Drugs / Milrinone
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Milrinone

Small molecule targets PDE3A via inhibition

Developed for
heart failure · congenital heart disease · pulmonary hypertension · pulmonary hypertension, neonatal · acquired aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage · advanced heart failure · aortic valve stenosis · cardiogenic shock
+10 more · cardiomyopathy · congenital diaphragmatic hernia · diastolic heart failure · infectious disease with sepsis · intracranial vasospasm · mitral valve insufficiency · persistent fetal circulation syndrome · cardio-renal syndrome · myocardial infarction · postoperative ventricular dysfunction
Investigated by
Sahlgrenska University Hospital · American Medical Association · Bedford Pharmaceuticals · Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
+21 more · Deutsche Stiftung für Herzforschung · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec · Konkuk University Medical Center · Mahidol University · Montreal Heart Institute · Muhammad Aamir Latif · NICHD Neonatal Research Network · Shanghai Children's Medical Center · St. Justine's Hospital · The Alfred · The Hospital for Sick Children · Thoratec Corporation · Thrasher Research Fund · University Hospital, Angers · University Hospital, Toulouse · University of Kansas Medical Center · University of Luebeck · University of Nebraska · University of Pennsylvania · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Trials 17

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 12 trials
Phase 1 NCT02077010 Jun 2020 → Jan 2023 cardiomyopathy, heart failure University of Kansas Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01571037 Apr 2012 → Feb 2013 advanced heart failure University of Nebraska Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT01956006 Oct 2013 → May 2017 heart failure The Alfred Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 25 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 2 NCT05122884 Dec 2021 → Dec 2024 infectious disease with sepsis Mahidol University Unknown Met primary
Phase 2 NCT04282629 Jul 2021 → Jul 2025 overdue acquired aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage University Hospital, Toulouse Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02951130 Oct 2017 → Sep 2024 congenital diaphragmatic hernia, pulmonary hypertension, neonatal, pulmonary hypoplasia, respiratory failure NICHD Neonatal Research Network Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01841177 Apr 2013 → Aug 2020 congenital heart disease The Hospital for Sick Children Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01725776 Dec 2006 → Feb 2012 pulmonary hypertension Montreal Heart Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 34 trials
Phase 3 NCT04362527 Aug 2020 → Oct 2025 intracranial vasospasm University Hospital, Angers Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03823781 Feb 2019 → Jan 2021 — Shanghai Children's Medical Center Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00446017 Jun 2003 → Aug 2004 heart failure University of Luebeck Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01621971 Jan 2003 → Jan 2004 mitral valve insufficiency, pulmonary hypertension Konkuk University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable5 trials
— NCT06562036 Dec 2023 → May 2024 pulmonary hypertension, neonatal Muhammad Aamir Latif Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT02549066 Jan 2016 → Jun 2017 impaired renal function disease Sahlgrenska University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT02408003 Mar 2014 → May 2016 aortic valve stenosis, diastolic heart failure Sahlgrenska University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT01088997 Jun 2010 → Feb 2013 persistent fetal circulation syndrome Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
— NCT00695929 Jul 2008 → Sep 2009 cardiogenic shock, congenital heart disease Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain Completed No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy34 trials
Phase 0 NCT05700617 Comparator Jul 2023 → Jun 2026 overdue cardiogenic shock, heart failure University of Chicago Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04391478 Comparator Jan → Apr 2015 pulmonary hypertension, neonatal Rania Ali El-Farrash Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT03180450 Background Dec 2025 → Jun 2026 heart failure Sclnow Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Suspended No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT02595541 Comparator Jun → Oct 2015 pulmonary hypertension Assiut University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT01849094 Comparator May 2013 → Dec 2014 heart failure The Alfred Completed No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 11 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 53 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Milrinone “milrinone (Baxter Pharmaceuticals, Ahmedabad, India) 10 mg in 20 ml of dextrose 5%, nitroglycerin (Caspian Tamin Pharmaceutical, Guilan, Iran) 10 mg in 20 ml of normal saline,...” NCT06301880 ↗
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“including milrinone, furosemide, beta-blocker blues, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEI), angiotension receptor blocker (ARB), or antiplatelet aggregation etc.” NCT03180450 ↗

“Vasopressors such as Norepinephrine, dopamine, milrinone, dobutamine” NCT04792424 ↗

“Vasopressors such as Norepinephrine, dopamine, milrinone, dobutamine” NCT02730117 ↗

“dopamine and / or dobutamine and / or milrinone and / or adrenaline” NCT01301313 ↗

“Enoximone, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Milrinone” NCT05064202 ↗

NCT06679855 ↗

NCT04718350 ↗

NCT05122884 ↗

NCT03207165 ↗

NCT00819377 ↗

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Known as Milrila ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL189 ↗
Known as Milrinona ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL189 ↗
Known as milrinone lactate “milrinone lactate, 1mg/ml, for intra venous use only” NCT04391478 ↗
Known as NSC-760072 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL189 ↗
Known as Primacor ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL189 ↗
Known as WIN 47,203-2 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL189 ↗
Action Inhibit “This suggests that the use of adrenaline for the treatment of postoperative myocardial dysfunction - in contrast to treatment with the PDE-III inhibitor milrinone - is...” PMID 17470271 ↗ 2007
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“Phosphodiesterase 3A inhibitor” CHEMBL189 ↗

Modality Small molecule — CHEMBL189 ↗
Route Intravenous “continuous intravenous infusion of dobutamine or milrinone” NCT00338455 ↗
Target PDE3A “Phosphodiesterase 3A inhibitor” CHEMBL189 ↗