Docosanol
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Docosanol is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 2000 (US); no US protection is listed.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2007
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Abreva
- First approved
- 25 July 2000 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 2 in 2 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- PHOENIX HEALTHCARE (IRLANDE); 2 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 1, 0 stopped early
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.
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All trials | 1 |