Drug

Merimepodib

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Merimepodib is a small molecule: went quiet in 2006; acts on IMPDH1.

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

The drug

Status
Went quiet, 2006
Kind
Small molecule
Registered trials
1, 0 stopped early
Disease areas
Digestive system; Infections

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

1 company on route A because of this drug.

Companies on route A for this drug

In the product

1 company is on route A because of Merimepodib.

Target

GeneProteinUniProt
IMPDH1Inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase 1P20839

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase 21100
All trials1

Who ran its trials

CompanyRoleYears
VertexLead sponsor of trials2004 to now