Canagliflozin - Johnson & Johnson/Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
Alternative Names: Canagliflozin-hydrate; Canaglu; Invokana; JNJ-28431754; Sulisent; TA-7284Latest Information Update: 11 Aug 2025
At a glance
- Originator Tanabe Seiyaku
- Developer Daiichi Sankyo Company; Janssen; Johnson & Johnson; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation; Miyazaki University School of Medicine; Mundipharma Medical Company; Tai Tien Pharmaceuticals
- Class Antihyperglycaemics; Cardiovascular therapies; Glucosides; Heart failure therapies; Obesity therapies; Small molecules; Thiophenes
- Mechanism of Action Sodium-glucose transporter 2 inhibitors
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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
- Marketed Diabetic nephropathies; Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Phase III Heart failure
- Phase II Obesity; Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Most Recent Events
- 24 Jul 2025 Preregistration for Type 2 diabetes mellitus (In adolescents, In children, Adjunctive treatment, In adults) in European Union (PO)
- 24 Jul 2025 The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommends extension of indication for Canagliflozin to include the treatment of Type II diabetes mellitus
- 29 Apr 2025 Launched for Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Thailand (PO)