Finerenone
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Finerenone is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 2021 (US); acts on NR3C2; US protection ends in 2035.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2023
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Kerendia
- First approved
- 9 July 2021 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 12 in 6 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Bayer; 3 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 84, 1 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Pregnancy and women's health; Urinary and reproductive; Hormones; Nutrition and metabolism; Heart and blood vessels; Immune system
US protection
US protection ends in 2035.
The last listed US drug-substance patent ends in 2035. The application that gives this date is held by Bayer.
This is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.
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Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| NR3C2 | Mineralocorticoid receptor | P08235 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| Phase 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Phase 3 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Phase 4 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| All trials | 84 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Bayer | Originator, Applicant and Lead sponsor of trials | 2010 to now |