Alprazolam inhalation - Engage Therapeutics
Alternative Names: AZ-002; FNP-002; Staccato® alprazolam; STAP-001; UCB 7538Latest Information Update: 15 Dec 2025
At a glance
- Originator Alexza Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Alexza Pharmaceuticals; Engage Therapeutics; UCB Biopharma
- Class Antiepileptic drugs; Anxiolytics; Azoles; Benzodiazepines; Hypnosedatives; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action GABA A receptor agonists
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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
- Phase III Epilepsy
- No development reported Asthma
- Discontinued Panic disorder
Most Recent Events
- 11 Dec 2025 Lee's Pharmaceutical acquires Staccato® One Breath Technology® platform and assets including intellectual property, know-how, trademarks, product pipeline, equipment, products and access to GMP facility from Alexza Pharmaceuticals
- 13 Jun 2025 UCB Pharma plans a phase I trial for Healthy volunteers (In adults) in July 2025 (NCT07020988)
- 12 Jun 2025 UCB Biopharma SRL initiates phase-I safety trial (In volunteers) in USA (Inhalation) (NCT07020988)