Diethylpropion
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Diethylpropion is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1982 (US); acts on SLC6A2 and SLC6A3; 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
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Tenuate
- First approved
- 1 January 1982 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 6 in 1 region
- Holder of the most recent approval
- 3M; 4 holders in all
- Withdrawn from market
- 1 January 1981 (in some regions)
- Registered trials
- 2, 1 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Nutrition and metabolism
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-target row on route B because of this drug.
Companies on route B for this drug
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Targets
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phase 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| All trials | 2 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ANI Pharmaceuticals | Acquired holder | 2025 to now |
| Mpp Pharma | Acquired holder | 2025 to now |
| 3M | Later holder | |
| Sanofi | Later holder |