Gepirone

Gepirone is an antidepressant and anxiolytic drug of the azapirone group that was synthesized by Bristol-Myers Squibb in 1986 and has been under development for the treatment of depression but has yet to be marketed.[1][2][3] It has been under development in the U.S. in an extended release form (referred to as gepirone ER), but despite completing phase III clinical trials and demonstrating efficacy,[3] it has been rejected multiple times by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during the drug approval process.[1] However, in March 2016, the FDA reversed course and ruled favorably on the efficacy of gepirone.[1]

Gepirone
Clinical data
Other namesBMY-13805, MJ-13805, ORG-13011; Ariza, Variza, Velexity, gepirone hydrochloride (USAN US)
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administration		Oral
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Elimination half-life2–3 hours (IR)
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FormulaC19H29N5O2
Molar mass359.474 g·mol−1
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In addition to its antidepressant and anxiolytic properties, gepirone has been found to improve symptoms of sexual dysfunction in men and women.[4][5] Moreover, the pro-sexual effects appear to be independent of its antidepressant and anxiolytic effects.[4][5]

Pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics

Like other azapirones, gepirone acts as a selective partial agonist of the 5-HT1A receptor.[3] Unlike its relative buspirone however, gepirone has greater efficacy in activating the 5-HT1A and has negligible affinity for the D2 receptor (30- to 50-fold lower in comparison to buspirone).[2] However, similarly to buspirone, gepirone metabolizes into 1-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine, which is known to act as a potent antagonist of the α2-adrenergic receptor.[6]

History

Gepirone was originally developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb, but was out-licensed to Fabre-Kramer in 1993. The FDA rejected approval for gepirone in 2004. It was submitted for the preregistration (NDA) phase again in May 2007 after adding additional information from clinical trials as the FDA required in 2009. However, in 2012 it once again failed to convince the FDA of its qualities for treating anxiety and depression. In December 2015, the FDA once again gave gepirone a negative review for depression due to concerns of efficacy.[1] However, in March 2016, the FDA reversed its decision and gave gepirone ER a positive review.[7]

During its development it has been called BMY 13805, MJ 13805, Org 33062, and TGFK07AD and it has had two proposed trade names: Travivo and Variza.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Gepirone ER". Adis Insight.
  2. Schatzberg AF, Nemeroff CB (2009). The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychopharmacology. American Psychiatric Pub. pp. 494–. ISBN 978-1-58562-309-9.
  3. Kishi T, Meltzer HY, Matsuda Y, Iwata N (August 2014). "Azapirone 5-HT1A receptor partial agonist treatment for major depressive disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis" (PDF). Psychological Medicine. 44 (11): 2255–2269. doi:10.1017/S0033291713002857. PMID 24262766. S2CID 20830020.
  4. Fabre LF, Brown CS, Smith LC, Derogatis LR (May 2011). "Gepirone-ER treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) associated with depression in women". The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 8 (5): 1411–1419. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02216.x. PMID 21324094.
  5. Fabre LF, Clayton AH, Smith LC, Goldstein I, Derogatis LR (March 2012). "The effect of gepirone-ER in the treatment of sexual dysfunction in depressed men". The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 9 (3): 821–829. doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02624.x. PMID 22240272.
  6. Halbreich U, Montgomery SA (1 November 2008). Pharmacotherapy for Mood, Anxiety, and Cognitive Disorders. American Psychiatric Pub. pp. 375–. ISBN 978-1-58562-821-6.
  7. "FDA Rules Favorably On Efficacy Of Travivo (Gepirone ER) For Treatment Of Major Depressive Disorder" (Press release). March 17, 2016.
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