Drug

Xylometazoline

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Xylometazoline is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1957 (ES); acts on ADRA1A, ADRA1B and ADRA1D and 3 more.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 1961
Kind
Small molecule
Brand name
Amidrin
First approved
1 August 1957 (ES)
Approvals on record
2 in 2 regions
Holder of the most recent approval
HALEON CANADA ULC; 2 holders in all
Registered trials
12, 0 stopped early
Disease areas
Lungs and airways; Ear, nose and throat; Infections; Immune system; Nervous system

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.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
ADRA2AAlpha-2A adrenergic receptorP08913
ADRA2BAlpha-2B adrenergic receptorP18089
ADRA2CAlpha-2C adrenergic receptorP18825
ADRA1DAlpha-1D adrenergic receptorP25100
ADRA1AAlpha-1A adrenergic receptorP35348
ADRA1BAlpha-1B adrenergic receptorP35368

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated7600
Phase 32110
Phase 43100
All trials12