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Wakix(pitolisant)
Ozawade, Wakix (pitolisant) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Pitolisant was first approved as Wakix on 2016-03-31. It has been approved in Europe to treat narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea. The pharmaceutical is active against histamine H3 receptor. In addition, it is known to target histamine H1 receptor, histamine H2 receptor, and histamine H4 receptor.
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FDA Novel Drug Approvals 2019
Commercial
Therapeutic Areas
Therapeutic Area
MeSH
respiratory tract diseasesD012140
nervous system diseasesD009422
mental disordersD001523
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Wakix
Drug Products
FDA
EMA
New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Pitolisant hydrochloride
Tradename
Company
Number
Date
Products
WAKIXHarmony Biosciences HoldingsN-211150 RX2019-08-14
2 products, RLD, RS
Labels
FDA
EMA
Brand Name
Status
Last Update
wakixNew Drug Application2021-03-12
Indications
FDA
EMA
No data
Agency Specific
FDA
EMA
Expiration
Code
PITOLISANT HYDROCHLORIDE, WAKIX, HARMONY
2027-10-13ODE-331
2026-08-14ODE-255
2024-08-14NCE
2023-10-13I-846
Patent Expiration
Patent
Expires
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FDA Information
Pitolisant Hydrochloride, Wakix, Harmony
82071972030-03-07DS, DP
84869472029-09-26U-1101, U-1102
83544302026-02-06U-1101, U-1102
ATC Codes
N: Nervous system drugs
— N07: Other nervous system drugs in atc
— N07X: Other nervous system drugs in atc
— N07XX: Other nervous system drugs in atc
— N07XX11: Pitolisant
HCPCS
No data
Clinical
Clinical Trials
31 clinical trials
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Indications Phases 4
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Restless legs syndromeD012148EFO_0004270G25.81———1—1
Indications Phases 3
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Disorders of excessive somnolenceD006970G47.1—39——12
NarcolepsyD009290EFO_0000614G47.4——7—29
Obstructive sleep apneaD020181EFO_0003918G47.33—14——5
CataplexyD002385——3——3
Parkinson diseaseD010300EFO_0002508G20—12——3
Idiopathic hypersomniaD020177G47.11——2——2
Sleep wake disordersD012893G47——1——1
Indications Phases 2
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Prader-willi syndromeD011218Orphanet_739Q87.11—1———1
Nervous system alcohol-induced disordersD020268—1———1
SchizophreniaD012559EFO_0000692F20—1———1
Myotonic dystrophyD009223G71.11—1———1
Indications Phases 1
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Healthy volunteers/patients—2————2
Type 1 diabetes mellitusD003922EFO_0001359E101————1
HypoglycemiaD007003HP_0001943E16.21————1
AlcoholismD000437EFO_0003829F10.11————1
Alcohol drinkingD000428EFO_00043291————1
Substance-related disordersD019966EFO_0003890F131————1
Renal insufficiencyD051437HP_0000083N191————1
Indications Without Phase
Indication
MeSH
Ontology
ICD-10
Ph 1
Ph 2
Ph 3
Ph 4
Other
Total
Pregnancy rateD018873————11
Epidemiology
Epidemiological information for investigational and approved indications
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Drug
General
Drug common namePITOLISANT
INNpitolisant
Description
Pitolisant is an organochlorine compound.
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classhistamine H3 receptor antagonists
Image (chem structure or protein)
Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
Clc1ccc(CCCOCCCN2CCCCC2)cc1
Identifiers
PDB—
CAS-ID362665-56-3
RxCUI2197878
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL462605
ChEBI ID—
PubChem CID9948102
DrugBankDB11642
UNII ID4BC83L4PIY (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
Target
Agency Approved
HRH3
HRH3
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
HRH3
Gene synonyms
GPCR97
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
histamine H3 receptor
Protein synonyms
G protein-coupled receptor 97, G-protein coupled receptor 97, H3R
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Hrh3 (99296)
histamine H3 receptor (P58406)
Alternate
HRH1
HRH1
HRH2
HRH2
HRH4
HRH4
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
HRH1
Gene synonyms
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
histamine H1 receptor
Protein synonyms
histamine receptor, subclass H1
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Hrh1 (15465)
histamine H1 receptor (Q91XN3)
Variants
Clinical Variant
No data
Financial
No data
Trends
PubMed Central
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Safety
Black-box Warning
No Black-box warning
Adverse Events
Top Adverse Reactions
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27,099 adverse events reported
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