Pemafibrate - Kowa Pharmaceutical
Alternative Names: K 877; K-808; K-877 CR; K-877 IR; K-877-BC; K-877-ER; K-877-FL; ParmodiaLatest Information Update: 12 Dec 2025
At a glance
- Originator Kowa Pharmaceutical
- Developer Jaeb Center for Health Research; Kowa Pharmaceutical
- Class Antihyperlipidaemics; Benzoxazoles; Butyric acids; Eye disorder therapies; Fibric acid derivatives; Hepatoprotectants; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha 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 Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Hyperlipidaemia
- Preregistration Dyslipidaemias
- Phase III Diabetic retinopathy; Hypercholesterolaemia; Hypertriglyceridaemia
- Phase II Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; Primary biliary cirrhosis
Most Recent Events
- 29 Aug 2025 Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase III trial in Hypercholesterolaemia presented at the Annual Congress of the European Society of Cardiology together with World Congress of Cardiolog (ESC-Card-2025)
- 05 May 2025 Preregistration for Dyslipidaemias in Hong Kong and Japan (PO) before May 2025 (Kowa Pharmaceutical pipeline, May 2025)
- 14 Aug 2024 Kowa Research Institute plans a phase I trial for in Primary biliary cirrhosis in August 2024 (NCT06525311)