Drug Profile
Seltorexant - Janssen Pharmaceuticals/Minerva Neurosciences
Alternative Names: JNJ-42847922; JNJ-7922; MIN-202Latest Information Update: 14 Feb 2019
Price :
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At a glance
- Originator Janssen Research & Development
- Developer Janssen Research & Development; Minerva Neurosciences
- Class Antidepressants; Ketones; Pyrimidines; Pyrroles; Sleep disorder therapies; Small molecules; Triazoles
- Mechanism of Action Orexin receptor type 2 antagonists
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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 Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II Insomnia; Major depressive disorder
- Phase I Sleep apnoea syndrome
Most Recent Events
- 19 Jan 2019 Janssen Research & Development completes a phase II trial in Major depressive disorder (Adjunctive treatment) in Bulgaria, Finland, France, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, USA, Japan (PO) (NCT03227224)
- 10 Jan 2019 Phase II development is ongoing for Major depressive disorder (Adjunctive treatment) in Germany and Japan (PO) (NCT03227224)
- 04 Jan 2019 Phase-I clinical trials in Sleep apnoea syndrome in USA (PO) (NCT03796026)