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Alzheimer's Disease

CNS 8 original drugs
8
Novel Drugs
3
Reformulations
374
Active Trials
10
Drug Targets

CNS indication. Alzheimer's Disease has 8 FDA-approved novel treatments, led by AVID RADIOPHARMS INC, with 374 active industry clinical trials across 10 drug targets. Explore market leaders, treatments by mechanism, the clinical pipeline, and drug targets below.

Alzheimer's Disease Market Leaders

Companies with the most FDA-approved novel Alzheimer's Disease drugs.

Phase 3 Readouts Pro

12 active Phase 3 trials with confidence-graded completion dates.

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Q3 2026
KarXT
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc., a Bristol Myers Squibb company
Estimated · fresh NCT06585787
Q3 2026
Combined metabolic activators
ScandiBio Therapeutics AB
Estimated · fresh NCT07062198
Q4 2026
KarXT
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc., a Bristol Myers Squibb company
Estimated · fresh NCT05511363
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Anchored on CT.gov primary completion date. Topline announcements typically precede this by 3–9 months. Confidence labels combine date type (ACTUAL/ESTIMATED) with last-update freshness.

Alzheimer's Disease Treatments by Mechanism

Top 8 mechanisms across 8 industry trials with a known mechanism of action.

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Cholinesterase Inhibitor
1 trials 1 sponsor
GLP-1 Receptor Agonist
1 trials 1 sponsor
Atypical Antipsychotic
1 trials 1 sponsor
Orexin Receptor Antagonist
1 trials 1 sponsor
IL1R1
1 trials 1 sponsor
Retinoid
1 trials 1 sponsor
Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor
1 trials 1 sponsor
Cardiac Glycoside
1 trials 1 sponsor

MoA derived from FDA pharmClassEpc when intervention matches an approved drug. Codenamed clinical-stage assets without an approved counterpart show "—" and aren't grouped here — they're still in the phase tables below.

Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Pipeline by Phase

736 industry-sponsored trials across 237 sponsors

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Reformulations (3 drugs) Click to expand

Reformulations are FDA-approved versions of existing molecules in new dosage forms (e.g., oral solution vs tablet, extended-release vs immediate-release). They require a new NDA but use an already-proven active ingredient.

Alzheimer's Disease Drug Targets

Molecular targets of approved and investigational Alzheimer's Disease drugs — 10 targets tracked.

Generic Drugs (1 ANDA approved) Click to expand

Generic drugs contain the same active ingredient as the brand-name drug and are approved via ANDA (Abbreviated New Drug Application).

Related Indications

Other CNS indications

Drug Categories:

  • Novel Drugs: NDA Type 1/2 (new molecular entity) or original BLA
  • Reformulations: NDA Type 3/5 (new dosage form of existing molecule)
  • Biosimilars: BLA-approved biologics highly similar to reference products
  • Generics: ANDA-approved copies of small molecule drugs

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