Drug

Diquafosol

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Diquafosol is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 2010 (JP); acts on P2RY1, P2RY2 and P2RY4.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 2010
Kind
Small molecule
First approved
9 February 2010 (JP)
Approvals on record
1 in 1 region
Holder of the most recent approval
Santen Pharmaceutical
Registered trials
28, 1 stopped early
Disease areas
Eye

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.

Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug

3 company-target rows on route B because of this drug.

Companies on route B for this drug

In the product

3 company-target rows are on route B because of Diquafosol.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
P2RY2P2Y purinoceptor 2P41231
P2RY1P2Y purinoceptor 1P47900
P2RY4P2Y purinoceptor 4P51582

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated13520
Phase 11100
Phase 25301
Phase 37700
Phase 42100
All trials28

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
Santen PharmaceuticalOriginator and Lead sponsor of trials2010 to now