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ZIAGEN® — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI)
HIV reverse transcriptase
Infectious Disease / Virology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
ZIAGEN® (ZIAGEN®) — ViiV Healthcare. ZIAGEN (abacavir) is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that blocks HIV reverse transcriptase, preventing the virus from converting its RNA genome into DNA and replicating.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIAGEN® TARGET | ZIAGEN® | ViiV Healthcare | marketed | Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Cabotegravir LA + Rilpivirine LA | Cabotegravir LA + Rilpivirine LA | Fundacion para la Formacion e Investigacion Sanitarias de la Region de Murcia | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (INSTI + NNRTI) | HIV integrase and HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Raltegravir; Abacavir/Lamivudine | Raltegravir; Abacavir/Lamivudine | Central Institute of Epidemiology, Moscow, Russia | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase; HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Bictegravir / Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Alafenamide Pill | Bictegravir / Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Alafenamide Pill | Charlotte-Paige Rolle, MD | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Raltegravir and Abacavir/Lamivudine | Raltegravir and Abacavir/Lamivudine | Denver Infectious Disease Consultants, PLLC | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (INSTI + NRTI) | HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Raltegravir and truvada | Raltegravir and truvada | The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (INSTI + NRTI) | HIV integrase; HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Tenofovir disoproxil/emtricitabine/rilpivirine | Tenofovir disoproxil/emtricitabine/rilpivirine | Sheba Medical Center | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (NRTI + NNRTI) | HIV reverse transcriptase |
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Sponsor landscape (Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) class)
- French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis · 3 drugs in this class
- Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 2 drugs in this class
- ViiV Healthcare · 2 drugs in this class
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University · 2 drugs in this class
- Asan Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
- Dong-A ST Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Bristol-Myers Squibb · 1 drug in this class
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · 1 drug in this class
- Fu-Sheng Wang · 1 drug in this class
- Avexa · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). ZIAGEN® — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/ziagen. Accessed 2026-05-15.
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