Drug

Nidufexor

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Nidufexor is a small molecule: went quiet in 2021; acts on NR1H4.

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

The drug

Status
Went quiet, 2021
Kind
Small molecule
Registered trials
2, 1 stopped early
Disease areas
Digestive system; Hormones; Nutrition and metabolism; Pregnancy and women's health; Urinary and reproductive

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 Nidufexor.

Target

GeneProteinUniProt
NR1H4Bile acid receptorQ96RI1

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase 22101
All trials2

Who ran its trials

CompanyRoleYears
NovartisLead sponsor of trials2016 to now