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: 26 Apr 2024
At a glance
- Originator Shaman Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Napo Pharmaceuticals; Salix Pharmaceuticals; Shaman Pharmaceuticals
- 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
- 25 Apr 2024 Jaguar plans clinical trial for Diarrhoea in 2022
- 31 Dec 2023 Napo Pharmaceuticals has patents pending for Crofelemer for the treatment of short bowel syndrome and congenital diarrheal disorder in USA, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, Israel, Jordan, Japan, and the Gulf States
- 31 Dec 2023 US FDA accepts IND for Crofelemer for Diarrhoea (PO, Powder) for review