Drug

Lurasidone

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Lurasidone is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 2010 (US); acts on DRD2 and HTR2A; no US protection is listed.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 2025
Kind
Small molecule
Brand name
Latuda
First approved
28 October 2010 (US)
Approvals on record
9 in 4 regions
Holder of the most recent approval
Exeltis Healthcare S.L.; 4 holders in all
Registered trials
72, 6 stopped early
Disease areas
Mental health; Nervous system; Nutrition and metabolism; Infections; Inherited and neonatal; Pregnancy and women's 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.

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 Lurasidone.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
DRD2Dopamine receptor D2P14416
HTR2A5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2AP28223

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated9612
Phase 1121200
Phase 27600
Phase 3343112
Phase 410522
All trials72

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
Sumitomo PharmaOriginator and Lead sponsor of trials2002 to now
Aziende Chimiche Riunite Angelini FrancescoApplicant and Lead sponsor of trials2014 to now