Benazepril
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Benazepril is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1991 (US); acts on ACE; no US protection is listed.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 1992
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Lotensin
- First approved
- 25 June 1991 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 15 in 2 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Sandoz; 3 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 40, 5 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Heart and blood vessels; Pregnancy and women's health; Urinary and reproductive; Hormones; Nutrition and metabolism; Inherited and neonatal
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.
Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug
1 company on route B because of this drug.
Companies on route B for this drug
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Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| ACE | Angiotensin-converting enzyme | P12821 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Phase 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Phase 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| All trials | 40 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | Earlier holder | 1991 to now |
| Validus Pharmaceuticals | Acquired holder | 2021 to now |