Pridopidine - Prilenia Therapeutics
Alternative Names: ACR-16; ASP-2314; FNP 253; FNP-254; FR-310826; Huntexil; Nurzigma; TV-7820Latest Information Update: 13 Jul 2026
At a glance
- Originator NeuroSearch Sweden AB
- Developer Ferrer; 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
Yes - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Huntington's disease
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 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
- 07 Jul 2026 Prilenia in collaboration with Ferrer initiates phase III PRECISE-HD trial in Huntington’s Disease in US (PO, Capsules) (NCT07609108)
- 07 Jul 2026 Prilenia in collaboration with Ferrer plans a registrational phase III trial for Huntington's disease (PO, Capsule) in June 2026 (NCT07609108)
- 01 Feb 2026 Phase-III clinical trials in Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Poland, Netherlands, Italy, Israel, Germany, France, Canada, Belgium (PO) (NCT07322003)