Drug

Zuclopenthixol

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Zuclopenthixol is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1982 (CH); acts on DRD1 and DRD2.

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

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 1996
Kind
Small molecule
Brand name
Clopixol
First approved
6 December 1982 (CH)
Approvals on record
9 in 4 regions
Holder of the most recent approval
Lundbeck; 4 holders in all
Registered trials
2, 1 stopped early
Disease areas
Mental health; 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.

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 Zuclopenthixol.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
DRD2Dopamine receptor D2P14416
DRD1Dopamine receptor D1P21728

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase 31001
Phase 41100
All trials2

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
LundbeckApplicant1996 to now