Drug Profile
Clofazimine - Novartis
Alternative Names: B-663; LAM-320; LampreneLatest Information Update: 12 Jul 2019
Price :
$50
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At a glance
- Originator University College Dublin
- Developer Alliance Pharma plc; Novartis; University College Dublin; University of Pretoria
- Class Antibacterials; Antileprotics; Phenazines
- Mechanism of Action Adenosine triphosphatase inhibitors; P-glycoprotein inhibitors; Phospholipase A2 inhibitors
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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 Leprosy
- Discontinued Crohn's disease; Liver cancer
Most Recent Events
- 15 Apr 2019 Novartis Pharma terminates a phase IIb/III trial in Tuberculosis (Treatment-resistant) in Lithuania and Latvia prior to enrolment (PO) (EudraCT2015-004440-19)
- 31 Dec 2018 Novartis announces intention to submit regulatory applications for Tuberculosis in 2021 (Novartis pipeline, March 2019)
- 01 Mar 2016 Novartis Pharma plans a phase IIb/III trial in Tuberculosis (Treatment-resistant) in Lithuania, Kenya, Latvia, Peru, Philippines, Russia, South Africa and Thailand (PO) (EudraCT2015-004440-19)