Drugs / Quinidine
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Quinidine

Small molecule targets CYP2D6 via inhibition

Developed for
Alzheimer disease · pseudobulbar palsy · ventricular fibrillation · amyotrophic lateral sclerosis · atrial fibrillation · major depressive disorder · multiple sclerosis · schizophrenia
+10 more · autism · cardiac arrest · cardiac rhythm disease · diabetic polyneuropathy · intermittent explosive disorder · neuropathy, painful · sudden cardiac arrest · ventricular tachycardia · migraine disorder · paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Investigated by
Avanir Pharmaceuticals · Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. · Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc · Eli Lilly and Company · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) · Boehringer Ingelheim
+21 more · ALS Association · Abbott Medical Devices · Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam · AstraZeneca · Bristol-Myers Squibb · Celgene Corporation · Covance · Duke Clinical Research Institute · Food and Drug Administration (FDA) · Holy Cross Hospital, Florida · International Registry of Asymptomatic Brugada Syndrome · Mayo Clinic · PRA Health Sciences · Parexel · Pharmaceutical Research Associates · Spaulding Clinical Research LLC · St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix · Sutter Health · University of Florida · University of Utah · University of Washington

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 4 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Withdrawn EU (EMA) Nuedexta 2016-02-15 europa.eu
Approved EU (EMA) Nuedexta 2013-06-24 europa.eu
Label expansion US (FDA) QUINIDEX 1977-10-11 fda.gov
Approved US (FDA) QUINIDEX 1962-02-21 fda.gov

Trials 40 · a red edge is where a trial was stopped

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 115 trials
Phase 1 NCT06974565 May → Jul 2025 liver disorder AstraZeneca Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT07305779 Mar → May 2025 schizophrenia Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06704763 Dec 2024 → Feb 2025 Eli Lilly and Company Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06493409 Aug → Dec 2024 Bristol-Myers Squibb Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05594602 Oct → Dec 2022 COVID-19 Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05444556 Jul → Nov 2022 Eli Lilly and Company Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04783753 Nov 2020 → Jun 2021 hepatitis B virus infection Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03755778 Nov 2018 → Jan 2019 respiratory syncytial virus infectious disease Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03610945 Jul → Aug 2018 metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03381664 Nov 2017 → Jan 2018 Avanir Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT03883581 Jul 2019 → Sep 2021 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis University of Florida Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 26 trials
Phase 2 NCT05593757 Oct 2022 → Sep 2025 ventricular fibrillation Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03420222 Jan → Dec 2018 intermittent explosive disorder Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02153502 Jul 2014 → Feb 2016 major depressive disorder Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01584440 Aug 2012 → Jul 2014 Alzheimer disease Avanir Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01630811 Jan 2012 → Dec 2015 autism Sutter Health Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01324232 Sep 2011 → Sep 2013 multiple sclerosis, neuropathy, painful Avanir Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/32 trials
Phase 2/3 NCT03896945 Feb 2019 → May 2023 schizophrenia Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT00789165 Dec 2009 → Feb 2020 cardiac rhythm disease International Registry of Asymptomatic Brugada Syndrome Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 312 trials
Phase 3 NCT04464564 Sep 2020 → Jun 2024 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04408755 Jul 2020 → Jun 2024 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03393520 Oct 2017 → Nov 2023 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02442778 Nov 2015 → Aug 2019 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02442765 Jul 2015 → Jan 2019 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00113620 Jul 2005 → Feb 2007 diabetic polyneuropathy Avanir Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00056524 Feb 2003 → Jun 2007 Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, stroke disorder, traumatic brain injury Avanir Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00050232 Dec 2002 → Jun 2004 multiple sclerosis Avanir Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00021697 Jan 2001 → Apr 2002 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Avanir Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00000556 Mar 1995 → Sep 2002 atrial fibrillation National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 43 trials
Phase 4 NCT02496039 Sep 2015 → May 2016 pseudobulbar palsy Avanir Pharmaceuticals Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01799941 Feb 2013 → May 2015 dementia, pseudobulbar palsy, stroke disorder, traumatic brain injury Avanir Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01832350 Aug 2012 → Dec 2015 Alzheimer disease, pseudobulbar palsy St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable1 trial
NCT00578617 Sep 2006 → Feb 2009 atrial fibrillation Mayo Clinic Completed No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 11 trials
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 13 trials
Phase 1 NCT06979388 Background May → Jul 2025 AstraZeneca Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06847464 Background Jan → May 2025 respiratory syncytial virus infectious disease Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01533155 Comparator Mar → Sep 2012 constipation disorder AstraZeneca Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 23 trials
Phase 2 NCT02176018 Comparator Aug 2014 → Feb 2017 migraine disorder Cady, Roger, M.D. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01767129 Background Oct 2013 → Feb 2015 Parkinson disease, movement disorder Avanir Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01882829 Background Jul 2013 → Mar 2016 major depressive disorder James Murrough Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 33 trials
Phase 3 NCT02446132 Background Nov 2015 → Sep 2024 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00573443 Background Dec 2007 → Jun 2009 pseudobulbar palsy Avanir Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00589303 Comparator Dec 2007 → Jul 2011 atrial fibrillation, heart failure Mayo Clinic Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 41 trial
Phase 4 NCT00540787 Comparator Aug 2003 → Jun 2006 paroxysmal atrial fibrillation Biosense Webster, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable1 trial
NCT00911508 Comparator Nov 2009 → Dec 2017 atrial fibrillation Mayo Clinic Completed No outcome recorded

