Drug

Methysergide

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Methysergide is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1982 (US); acts on HTR2B and HTR2C; 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
Small molecule
Brand name
Sansert
First approved
1 January 1982 (US)
Approvals on record
1 in 1 region
Holder of the most recent approval
Novartis

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

1 company-target row on route B because of this drug.

Companies on route B for this drug

In the product

1 company-target row is on route B because of Methysergide.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
HTR2C5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2CP28335
HTR2B5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2BP41595

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
NovartisApplicant