NDAORALTABLETPriority Review
Approved
Apr 1951
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Clinical Trials
20
Data completeness
4/8 — Partial
Priority Review
BENEMID (probenecid) by Merck & Co. is etzadroxil, a penem antibacterial drug [see microbiology ] and probenecid, a renal tubular transport inhibitor. Approved for gout, urinary tract infections. First approved in 1951.
Drug data last refreshed 21h ago
Mechanism of Action
etzadroxil, a penem antibacterial drug [see Microbiology ] and probenecid, a renal tubular transport inhibitor. Probenecid inhibits OAT3-mediated renal clearance of sulopenem, resulting in increased plasma concentrations of sulopenem .
Indications (2)
Clinical Trials (20)
Pharmacokinetics of Sulopenem Etzadroxil Plus Probenecid in Adolescents
Started Apr 2026
12 enrolled
Pharmacokinetics After Oral Intake
A Study to Learn About How the Study Medicines Called Itraconazole and Probenecid Change How the Body Processes PF-07220060
Started Sep 2025
25 enrolled
Healthy Adults
A Study in Healthy People to Test How 2 Different Formulations of BI 690517 Are Taken up in the Body and How Probenecid Influences the Amount of BI 690517 in the Blood
Started Nov 2024
15 enrolled
Healthy
A Study to Assess the Effect of Povorcitinib on Digoxin, Rosuvastatin, and Metformin Pharmacokinetics and the Effect of Probenecid on Povorcitinib Pharmacokinetics When Administered Orally to Healthy Adult Participants
Started Jun 2024
71 enrolled
Healthy Participants
Probenecid (PB) to Treat Hereditary Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus (NDI), ADPKD Treated With Tolvaptan, and Severely Polyuric Patients With Previous Lithium Administration
Started Sep 2022
36 enrolled
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney DiseaseNephrogenic Diabetes InsipidusAcquired Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus+1 more
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Data Sources
- Drug label: DailyMed / FDA
- Clinical trials: ClinicalTrials.gov
- Patent data: FDA Orange Book
- Spending data: CMS Medicare
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