Insulin pork
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Insulin pork is a protein: marketed, first approved in 1982 (US); acts on INSR; no US protection is listed.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 1982
- Kind
- Protein
- Brand name
- Iletin I
- First approved
- 1 January 1982 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 3 in 1 region
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Novo Nordisk; 2 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 14, 2 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Nutrition and metabolism; Hormones; Nervous system; Heart and blood vessels; Immune system; Mental health
US protection
No US protection is listed.
The FDA registers list no drug-substance patent or exclusivity that counts for this drug.
This is the US only.
Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| INSR | Insulin receptor | P06213 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Phase 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| All trials | 14 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly | Later holder | |
| Novo Nordisk | Applicant |