Drug Profile
Fenfluramine - Zogenix
Alternative Names: Brabafen; Fenfluramine hydrochloride - Zogenix; FINTEPLA; Fintepla; FINTEPLA® CIV; Low-dose fenfluramine; ZX-008Latest Information Update: 04 Dec 2023
Price :
$50
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At a glance
- Originator Brabant Pharma
- Developer Nippon Shinyaku; NYU Langone Medical Center; University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein; Zogenix
- Class Amines; Amphetamines; Anorectics; Antiepileptic drugs; Fluorinated hydrocarbons; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Serotonin receptor agonists; Serotonin release stimulants; Serotonin uptake inhibitors; Sigma-1 receptor agonists
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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 No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Dravet syndrome; Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
- Phase III Early infantile epileptic encephalopathy 2
- Phase II Myoclonic epilepsies
Most Recent Events
- 13 Nov 2023 Phase-III clinical trials in Dravet syndrome (In infants) in USA (PO) (NCT06118255)
- 13 Nov 2023 Zogenix International terminates a phase III trial in Dravet Syndrome (In childrens, In adolescents) in USA (NCT03299842)
- 07 Nov 2023 UCB BIOSCIENCES plans a phase III trial for Dravet Syndrome (In infants) in November 2023 (NCT06118255)