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Zidovudine (drug) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Zidovudine (drug) (Zidovudine (drug)) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI). Area: Infectious Disease / Virology.

marketed Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) HIV reverse transcriptase Infectious Disease / Virology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Zidovudine (drug) (Zidovudine (drug)) — Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital. Zidovudine is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that blocks HIV replication by inhibiting the enzyme reverse transcriptase, preventing the virus from converting its RNA genome into DNA.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
Zidovudine (drug) TARGET Zidovudine (drug) Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital marketed Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) HIV reverse transcriptase
Lamiduvine (Epivir) Lamiduvine (Epivir) Catholic University of the Sacred Heart marketed Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor (NRTI) HIV reverse transcriptase
elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/Tenofovir-Disoproxil elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/Tenofovir-Disoproxil Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica marketed Antiretroviral combination (integrase inhibitor + pharmacokinetic booster + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) HIV integrase, CYP3A4, HIV reverse transcriptase
Dolutegravir/Lamivudine as a single pill Dolutegravir/Lamivudine as a single pill Fundacion SEIMC-GESIDA marketed Antiretroviral combination (INSTI + NRTI) HIV integrase; HIV reverse transcriptase
emtricitabine [FTC]/tenofovir [TDF] emtricitabine [FTC]/tenofovir [TDF] Tibotec, Inc marketed Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) combination HIV reverse transcriptase
Emtricitabine/tenofovir or abacavir/lamivudine Emtricitabine/tenofovir or abacavir/lamivudine Fundacion SEIMC-GESIDA marketed Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) HIV reverse transcriptase
Abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine Abacavir/lamivudine/zidovudine Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections marketed Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) combination HIV reverse transcriptase

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 (Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) class)

  1. French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis · 3 drugs in this class
  2. Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. · 2 drugs in this class
  3. ViiV Healthcare · 2 drugs in this class
  4. Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University · 2 drugs in this class
  5. Asan Medical Center · 1 drug in this class
  6. Dong-A ST Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
  7. Bristol-Myers Squibb · 1 drug in this class
  8. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · 1 drug in this class
  9. Fu-Sheng Wang · 1 drug in this class
  10. Avexa · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Zidovudine (drug) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/zidovudine-drug. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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