Target

HCRTR1

Orexin/Hypocretin receptor type 1

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, HCRTR1 (orexin/Hypocretin receptor type 1, UniProt O43613) has 9 drugs tested at it and 8 companies on the list, 2 on route A and 4 on route B.

Sources: UniProt, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL, FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, Pharos.

The protein

UniProt
O43613
How well studied
Drug target: an approved drug acts on it
Where it sits in the cell
At a membrane
Solved structures
14
Disease areas
Mental health; Nervous system; Chemically induced; Lungs and airways; Digestive system; Nutrition and metabolism; Cancer; Hormones
Registered trials of its drugs
182

Drugs at this target

StatusCount
Marketed4
Went quiet4
Stopped1
Total9
DrugStatusFurthest phaseUS protection
SuvorexantMarketedPhase 4Ends 2029
LemborexantMarketedPhase 4Ends 2031
DaridorexantMarketedPhase 4Ends 2034
Orn-0829 hydrateMarketedPhase 3none listed
AlmorexantWent quietPhase 3none listed
SB-649868Went quietPhase 2none listed
FilorexantStoppedPhase 2none listed
ACT-462206Went quietPhase 1none listed
LEM10Went quietPhase 1none listed

9 of 9 drugs, the most tested first.

Companies at this target

Where the company standsCompanies
Route A2
Route B4
Undetermined2
Total on the list8
Three companies on route A or B, with the route only
CompanyRoute
Idorsia PharmaceuticalsRoute B
Merck & Co.Route B
EisaiRoute B

The other 5 companies at HCRTR1

In the product

8 companies in all; 5 are not named here, and no score is.

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