OPRM1
Mu-type opioid receptor
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, OPRM1 (mu-type opioid receptor, UniProt P35372) has 64 drugs tested at it and 107 companies on the list, 5 on route A and 25 on route B.
Sources: UniProt, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL, FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, Pharos.
The protein
- UniProt
- P35372
- How well studied
- Drug target: an approved drug acts on it
- Where it sits in the cell
- In more than one place
- Solved structures
- 38
- Disease areas
- Mental health; Chemically induced; Nervous system; Cancer; Bones, joints and muscles; Lungs and airways; Digestive system; Urinary and reproductive
- Registered trials of its drugs
- 3,106
Drugs at this target
| Status | Count |
|---|---|
| Marketed | 42 |
| Active | 4 |
| Went quiet | 11 |
| Stopped | 5 |
| Withdrawn from market | 1 |
| Status not established | 1 |
| Total | 64 |
| Drug | Status | Furthest phase | US protection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fentanyl | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Morphine | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Buprenorphine | Marketed | Phase 4 | Ends 2028 |
| Naltrexone | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Remifentanil | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Oxycodone | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Naloxone | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Tramadol | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Methadone | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Sufentanil | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Hydromorphone | Marketed | Phase 4 | none listed |
| Tapentadol | Marketed | Phase 4 | Ends 2027 |
12 of 64 drugs, the most tested first.
Companies at this target
| Where the company stands | Companies |
|---|---|
| Route A | 5 |
| Route B | 25 |
| Engaged | 36 |
| Undetermined | 41 |
| Total on the list | 107 |
| Company | Route |
|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | Route B |
| Merck & Co. | Route B |
| Roche | Route B |
The other 104 companies at OPRM1
In the product107 companies in all; 104 are not named here, and no score is.
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