Dronabinol - Echo Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol - Echo Pharmaceutical; Delta(9)-THC - Echo Pharmaceutical; ECP022A (delta9-THC); NamisolLatest Information Update: 02 Oct 2021
At a glance
- Originator Echo Pharmaceuticals
- Developer Echo Pharmaceuticals; University Medical Centre of Nijmegen; VU University Medical Center
- Class Antidementias; Antiemetics; Antineoplastics; Appetite stimulants; Cannabinoids; Chromans; Muscle relaxants; Non-opioid analgesics; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Cannabinoid receptor agonists; Cannabinoid receptor CB1 agonists; Cannabinoid receptor CB2 agonists
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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 No
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II Alzheimer's disease; Anorexia; Multiple sclerosis; Pain
Most Recent Events
- 25 Feb 2021 Phase-II development is ongoing for Anorexia in Netherlands (Echo Pharmaceuticals pipeline, February 2021)
- 26 Mar 2019 Echo Pharmaceuticals plans a phase IIb trial for Anorexia in Australia (PO), in May 2019 (ACTRN12619000491167),
- 01 Dec 2018 Phase-II clinical trials in Anorexia in Netherlands (Echo Pharmaceuticals pipeline, December 2018)