Brexanolone is under clinical development by Sage Therapeutics and currently in Phase II for Tinnitus. According to GlobalData, Phase II drugs for Tinnitus does not have sufficient historical data to build an indication benchmark PTSR for Phase II. GlobalData uses proprietary data and analytics to create drugs-specific PTSR and LoA in the Brexanolone LoA Report. Buy the report here.

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Brexanolone overview

Brexanolone (Zulresso) is a  mixture of allopregnanolone and sulfobutylether-beta-cyclodextrin, acts as an anti-depressant. It is formulated as injectable solution for intravenous route of administration. Zulresso is indicated for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD) in adults. Zulresso is indicated for the treatment of postpartum depression in patients 15 years of age and older.

SAGE-547 (SGE-120) is under development for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychosis, tinnitus and alcohol use disorder. The drug candidate is administered through intravenous injection. The drug candidate is a formulation of allopregnanolone, a metabolite of progesterone formed in the CNS. It is a positive GABAA receptor allosteric modulator. The drug candidate is based on positive and negative allosteric modulator (PANAM) chemistry platform. The PANAM technology comprises of non-benzodiazepine approach that regulates allosteric modulation of GABAA receptor in the positive (PAM) direction.

It was also under development for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD), super-refractory status epilepticus (SE), traumatic brain injury, major depressive disorder, Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, COVID-19 related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and essential tremor.

Sage Therapeutics overview

Sage Therapeutics (Sage) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and markets drugs for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders. It develops drugs based on selective allosteric modulation of CNS synaptic and extrasynaptic receptors of NMDA and GABA. Its flagship product Zulresso (brexanolone) is a proprietary intravenous (IV) formulation administered for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD). The company also has various pipeline products for the treatment of indications such as major depressive disorders, bipolar depression, Parkinson’s disease, insomnia, epileptiform disorders, and NMDA hypofunction. The company operates in the US, Bermuda, Germany, Switzerland, Scotland, England and Wales through its subsidiaries. Sage is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the US.

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This content was updated on 20 February 2024

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