Drug

Glyburide

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Glyburide is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1982 (CH); acts on ABCC8 and KCNJ11.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 2020
Kind
Small molecule
Brand name
Diabeta
First approved
24 November 1982 (CH)
Approvals on record
20 in 5 regions
Holder of the most recent approval
Sanofi; 6 holders in all
Registered trials
63, 11 stopped early
Disease areas
Nutrition and metabolism; Hormones; Nervous system; Heart and blood vessels; 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.

Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug

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

Companies on route B for this drug

In the product

2 company-target rows are on route B because of Glyburide.

Targets

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

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated10500
Phase 1161321
Phase 211613
Phase 3151005
Phase 411412
All trials63

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
PfizerApplicant1984 to now
SanofiLater holder and Lead sponsor of trials1984 to now
AmmtekApplicant2018 to now