Drugs / Pyronaridine
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Pyronaridine

Developed for
Plasmodium falciparum malaria · malaria · COVID-19 · parasitemia · acute lymphoblastic leukemia · acute myeloid leukemia · urinary schistosomiasis
Investigated by
Medicines for Malaria Venture · Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. · Shin Poong Pharmaceuticals · Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine · Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany · University of Oxford
+21 more · Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand · Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Kenya. · Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service · Groupe de Recherche Action en Sante · Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso · Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tuebingen · KEMRI Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR), Kisumu, Kenya · Kenya Medical Research Institute · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · Malaria Research and Training Center, Bamako, Mali · Medicines for Malaria Venture (co-sponsor) · National Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control (CNM) · Naval Medical Research Unit-2 (NAMRU-2) · PharmaKinetic Ltd · QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · Richmond Pharmacology Limited · Southern Star Research · Swiss BioQuant · US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Parasitic Diseases & Malaria

Trials 19 · a red edge is where a trial was stopped

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 15 trials
Phase 1 NCT07470424 Jun 2026 → Jun 2027 expected malaria University of Oxford Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05287893 Apr → Sep 2022 Plasmodium falciparum malaria, parasitemia Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05160363 Feb → May 2022 Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01552330 May → Oct 2012 University of Oxford Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01383109 Jun → Sep 2011 malaria Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 27 trials
Phase 2 NCT05974267 Nov 2023 → Dec 2024 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05689047 Mar 2023 → May 2024 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04532931 Sep 2020 → Aug 2021 COVID-19 Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04475107 Jul 2020 → Mar 2021 COVID-19 Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03814616 Oct 2018 → Oct 2019 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00331136 Jun → Dec 2006 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01594931 Jul 2005 → Mar 2006 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/31 trial
Phase 2/3 NCT04701606 Mar 2021 → Apr 2022 COVID-19 Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 35 trials
Phase 3 NCT06962319 Sep 2025 → Aug 2028 expected malaria Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05084911 Oct 2021 → Mar 2023 COVID-19 Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04695197 Jan 2021 → Nov 2022 COVID-19, malaria Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00541385 Oct 2007 → Sep 2008 malaria Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04368910 Sep 2007 → Oct 2010 malaria Medicines for Malaria Venture Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 41 trial
Phase 4 NCT03726593 Oct 2018 → Aug 2022 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand Unknown No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 5 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 11 trial
Phase 1 NCT01868438 Comparator May → Oct 2013 malaria Medicines for Malaria Venture Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT05929157 Comparator Sep 2023 → Dec 2024 malaria Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 22 trials
Phase 2 NCT05291390 Comparator Nov 2022 → Feb 2024 acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia Armaceutica, Inc. Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04264130 Comparator Jul 2018 → Dec 2019 urinary schistosomiasis Centre de Recherche Médicale de Lambaréné Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 41 trial
Phase 4 NCT05343312 Comparator Mar 2022 → Sep 2023 Plasmodium falciparum malaria Manhiça Health Research Centre Completed No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 6 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 25 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Pyronaridine “artesunate-pyronaridine (AS-PY) is considered an alternative drug” PMID 40660279 Jul 2025
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Pyronaridine-Artesunate(180/60mg) tablet for 3days.” NCT05084911

NCT04475107

NCT00331136

NCT01383109

NCT01552330

NCT01594931

NCT04368910

NCT05689047

NCT05160363

NCT05929157

NCT04264130

NCT04701606

NCT05974267

NCT03814616

NCT07470424

NCT04532931

NCT00541385

NCT03726593

NCT06962319

NCT04695197

NCT05287893

NCT01868438

NCT05291390

Known as 14C-labeled Pyronaridine “Drug: 14C-labeled PyronaridineNCT01383109
Known as PND “pyronaridine (PND)” NCT05291390
Known as PYR Pyramax is a pyronaridine (PYR)-artesunate (PA) combination for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in adult and pediatric patients.” PMID 26666916 Dec 2015
Known as Pyronaridine tetraphosphate Pyronaridine tetraphosphate 540 mg (three tablets)” NCT05160363
Route Oral Oral tablets will be taken once daily for 3 consecutive days (Days 0, 1 and 2).” NCT00331136