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Drug profile · INN

valbenazine

valbenazine (VALBENAZINE) is a synaptic vesicular amine transporter inhibitor. Route of administration: oral. Current US regulatory status: approved.

FDA: approved
US status approved
Patents linked 6
Pipeline programs 9
News articles 0
Drug details — valbenazine
US status
approved
Class
Route
ORAL
Patents
6
Programs
9
Data quality
0.84

Quick answer

valbenazine (VALBENAZINE) is a synaptic vesicular amine transporter inhibitor. Route of administration: oral. Current US regulatory status: approved.

Key facts

INN valbenazine
Brand VALBENAZINE
Mechanism Synaptic vesicular amine transporter inhibitor
Target Synaptic vesicular amine transporter
Route ORAL
Formulation CAPSULE

Mechanism of action

Synaptic vesicular amine transporter inhibitor

Primary target: Synaptic vesicular amine transporter

Approval history

Authority Status Date
FDA approved

Pipeline programs

  1. NBI-98854-ATS3019 Phase 3 · NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES · Schizophrenia
  2. Valbenazine Phase 3 · NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES · Chorea, Huntington
  3. Valbenazine Phase 3 · NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES · Tardive Dyskinesia
  4. Valbenazine Phase 2 · NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES · Tourette Syndrome
  5. Valbenazine Phase 2 · NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES · Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  6. Valbenazine Oral Capsule Phase 2 · NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES · Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)
  7. Valbenazine Approved · NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES · Schizophrenia
  8. Valbenazine Approved · NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES · Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)

Related & competitor drugs

  1. deutetrabenazine Nervous system (N07)
  2. reserpine Synaptic vesicular amine transporter inhibitor
  3. valbenazine tosylate Synaptic vesicular amine transporter inhibitor
  4. deserpidine Synaptic vesicular amine transporter inhibitor
  5. rescinnamine Synaptic vesicular amine transporter inhibitor
  6. tetrabenazine Synaptic vesicular amine transporter inhibitor

Related patents

  1. US 11311532

    High dosage valbenazine formulation and compositions, methods, and kits related thereto

    Expires Mon Apr 21 2042 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

    granted
  2. US 11026939

    High dosage valbenazine formulation and compositions, methods, and kits related thereto

    Expires Mon Jun 03 2041 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

    granted
  3. US 10851103

    Valbenazine salts and polymorphs thereof

    Expires Mon Nov 26 2040 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

    granted
  4. US 10851104

    Valbenazine salts and polymorphs thereof

    Expires Mon Nov 26 2040 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

    granted
  5. US 10844058

    Valbenazine salts and polymorphs thereof

    Expires Mon Nov 19 2040 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

    granted
  6. US 10065952

    Valbenazine salts and polymorphs thereof

    Expires Mon Aug 30 2038 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

    granted

Frequently asked questions

What is valbenazine?

valbenazine (VALBENAZINE) is a synaptic vesicular amine transporter inhibitor. Route of administration: oral. Current US regulatory status: approved.

What is the brand name for valbenazine?

VALBENAZINE is a marketed brand name for valbenazine. Check FDA Drugs@FDA for the current US label holder and prescribing information.

What is the US approval status of valbenazine?

valbenazine has approved status in the United States according to our Drugs@FDA-derived records. Verify on the official FDA label before clinical or commercial decisions.