Company

Orexigen Therapeutics

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Orexigen Therapeutics runs 3 drugs, 2 of them marketed; it is on route A at 0 targets and on route B at 5 targets.

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov, FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, company records.

Family history

Orexigen Therapeutics was bankrupt in 2019.

The records place 2 company names in this family.

  • Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc: bankrupt in 2019

Drugs by status

StatusCount
Marketed2
Stopped1
Total3

Marketed drugs and when their US protection ends

DrugUS protectionRoute B rows
Naltrexonenone listed6
Bupropionnone listed2

A route B row is one company at one target.

Where it needs a new molecule

Route A at 0 targets, route B at 5 targets.

Three of its 5 rows, by target and route
TargetRoute
SLC6A3 Sodium-dependent dopamine transporterRoute B
OPRD1 Delta-type opioid receptorRoute B
SLC6A2 Sodium-dependent noradrenaline transporterRoute B

All 5 rows on route A or B

In the product

5 company-target rows on route A or B; 2 are not shown here, and no score is.

Where its trials are

  • Nutrition and metabolism: 2 trials led
  • Chemically induced: 1 trials led
  • Heart and blood vessels: 1 trials led