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Posaconazole - Merck & Co

Drug Profile

Posaconazole - Merck & Co

Alternative Names: IV posaconazole; MK-5592; NOXAFIL; Noxafil; Posaconazole oral suspension; Posaconazole SP; Posaconazole tablet; Posanol; SCH 056592; SCH 56592; Spriafil

Latest Information Update: 15 Jan 2024

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At a glance

  • Originator Schering-Plough
  • Developer Merck & Co; MSD China; Schering-Plough
  • Class Antifungals; Fluorobenzenes; Furans; Ketones; Piperazines; Triazoles
  • Mechanism of Action 14-alpha demethylase inhibitors; Cytochrome P 450 enzyme system inhibitors
  • Orphan Drug Status

    Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.

    Yes - Invasive bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
  • New Molecular Entity Yes

Highest Development Phases

  • Marketed Candidiasis; Invasive bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; Mycoses; Oropharyngeal candidiasis
  • Phase II Chagas disease

Most Recent Events

  • 18 Dec 2023 Merck Sharp & Dohme completes the phase II MK-5592-104 trial in Invasive bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Mexico, Peru, Russia, South Korea, and in USA (NCT04218851)
  • 11 May 2022 Preregistration for Invasive bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in China (PO) (Merck pipeline, May 2022)
  • 11 May 2022 Registered for Invasive bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in China (PO) (Merck pipeline, May 2022)
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