Desoximetasone
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Desoximetasone is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1982 (US); acts on NR3C1; no US protection is listed.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 1996
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Topicort
- First approved
- 1 January 1982 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 10 in 2 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Sun Pharma; 3 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 9, 0 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Skin and connective tissue; Immune system; 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
In the product1 company is on route B because of Desoximetasone.
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Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| NR3C1 | Glucocorticoid receptor | P04150 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| All trials | 9 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch Health | Acquired holder | 1996 to now |
| Taro Pharmaceuticals | Later holder | 2013 to now |
| Taro Pharmaceutical Industries | Acquired holder | 2018 to now |
| Sun Pharma | Acquired holder | 2025 to now |
| Sanofi | Earlier holder |