Deoxycholic acid - Kythera Biopharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: ATX-101-Kythera; Belkyra; BelkyraTM; Kybella; Sodium deoxycholate; Sodium desoxycholateLatest Information Update: 04 Dec 2025
At a glance
- Originator Kythera Biopharmaceuticals
- Developer Bayer Dermatology; Kythera Biopharmaceuticals
- Class Choleretics; Cholic acids; Gallstone therapies; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Cell membrane modulators; Membrane lipid modulators
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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 Subcutaneous fat disorders
- No development reported Lipoma
Most Recent Events
- 04 Dec 2025 Deoxycholic acid is still in registered phase for Subcutaneous fat disorder in Cyprus, Slovenia, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, France, Italy, Greece, Slovakia (SC)
- 12 May 2025 Launched for Subcutaneous fat disorders in Portugal, Ireland (SC)
- 24 Sep 2021 Launched for Subcutaneous fat disorders in Sweden, United Kingdom, Spain, Denmark, New Zealand, Switzerland, Netherlands, Norway, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Finland, Hong Kong, Australia, Brazil, Canada (SC) before September 2021