Press releases naming this drug 1 release

DateIssuerRelease
2019-02-13 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reaches Agreement in Principle with U.S. Department of Justice Regarding NUEDEXTA (dextromethorphan HBr and quinidine sulfate) 20 mg/10 mg capsule otsuka.co.jp

Evidence & citations 31 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 52 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Quinidine “A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of AVP-786 (Deudextromethorphan Hydrobromide...” NCT04408755
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“A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-arm Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of AVP-786 (Deudextromethorphan Hydrobromide...” NCT03896945

“The authors conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled, parallel, three-arm study to test a defined combination of dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DM) and...” PMID 15505150 Oct 2004

“A Phase 3, Multicenter, Long Term, Extension Study of the Safety and Efficacy of AVP-786 (Deuterated [d6] Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide [d6-DM]/Quinidine Sulfate [Q]) for the...” NCT02446132

“Dextromethorphan 20 mg / quinidine 10 mg (DM/Q) was approved to treat pseudobulbar affect (PBA) based on phase 3 trials conducted in participants with amyotrophic lateral...” PMID 29477412 Feb 2018

“capsules containing dextromethorphan [DM] and quinidine [Q]) compared with placebo, taken twice daily, for the treatment of pseudobulbar affect over a 12-week period in...” PMID 16634036 May 2006

“the sigma-1 receptor-agonist and glutamatergic/monoaminergic modulator, dextromethorphan plus quinidine (to inhibit rapid dextromethorphan metabolism), for treating...” PMID 28370447 Mar 2017

“AVP-923-45 (dextromethorphan 45 mg/quinidine 10 mg) capsules administered once daily for first 7 days followed by twice daily for 11 weeks of the study to complete 12 weeks of...” NCT01324232

“Clinical trials establishing dextromethorphan and quinidine (DM/Q) as PBA treatment were conducted in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or multiple sclerosis (MS).” PMID 25062507 Jul 2014

“Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability Study of AVP-923 (Dextromethorphan/Quinidine) for Treatment of Symptoms of Agitation in Participants With Alzheimer's Disease” NCT01584440

“The purpose of this study is to determine whether dextromethorphan (Neurodex) and quinidine are effective in the treatment of pain of diabetic neuropathy.” NCT00113620

“AVP-786 (Deudextromethorphan Hydrobromide [d6-DM]/Quinidine Sulfate [Q]) for the Treatment of Agitation in Patients With Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type” NCT03393520

