Bezafibrate/obeticholic acid - Intercept Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: Bezafibrate/OCA - Intercept Pharmaceuticals; Obeticholic acid/bezafibrate - Intercept Pharmaceuticals; OCA/bezafibrate - Intercept PharmaceuticalsLatest Information Update: 13 May 2026
At a glance
- Originator Intercept Pharmaceuticals
- Class Anti-inflammatories; Antifibrotics; Antihyperlipidaemics; Benzamides; Cholic acids; Cyclopentanes; Fibric acid derivatives; Hepatoprotectants; Pentanoic acids; Phenanthrenes; Phenylbutyrates; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Farnesoid X-activated receptor agonists; Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha agonists; Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta agonists; Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma agonists
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Primary biliary cirrhosis
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 III Primary biliary cirrhosis
Most Recent Events
- 17 Nov 2025 Intercept Pharmaceuticals terminates a phase II trial in Primary biliary cirrhosis in United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Spain, Lithuania, Netherlands, South Korea, Israel, Israel, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Germany, France, Estonia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Belgium, Austria, Australia (PO) based on FDA's decision (NCT04594694)
- 31 Oct 2025 Intercept Pharmaceuticals terminates a phase III trial in Primary biliary cirrhosis in USA, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom (PO) (NCT06488911)
- 01 Sep 2025 Intercept Pharmaceuticals completes a phase-II clinical trials in Primary biliary cirrhosis in USA, Italy, Argentina and Canada (PO) (NCT05239468)