Corticotropin zinc hydroxide
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Corticotropin zinc hydroxide is a drug: marketed, first approved in 1982 (US); acts on MC2R; no US protection is listed.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 1982
- Kind
- Unknown
- Brand name
- Cortrophin-Zinc
- First approved
- 1 January 1982 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 1 in 1 region
- Holder of the most recent approval
- ANI Pharmaceuticals
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.
Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| MC2R | Adrenocorticotropic hormone receptor | Q01718 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ANI Pharmaceuticals | Acquired holder | 2017 to now |
| Organon | Earlier holder |