Drug

Muraglitazar

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

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

The drug

Status
Went quiet, 2006
Kind
Small molecule
Registered trials
10, 1 stopped early
Disease areas
Nutrition and metabolism; Hormones

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 companies on route A because of this drug.

Companies on route A for this drug

In the product

2 companies are on route A because of Muraglitazar.

Target

GeneProteinUniProt
PPARGPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gammaP37231

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase 310901
All trials10

Who ran its trials

CompanyRoleYears
Bristol Myers SquibbLead sponsor of trials2002 to now
Merck & Co.Lead sponsor of trials2005 to now