Acamprosate
Alternative Names: Acamprosate calcium; Alcomed; Aotal; Calcium acetylhomotaurinate; Campral; Campral EC; NS-11; Regtect; Sobriol; ZulexLatest Information Update: 05 Nov 2023
At a glance
- Originator Laboratoires Meram
- Developer Merck Lipha Sante; Nippon Shinyaku
- Class Alkanesulfonic acids; Behavioural disorder therapies; Drug withdrawal therapies; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action GABA receptor agonists; Glutamate receptor 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 No
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Alcoholism
Most Recent Events
- 08 May 2020 Allergan has been acquired and merged into AbbVie
- 01 Jul 2014 Forest Laboratories has been acquired by Actavis Inc
- 27 May 2013 Launched for Alcoholism in Japan (PO)