Drug

Suprofen

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Suprofen is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1988 (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 1988
Kind
Small molecule
Brand name
Profenal
First approved
23 December 1988 (US)
Approvals on record
1 in 1 region
Holder of the most recent approval
Alcon
Withdrawn from market
1 January 1987 (in some regions)

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

2 company-target rows on route B because of this drug.

Companies on route B for this drug

In the product

2 company-target rows are on route B because of Suprofen.

Targets

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

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
AlconOriginator1988 to now