Canagliflozin anhydrous
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Canagliflozin anhydrous is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 2013 (US); acts on SLC5A2; US protection ends in 2029.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2014
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Invokana
- First approved
- 29 March 2013 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 24 in 6 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma; 5 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 139, 2 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Nutrition and metabolism; Hormones; Urinary and reproductive; Pregnancy and women's health; Heart and blood vessels; Cancer
US protection
US protection ends in 2029.
The last listed US drug-substance patent ends in 2029. The application that gives this date is held by Johnson & Johnson.
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
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Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| SLC5A2 | Sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 | P31639 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Phase 1 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Phase 3 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 4 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| All trials | 139 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | Originator, Applicant and Lead sponsor of trials | 2006 to now |
| Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma | Applicant | 2014 to now |