Ulipristal
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Ulipristal is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 2010 (US); acts on PGR; no US protection is listed.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2010
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Ella
- First approved
- 13 August 2010 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 1 in 1 region
- Holder of the most recent approval
- Laboratoire Hra Pharma
- Withdrawn from market
- 18 July 2024 (in some regions)
- Registered trials
- 2, 0 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Pregnancy and women's health; Urinary and reproductive
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.
Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| PGR | Progesterone receptor | P06401 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All trials | 2 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Laboratoire Hra Pharma | Originator | 2010 to now |