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Fintepla clinical trials

Also listed in trial records as Fenfluramine, ZX008, Fenfluramine hydrochloride
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, U.S. National Library of Medicine — the 2 trials in our USA, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Japan, Ireland, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Israel, France and Poland registers that name Fintepla as an intervention. Synced 1 Oct 2026
2Current trials
1Recruiting now
2Lead sponsors
14Country registers
Maintained by Sreepriya Prasannan
MSc Digital Transformation of Life Sciences (Innopharma Education / Griffith College); MSc & BSc Botany HSE Spark Ignite 2026 โ€” Top 14 finalist
Compiled from ClinicalTrials.gov registry records ยท Last verified ยท Editorial standards
At a glance

Fintepla is named as an intervention in 2 current clinical trials in our USA, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Japan, Ireland, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Israel, France and Poland registers. 1 is recruiting patients now. All registered phases are Phase 3. The sponsor with the most trials is Zogenix, Inc (1). The most-studied condition is CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder.

Where Fintepla is approved

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Of the three regulators tracked here, the first to approve Fintepla was the US, on 25 Jun 2020. It is approved in 2 of the 3 regulators tracked here.

USUnited States (FDA)
25 Jun 2020
Fintepla
NDA212102 on Drugs@FDA
First original NDA/BLA approval
EUEuropean Union (EMA)
18 Dec 2020
Fintepla
EMA product page
First centralised authorisation
CACanada (Health Canada)
No new-drug Notice of Compliance since 1994
First new-drug NOC

From the regulators' own registers: FDA Drugs@FDA, the EMA medicines list and Health Canada's Notice of Compliance database. Dates are the first listed approval of a product containing only this substance; combination products and nationally authorised EU medicines are not counted.

Fintepla patents and exclusivity

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Protections still running for marketed products containing Fintepla, as listed by the regulators. Expired patents and exclusivities, and discontinued products, are not shown.

US FDA Orange Book Fintepla
  • 14 listed patents; the last listed expires 29 Dec 2038 (US 10452815, including a 6-month paediatric extension).
  • Latest patent on the drug substance itself: 20 Jun 2037 (US 10947183, with paediatric extension).
  • Exclusivity PED: Pediatric exclusivity, until 25 Sep 2029.
  • Exclusivity ODE-393: Orphan drug exclusivity: treatment of seizures associated with lennox-gastaut syndrome (lgs) in patients 2 years of age and older, until 25 Mar 2029.
  • Exclusivity PED: Pediatric exclusivity, until 25 Dec 2027.
  • Exclusivity ODE-312: Orphan drug exclusivity: indicated for the treatment of seizures associated with dravet syndrome in patients 2 years of age and older, until 25 Jun 2027.
See the Orange Book listing for NDA 212102
EU European Commission, orphan market exclusivity
  • Fintepla for treatment of Dravet syndrome: until 21 Dec 2030. Union Register
  • Fintepla for treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: until 31 Jan 2033. Union Register

Reproduced from the FDA Orange Book and Purple Book (checked 28 Sep 2026) and the European Commission's Union Register of medicinal products (CC BY 4.0; the EU expiry date is calculated exactly as the Commission's register displays it). Listed patents and dates are as submitted to or published by the regulator and may not reflect litigation, invalidation, settlements, lapsed fees or later extensions. This is not legal advice or a freedom-to-operate opinion, and it does not say when a generic or biosimilar will launch.

What health systems spend on Fintepla

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ENNHS England
Not dispensed in the community in England in the last 12 months under this name
Net ingredient cost, community prescriptions
USUS Medicaid
$228.2m
18,083 prescriptions in 2025 · Fintepla
+31% on 2024
Amount Medicaid reimbursed, before rebates

From NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis (Open Government Licence v3.0) and CMS State Drug Utilization Data. Both are gross amounts: neither system publishes its discounts or rebates per drug. Products combining several substances are not counted here.

