Bromfenac
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Bromfenac is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 2005 (US); acts on PTGS1 and PTGS2; no US protection is listed.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2026
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Xibrom
- First approved
- 24 March 2005 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 7 in 4 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Bruschettini S.R.L.; 3 holders in all
- Withdrawn from market
- 1 January 1998 (in some regions)
- Registered trials
- 35, 1 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Eye; Immune system; Infections; 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
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Companies on route B for this drug
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Targets
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Phase 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| All trials | 35 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch Health | Acquired holder and Lead sponsor of trials | 2003 to now |
| SUN Pharmaceutical Industries | Acquired holder and Lead sponsor of trials | 2010 to now |