Drug

Acetohexamide

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Acetohexamide is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1982 (US); acts on ABCC8 and KCNJ11; no US protection is listed.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 1982
Kind
Small molecule
Brand name
Dymelor
First approved
1 January 1982 (US)
Approvals on record
2 in 1 region
Holder of the most recent approval
Eli Lilly
Registered trials
5, 0 stopped early
Disease areas
Hormones; Nutrition and metabolism; Digestive system; Cancer; Heart and blood vessels

US protection

No US protection is listed.

The FDA registers list no drug-substance patent or exclusivity that counts for this drug.

This is the US only.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
ABCC8ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 8Q09428
KCNJ11ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel 11Q14654

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated4400
Phase 31100
All trials5

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
Eli LillyApplicant and Lead sponsor of trials2012 to now