Finerenone - Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: BAY-94-8862; Firialta; Firialta™; KERENDIA; KerendiaLatest Information Update: 20 Mar 2026
At a glance
- Originator Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
- Class Amides; Antihyperglycaemics; Heart failure therapies; Naphthyridines; Nitriles; Small molecules; Urologics
- Mechanism of Action Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists
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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 Diabetic nephropathies
- Registered Heart failure
- Phase III Chronic heart failure; Renal failure; Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Most Recent Events
- 09 Mar 2026 Polpharma plans a phase III trial for Cardiovascular disorders (In volunteers) in Czech Republic (PO) in March 2026 (CTIS2026-525256-29-00)
- 02 Feb 2026 Bayer completes a phase III trial in Chronic heart failure in Australia, Malaysia, Greece, the US, Argentina, Belgium, China, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hong-Kong, Hungary, Denmark, India, Israel, , Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, UK (PO) (NCT05047263) (EudraCT-2021-000421-27)
- 30 Jan 2026 The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issues a positive recommendation for Finerenone for Heart failure