Amphotericin B liposomal - Gilead Sciences
Alternative Names: AmBisome; SM 26000; SM-26000 Injection; SMP 26000Latest Information Update: 10 Oct 2025
At a glance
- Originator Gilead Sciences
- Developer Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative Foundation; Gilead Sciences; Knight Therapeutics; Sumitomo Pharma
- Class Antifungals; Antiprotozoals; Antipyretics; Macrolides
- Mechanism of Action Cell membrane permeability enhancers
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Orphan Drug Status
No
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 Cryptococcosis; Febrile neutropenia; Fever of unknown origin; Mycoses; Visceral leishmaniasis
- Phase II Histoplasmosis
- Discontinued Candidiasis
Most Recent Events
- 09 Mar 2025 Efficacy data from a phase II/III trial in Cryptococcosis released by 32nd Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2025 (SROI-2025)
- 19 Oct 2022 Phase-II clinical trials in Histoplasmosis in Brazil (IV)
- 19 Oct 2022 Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase II trial in Histoplasmosis presented at the IDWeek 2022