Pridopidine - Prilenia Therapeutics
Alternative Names: ACR-16; ASP-2314; FR-310826; Huntexil; Nurzigma; TV-7820Latest Information Update: 30 Jul 2025
At a glance
- Originator NeuroSearch Sweden AB
- Developer Massachusetts General Hospital; Prilenia Therapeutics; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
- Class Antidementias; Antiparkinsonians; Antipsychotics; Eye disorder therapies; Neuropsychotherapeutics; Piperidines; Small molecules; Sulfones
- Mechanism of Action Dopamine D2 receptor antagonists; Glutamate modulators; Sigma-1 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 Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Preregistration Huntington's disease
- Phase II/III Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Phase II Parkinson's disease
- No development reported Alzheimer's disease; Eye disorders; Fragile X syndrome; Rett syndrome
- Discontinued Schizophrenia
Most Recent Events
- 25 Jul 2025 European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommends the refusal of the marketing authorization for pridopidine's MAA for Huntington's disease
- 25 Jul 2025 Prilenia Therapeutics and Ferrer plan to launch pridopidine in Huntington's disease and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis worldwide
- 25 Jul 2025 Prilenia Therapeutics and Ferrer plan a potentially global registrational trial for Huntington's disease (PO)