Drug

Glipizide

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Glipizide is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1973 (ES); acts on ABCC8 and KCNJ11.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 1984
Kind
Small molecule
Brand name
Glucotrol
First approved
1 June 1973 (ES)
Approvals on record
10 in 2 regions
Holder of the most recent approval
Bristol Myers Squibb; 2 holders in all
Registered trials
16, 0 stopped early
Disease areas
Hormones; Nutrition and metabolism; Pregnancy and women's health; Urinary and reproductive; Cancer; Digestive system

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
ABCC8ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 8Q09428
KCNJ11ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel 11Q14654

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated3300
Phase 17700
Phase 21010
Phase 34400
Phase 41100
All trials16

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
PfizerApplicant1984 to now