Dronabinol
Alternative Names: 9-THC; Delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol; Deltanyne; Dronabinol inhaled; Elevat; Marinol; NSC-134454; Pulmonary dronabinol - Solvay/Nektar Therapeutics; δ9-tetrahydrobannabinolLatest Information Update: 05 Nov 2023
At a glance
- Originator Unimed Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Nektar Therapeutics; Unimed Pharmaceuticals
- Class Antidementias; Antiemetics; Antineoplastics; Appetite stimulants; Cannabinoids; Chromans; Muscle relaxants; Non-opioid analgesics; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Cannabinoid 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 Anorexia nervosa; Nausea and vomiting
- Discontinued Migraine
Most Recent Events
- 31 Oct 2005 Phase-II clinical trials in Migraine (Inhalation)
- 20 May 2005 Data from a media release have been added to the Advances in the Treatment of Nausea and Migraine therapeutic trials section
- 29 Apr 2005 Data presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN-2005) have been added to the adverse events and pharmacokinetics sections