Drug

Flunarizine

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Flunarizine is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1981 (ES); acts on CACNA1G, CACNA1H and CACNA1I.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 2002
Kind
Small molecule
Brand name
Sibelium
First approved
1 January 1981 (ES)
Approvals on record
3 in 3 regions
Holder of the most recent approval
AA PHARMA INC; 3 holders in all
Registered trials
14, 1 stopped early
Disease areas
Nervous system; Bones, joints and muscles; Mental health

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
CACNA1GVoltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1GO43497
CACNA1HVoltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1HO95180
CACNA1IVoltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1IQ9P0X4

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated4030
Phase 12110
Phase 22011
Phase 46410
All trials14