Drug

Piroxicam

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Piroxicam is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1982 (US); acts on PTGS1 and PTGS2; no US protection is listed.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 2017
Kind
Small molecule
Brand name
Feldene
First approved
6 April 1982 (US)
Approvals on record
5 in 4 regions
Holder of the most recent approval
Pfizer; 2 holders in all
Registered trials
14, 0 stopped early
Disease areas
Mouth and teeth; Heart and blood vessels; Nervous system

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.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
PTGS1Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1P23219
PTGS2Prostaglandin G/H synthase 2P35354

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated3100
Phase 11000
Phase 21100
Phase 34220
Phase 45410
All trials14

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
PfizerApplicant1982 to now