Drug

Fremanezumab

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Fremanezumab is an antibody: marketed, first approved in 2018 (US); acts on CALCA and CALCB; US protection ends in 2030.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 2021
Kind
Antibody
Brand name
Ajovy
First approved
14 September 2018 (US)
Approvals on record
5 in 3 regions
Holder of the most recent approval
Otsuka; 3 holders in all
Registered trials
36, 7 stopped early
Disease areas
Nervous system; Mental health; Pregnancy and women's health; Urinary and reproductive; Bones, joints and muscles; Cancer

US protection

US protection ends in 2030.

US protection ends in 2030, computed as 12 years from the first US licence because FDA publishes no date for this product. The application that gives this date is held by Teva. The date is computed, not published.

This is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.

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Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug

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

Companies on route B for this drug

In the product

4 company-target rows are on route B because of Fremanezumab.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
CALCACalcitonin gene-related peptide 1P06881
CALCBCalcitonin gene-related peptide 2P10092

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated8140
Phase 13210
Phase 25302
Phase 3141103
Phase 46202
All trials36

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
TevaAcquired holder, Earlier holder and Lead sponsor of trials2013 to now
OtsukaApplicant and Lead sponsor of trials2017 to now
TevaApplicant2019 to now