“AVP-786 (Deudextromethorphan Hydrobromide [d6-DM]/Quinidine Sulfate [Q]) for the Treatment of Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED)” NCT03420222

“Nuedexta (Dextromethorphan hydrobromide 20 mg and quinidine sulfate 10 mg) will be given once daily for 7 days.” NCT01630811

“AVP-923-20/10 (dextromethorphan hydrobromide \[DM\] 20 milligram \[mg\]/quinidine sulfate \[Q\] 10 mg) capsule” NCT03381664

“* procainamide * quinidine * disopyramide * propafenone * flecainide * sotalol * dofetilide * amiodarone” NCT00589303

“18 mg of Deudextromethorphan hydrobromide (d6-DM) and 4.9 mg of Quinidine sulfate (Q)” NCT02442778

“Deuterated [d6]-Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide [d6-DM]/Quinidine Sulfate [Q]” NCT02442765

“AVP-786 (Deudextromethorphan Hydrobromide [d6-DM]/Quinidine Sulfate [Q])” NCT04464564

“NUEDEXTA® (Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide and Quinidine Sulfate)” NCT02496039

“Amiodarone 200-400mg, Quinidine 600-900mg, Dronedarone 800mg” NCT00911508

“Dextromethorphan/QuinidineNCT01832350

Quinidine 600-900mg” NCT00578617

NCT06974565

NCT02171624

NCT03883581

NCT05444556

NCT02153502

NCT01460381

NCT02171546

NCT06847464

NCT00540787

NCT00789165

NCT03755778

NCT00000518

NCT01873950

NCT00573443

NCT01712828

NCT03610945

NCT00000464

NCT07305779

NCT01533155

NCT00000556

NCT06979388

NCT06704763

NCT01882829

NCT02176018

NCT05593757

NCT06493409

NCT04783753

NCT05594602

Known as (8r,9s)-quinidine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as .beta.-quinidine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Cin-quin ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Conquinine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Kinidin ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as NSC-10004 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Pitayine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinact ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinalan ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinatime ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinicardine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinidex ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinidex extentabs ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as QUINIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinidine sulfate “A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of AVP-786 (Deudextromethorphan Hydrobromide...” NCT04408755
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“A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-arm Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of AVP-786 (Deudextromethorphan Hydrobromide...” NCT03896945

“The authors conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled, parallel, three-arm study to test a defined combination of dextromethorphan hydrobromide (DM) and...” PMID 15505150 Oct 2004

“A Phase 3, Multicenter, Long Term, Extension Study of the Safety and Efficacy of AVP-786 (Deuterated [d6] Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide [d6-DM]/Quinidine Sulfate [Q]) for the...” NCT02446132

“NUEDEXTA capsules (20 mg dextromethorphan hydrobromide and 10 mg quinidine sulfate) administered orally, once a day from Days 1 to 7 and twice a day from Days 8 to 180” NCT02496039

“AVP-786 (Deudextromethorphan Hydrobromide [d6-DM]/Quinidine Sulfate [Q]) for the Treatment of Agitation in Patients With Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type” NCT03393520

“AVP-786 (Deudextromethorphan Hydrobromide [d6-DM]/Quinidine Sulfate [Q]) for the Treatment of Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED)” NCT03420222

“18 mg of Deudextromethorphan hydrobromide (d6-DM) and 4.9 mg of Quinidine sulfate (Q)” NCT02442778

“AVP-786 (Deudextromethorphan Hydrobromide [d6-DM]/Quinidine Sulfate [Q])” NCT04464564

Quinidine sulfate tablets” NCT02171546

Known as Quinidine sulfate anhydrous ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as QUINIDINE SULFATE COMPONENT OF AVP-786 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinidine sulfate component of nuedexta ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinidine sulfate dihydrate ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinidine sulfate hydrate ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinidine sulphate ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinidine sulphate anhydrous ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinidine sulphate dihydrate ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294
Known as Quinidine, sulfate (2:1) (salt) ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1294