Sulthiame - Shionogi Apnimed Sleep Science
Alternative Names: SASS-002; Sulthiame; Sultia; SultiameLatest Information Update: 11 Nov 2025
At a glance
- Originator Desitin Pharmaceuticals GmbH
- Class Antiepileptic drugs; Benzene derivatives; Sleep disorder therapies; Small molecules; Sulfonamides; Thiazines
- Mechanism of Action Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
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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 No
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II Sleep apnoea syndrome
Most Recent Events
- 03 Nov 2025 Efficacy and adverse events data from the phase II FLOW trial in Sleep apnea syndrome released by Apnimed
- 25 Apr 2025 Apnimed acquires Sulthiame from Desitin Arzneimittel GmbH
- 07 Sep 2024 Efficacy and adverse events data from a phase II trial in Sleep apnea syndrome presented at the 34th Annual Congress of the European Respiratory Society (ERS-2024)