Drug Profile
Pioglitazone - Takeda
Alternative Names: Actos; AD-4833; Glustin; PGZ; Piozone; U 72107; U 72107A; U 72107E; ZactosLatest Information Update: 05 Nov 2023
Price :
$50
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At a glance
- Originator Takeda
- Developer Duke University Medical Center; Eli Lilly and Company; Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd; Novo Nordisk; Piramal Enterprises; Takeda; Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA; Tianjin Takeda; Zinfandel Pharmaceuticals
- Class Antihyperglycaemics; Small molecules; Thiazolidinediones
- Mechanism of Action Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma 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 Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Phase II Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
- Discontinued Alzheimer's disease; Atherosclerosis; Multiple sclerosis
Most Recent Events
- 01 Dec 2020 Celltrion completes an agreement to acquire pioglitazone from Takeda Pharmaceuticals
- 11 Jun 2020 Celltrion entered into an agreement to acquire pioglitazone from Takeda Pharmaceuticals
- 01 Feb 2018 Discontinued - Phase-III for Alzheimer's disease in United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and USA (PO)