Drug

Dexpramipexole

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Dexpramipexole is a small molecule: stopped in 2025; acts on DRD2, DRD3 and DRD4.

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

The drug

Status
Stopped, 2025
Kind
Small molecule
Registered trials
21, 4 stopped early
Disease areas
Nervous system; Nutrition and metabolism; Blood and lymph; Lungs and airways; Immune system; Ear, nose and throat

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
DRD2Dopamine receptor D2P14416
DRD4Dopamine receptor D4P21917
DRD3Dopamine receptor D3P35462

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated1000
Phase 16600
Phase 28610
Phase 36114
All trials21

Who ran its trials

CompanyRoleYears
Knopp BiosciencesLead sponsor of trials2008 to now
Areteia TherapeuticsLead sponsor of trials2023 to now