Drug

.alpha.1-proteinase inhibitor human

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, .alpha.1-proteinase inhibitor human is a protein: marketed, first approved in 1987 (US); acts on ELANE; US protection ended in 1999.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 2015
Kind
Protein
Brand name
prolastin
First approved
2 December 1987 (US)
Approvals on record
18 in 3 regions
Holder of the most recent approval
Takeda; 4 holders in all
Registered trials
52, 12 stopped early
Disease areas
Lungs and airways; Digestive system; Inherited and neonatal; Immune system; Hormones; Nutrition and metabolism

US protection

US protection ended in 1999.

US protection ended in 1999, computed as 12 years from the first US licence because FDA publishes no date for this product. The application that gives this date is held by Grifols Therapeutics. The date is computed, not published.

This is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.

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Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug

2 companies on route B because of this drug.

Companies on route B for this drug

In the product

2 companies are on route B because of .alpha.1-proteinase inhibitor human.

Target

GeneProteinUniProt
ELANENeutrophil elastaseP08246

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated2100
Phase 13102
Phase 2251923
Phase 314725
Phase 48512
All trials52

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
Grifols TherapeuticsApplicant and Lead sponsor of trials1996 to now
CSL BehringApplicant and Lead sponsor of trials2006 to now
TakedaLater holder and Lead sponsor of trials2006 to now