Trials by status

  • Recruiting150%
  • Active, closed150%

Trials by phase

  • Phase 32100%
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Clinical trials of Fintepla

2 trials
StudyPhaseStatusLead sponsorRegisters
A Phase 3 Study of Fenfluramine Hydrochloride in Rett Syndrome
NCT07503444 · Rett Syndrome
Phase 3 Recruiting UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc USA, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Japan
A Phase 3 Study to Examine the Efficacy and Safety of ZX008 in Subjects With CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder.
NCT05064878 · CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder, Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizure, Epileptic Spasm
Phase 3 Active, closed Zogenix, Inc Ireland, UK, USA, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Portugal, Japan, Israel

Registers list studies that are recruiting, about to open, active but closed to enrolment, or enrolling by invitation. The UK and USA registers cover industry-sponsored studies only. Trial titles and statuses are copied from the registry as published.

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Conditions studied with Fintepla

5 conditions
CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder1Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizure1Epileptic Spasm1Refractory Seizures1Rett Syndrome1
03

Sponsors

lead sponsor per trial
Lead sponsorTrials
Zogenix, Inc1
UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc1
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By country register

RegisterTrialsRecruiting
Clinical trials in USA21
Clinical trials in Spain21
Clinical trials in Italy21
Clinical trials in Belgium21
Clinical trials in Japan21
Clinical trials in Ireland10
Clinical trials in UK10
Clinical trials in Germany10
Clinical trials in Netherlands10
Clinical trials in Austria10
Clinical trials in Portugal10
Clinical trials in Israel10
Clinical trials in France11
Clinical trials in Poland11

A trial with sites in more than one country appears in each of those registers.

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Questions about Fintepla trials

How many clinical trials are testing Fintepla?

2 current trials in our USA, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Japan, Ireland, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Israel, France and Poland registers name Fintepla (also registered as ZX008) as a drug or biological intervention, as of the registry sync on 1 October 2026. Completed and withdrawn studies are not counted.

Are Fintepla trials recruiting patients?

Yes. 1 of the 2 trials is recruiting: 1 with sites in USA, 1 with sites in Spain, 1 with sites in Italy, 1 with sites in Belgium, 1 with sites in Japan, 1 with sites in France and 1 with sites in Poland. Eligibility and site contacts are on each trial's record. Only the study team can confirm whether a patient is eligible.

Who sponsors Fintepla clinical trials?

Zogenix, Inc (1) and UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc (1). The number in brackets is how many trials each organisation leads.

Are there Fintepla clinical trials in Ireland?

Yes. 1 trial in our Ireland register (ClinicalTrials.gov). Some may be the same study registered in both. See the Irish clinical trials register for sites and contacts.

Where does this information come from?

Every trial, status, phase and sponsor on this page is copied from public ClinicalTrials.gov records by a daily sync. Nothing here describes how Fintepla works or whether it is effective, and it is not medical advice.

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How this page is built

Everything on this page is copied from public ClinicalTrials.gov registry records โ€” it is not written from memory, and nothing here describes how Fintepla works or whether it is effective. Each trial links to its own record so you can check it yourself.

This page is built automatically: a daily sync job reads the registry records behind our country trial registers, collects every trial that lists Fintepla (or a registered synonym) as a drug or biological intervention, and tabulates the registry fields directly. Placebos and generic comparators are excluded. There is no AI drafting and no per-compound editorial pass, and the page has not been clinically reviewed. The “last verified” date above is the timestamp of that sync, not a review date. Our general editorial approach is described in our editorial standards and corrections policy. The ClinicalTrials.gov data on this page was last retrieved on 1 Oct 2026. How every register is built: methodology · fixes we have made: corrections log.

Please verify before you rely on this. This page is general information for life-science and pharmaceutical professionals. It is not medical advice, and it has not been reviewed by a clinician โ€” our editorial team holds life-science qualifications, not clinical ones. It is not exhaustive and may not reflect the most recent label change. Always check the official prescribing information (US Prescribing Information or EU SmPC) and speak to your doctor or pharmacist before acting on anything here. Drugs in the same class are not automatically interchangeable, and approvals, brand names and indications differ between the US, the EU/Ireland (EMA/HPRA) and other regions. Spotted an error? Tell us โ€” we correct promptly and log it.