondary); central nervous system pain pathways 2018-01-01
Symproic NALDEMEDINE Bdsi marketed Opioid Antagonist Mu-type opioid receptor 2017-01-01
Viberzi ELUXADOLINE AbbVie marketed mu-Opioid Receptor Agonist [EPC] Mu-type opioid receptor 2015-01-01
Movantik NALOXEGOL Averitas marketed Opioid Antagonist Mu-type opioid receptor 2014-01-01
Nucynta TAPENTADOL Collegium Pharm Inc marketed Opioid Agonist Mu-type opioid receptor 2008-01-01

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 (opioid class)

  1. Norwegian University of Science and Technology · 2 drugs in this class
  2. Cari Health Inc. · 1 drug in this class
  3. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
  4. Depomed · 1 drug in this class
  5. Mundipharma Pharmaceuticals B.V. · 1 drug in this class
  6. St. Olavs Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  7. Talphera, Inc · 1 drug in this class
  8. The Hospital for Sick Children · 1 drug in this class
  9. University of Monastir · 1 drug in this class
  10. University of Sao Paulo · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). usual pain treatment — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/usual-pain-treatment. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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