Drug Profile
Crofelemer - Napo Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: CRO-HIV; CRO-IBS; CRO-ID; CRO-PED; Fulyzaq; Mytesi; Provir; SP 303; TRN-002- Napo Pharmaceuticals; VirendLatest Information Update: 27 Feb 2024
Price :
$50
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At a glance
- Originator Shaman Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Napo Pharmaceuticals; Puma Biotechnology; Salix Pharmaceuticals; Shaman Pharmaceuticals; University of California at San Francisco
- Class Antidiarrhoeals; Biopolymers; Chromans; Flavonoids; Irritable bowel syndrome therapies; Phytotherapies; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Chloride channel antagonists
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
- Available For Licensing Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Diarrhoea
- Phase II Irritable bowel syndrome; Short bowel syndrome
- No development reported Inflammatory bowel diseases
- Discontinued Herpes simplex virus infections; Influenza virus infections
Most Recent Events
- 05 Dec 2023 Napo Pharmaceuticals completes enrolment in its phase III OnTARGET trial for Diarrhoea (Prevention, Chemotherapy-induced) in Taiwan, Serbia, Georgia, Argentina, USA (NCT04538625)
- 04 Apr 2023 Napo Pharmaceuticals plans a clinical trial for Diarrhoea (In children)in 2023
- 24 Mar 2023 Napo has national stage patent applications pending for crofelemer directed to treating CID