Drug

Butalbital

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Butalbital is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1970 (CA); acts on GABRB1, GABRB2 and GABRB3.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 1986
Kind
Small molecule
Brand name
Fiorinal
First approved
31 December 1970 (CA)
Approvals on record
6 in 2 regions
Holder of the most recent approval
Actavis Laboratories Ut; 3 holders in all

US protection

No US approval on record.

With no US approval on record there are no listed US patents or exclusivities.

This is the US only.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
GABRB1Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-1P18505
GABRB3Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-3P28472
GABRB2Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit beta-2P47870

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
Aralez PharmaceuticalsApplicant1970 to now