Sufentanil - Talphera
Alternative Names: ARX 01; ARX-02; ARX-04; ARX-F01; ARX-F02; DSUVIA; DZUVEO; SST system; Sublingual sufentanil; Sufentanil sublingual; Sufentanil sublingual - NanoTab; Sufentanil sublingual tablet; Sufentanil sublingual tablet system; ZalvisoLatest Information Update: 06 May 2026
At a glance
- Originator AcelRx Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Grunenthal; Talphera
- Class Amides; General anaesthetics; Opioid analgesics; Piperidines; Small molecules; Thiophenes
- Mechanism of Action Opioid mu 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
- Available For Licensing Yes - Acute pain; Cancer pain; Postoperative pain
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Acute pain
- Suspended Cancer pain
Most Recent Events
- 31 Dec 2025 Alora Pharmaceuticals submits a letter to the US FDA to request the withdrawal of the DSUVIA NDA
- 28 May 2025 No recent reports of development identified for clinical-Phase-Unknown development in Acute pain in Unknown (Sublingual, Tablet)
- 09 Jan 2024 AcelRx Pharmaceuticals is now called Talphera