Drug

Frovatriptan

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Frovatriptan is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 2001 (FR); acts on HTR1B and HTR1D.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 2001
Kind
Small molecule
Brand name
Frova
First approved
11 September 2001 (FR)
Approvals on record
2 in 2 regions
Holder of the most recent approval
Endo; 2 holders in all
Registered trials
6, 0 stopped early
Disease areas
Nervous system; Pregnancy and women's health; Urinary and reproductive

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
HTR1D5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1DP28221
HTR1B5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1BP28222

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated2200
Phase 21100
Phase 32200
Phase 41100
All trials6

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
EndoAcquired holder and Lead sponsor of trials2003 to now