Product Description
Clozapine is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia (a mental illness that causes disturbed or unusual thinking, loss of interest in life, and strong or inappropriate emotions) in people who have not been helped by other medications or who have tried to kill themselves and are likely to try to kill or harm themselves again. Clozapine is in a class of medications called atypical antipsychotics. It works by changing the activity of certain natural substances in the brain. (Sourced from: https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a691001.html)
Mechanisms of Action: 5-HT2A Antagonist,5-HT2C Antagonist
Novel Mechanism: No
Modality: Small Molecule
Route of Administration: Oral
FDA Designation: None *
Approval Status: Approved
Approved Countries: Algeria | Argentina | Australia | Austria | Bangladesh | Belgium | Bosnia | Brazil | Bulgaria | Canada | Chile | China | Colombia | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech | Denmark | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | Egypt | Estonia | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Hong Kong | Hungary | Iceland | India | Indonesia | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Japan | Jordan | Korea | Latvia | Lebanon | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Malaysia | Malta | Mexico | Morocco | Netherlands | New Zealand | Norway | Pakistan | Peru | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Serbia | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | South Africa | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan | Thailand | Tunisia | Turkey | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States | Uruguay | Venezuela | Vietnam
Approved Indications: Suicidality | Schizophrenia | Suicidality | Schizophrenia
Known Adverse Events: Tachycardia | Hypotension | Dizziness | Headache | Tremor | Vertigo | Constipation
Company: Novartis
Company Location: BASEL V8 CH 4056
Company CEO: Vasant Narasimhan
Additonal Commercial Interests: None
Clinical Description
Countries in Clinic: China, Korea
Active Clinical Trial Count: 2
Highest Development Phases
Phase 1: Depressive Disorder|Hallucinations|Psychotic Disorders|Schizophrenia
Trial |
Phase |
Trial Status |
Disease |
Primary Completion Date |
Probability of Success |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WID-CLZ18-BE | P1 |
Completed |
Schizophrenia |
2022-08-14 |
43% |
WID-CLZ18-BE | P1 |
Completed |
Schizophrenia |
2022-08-14 |
43% |
CTR20130520 | P1 |
Recruiting |
Schizophrenia|Psychotic Disorders|Depressive Disorder|Hallucinations |
None |