Lamotrigine
Highest phase reached
Approved
Drug type
Small molecule
First approval year
1994
- First approval year
- 1994
- Listing at source
- Listed
- Highest phase reached
- Approved
- Drug type
- Small molecule
- Drug name
- Lamotrigine
- Molecular weight
- 256.1
- Structure (SMILES)
- Nc1nnc(-c2cccc(Cl)c2Cl)c(N)n1
- lamictal
- Lamictal
- lamictal cd
- Lamictal cd
- lamictal odt
- Lamictal odt
- lamictal xr
- Lamictal xr
- lamotrigine
- Lamotrigine
- 1 2 4 triazine 3 5 diamine 6 2 3 dichlorophenyl
- 1,2,4-TRIAZINE-3,5-DIAMINE, 6-(2,3-DICHLOROPHENYL)
- 3 5 diamino 6 2 3 dichlorophenyl as triazine
- 3,5-Diamino-6-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-as-triazine
- bw 430c
- BW 430C
- BW-430C
- BW430C (lamotrigine)
- bw430c lamotrigine
- lamictal
- Lamictal
- Lamictal (lamotrigine)
- lamictal extended release
- lamictal lamotrigine
- lamictal tablets 25 mg
- Lamictal®
- Lamictal® Tablets 25 mg
- lamotrigina
- Lamotrigina
- lamotrigine
- Lamotrigine
- lamotrigine (brand Lamictal)
- Lamotrigine (brand name vs generic drugs)
- Lamotrigine (drug)
- Lamotrigine (Drug)
And 59 more, listed on the interactive page.
- ATC classification codes
- N03AX09
Sources for recorded values
- CAS registry numbers
- 84057-84-1
- ChEMBL ID
- CHEMBL741
- InChIKey
- PYZRQGJRPPTADH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem compound IDs
- 3878
- RxNorm IDs (RxCUI)
- 28439
- FDA ingredient codes (UNII)
- U3H27498KS
- Applicant
- GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC
- Approval date
- 27 Dec 1994
- Application number
- NDA020241
- Patents
- 3
- Designations
- 2
- Earliest recorded loss of exclusivity
- 29 May 2040
- First in class
- No
- Fast track
- No
- Breakthrough designation
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
- Priority review
- Yes
- Orphan exclusivity
- No
- Accelerated approval
- No
- Availability
- Prescription only
- Boxed warning
- Yes
- United States (FDA)
- Approved
- Pharmacology name
- lamotrigine
- Type
- Synthetic organic
- Drug name stem
- -trigine
- Approval recorded by Guide to Pharmacology
- Yes
Administration routes
- Oral
- Mechanism
- Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- Action type
- Blocker
- Target
- Sodium channel alpha subunit
- Protein identifier
- P35498
- Mechanism
- Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- Action type
- Blocker
- Target
- Sodium channel alpha subunit
- Protein identifier
- P35499
- Mechanism
- Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- Action type
- Blocker
- Target
- Sodium channel alpha subunit
- Protein identifier
- Q01118
- Mechanism
- Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- Action type
- Blocker
- Target
- Sodium channel alpha subunit
- Protein identifier
- Q14524
- Mechanism
- Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- Action type
- Blocker
- Target
- Sodium channel alpha subunit
- Protein identifier
- Q15858
- Mechanism
- Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- Action type
- Blocker
- Target
- Sodium channel alpha subunit
- Protein identifier
- Q99250
- Mechanism
- Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- Action type
- Blocker
- Target
- Sodium channel alpha subunit
- Protein identifier
- Q9NY46
- Mechanism
- Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- Action type
- Blocker
- Target
- Sodium channel alpha subunit
- Protein identifier
- Q9UI33
- Mechanism
- Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- Action type
- Blocker
- Target
- Sodium channel alpha subunit
- Protein identifier
- Q9UQD0
- Mechanism
- Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- Action type
- Blocker
- Target
- Sodium channel alpha subunit
- Protein identifier
- Q9Y5Y9
Open Targets mechanisms
- Mechanism
- Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- Action type
- Blocker
- Target
- Sodium channel alpha subunit
- Action type
- Blocker
- Gene symbol
- SCN1A
- Protein identifier
- P35498
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Target development level
- Clinical
- Action type
- Blocker
- Gene symbol
- SCN4A
- Protein identifier
- P35499
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Target development level
- Clinical
- Action type
- Blocker
- Gene symbol
- SCN5A
- Protein identifier
- Q14524
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Target development level
- Clinical
- Action type
- Blocker
- Gene symbol
- SCN9A
- Protein identifier
- Q15858
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Target development level
- Clinical
- Action type
- Blocker
- Gene symbol
- SCN2A
- Protein identifier
- Q99250
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Target development level
- Clinical
- Action type
- Blocker
- Gene symbol
- SCN3A
- Protein identifier
- Q9NY46
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Target development level
- Clinical
- Action type
- Blocker
- Gene symbol
- SCN8A
- Protein identifier
- Q9UQD0
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Target development level
- Clinical
- Action type
- Blocker
- Gene symbol
- SCN10A
- Protein identifier
- Q9Y5Y9
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Target development level
- Clinical
- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0000474
- Subject identifier
- D004827
- Condition
- Mental Disorders
- Highest recorded phase
- 1
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0000677
- Subject identifier
- D001523
- Condition
- HIV Infections
- Highest recorded phase
- 1
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0000764
- Subject identifier
- D015658
- Condition
- Obesity
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0001073
- Subject identifier
- D009765
- Condition
- Cocaine-Related Disorders
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0002610
- Subject identifier
- D019970
- Condition
- Fasting
- Highest recorded phase
- 1
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0002756
- Subject identifier
- D005215
- Condition
- Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0003100
- Subject identifier
- D010523
- Condition
- Pain
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0003843
- Subject identifier
- D010146
- Condition
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0003890
- Subject identifier
- D019966
- Condition
- Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0003929
- Subject identifier
- D020529
- Condition
- Mood Disorders
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0004247
- Subject identifier
- D019964
- Condition
- Epilepsies, Partial
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0004263
- Subject identifier
- D004828
- Condition
- Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0005203
- Subject identifier
- D001068
- Condition
- Anxiety
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0005230
- Subject identifier
- D001007
- Condition
- Opioid-Related Disorders
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0005611
- Subject identifier
- D009293
- Condition
- Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0007262
- Subject identifier
- D004830
- Condition
- Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0008522
- Subject identifier
- D020528
- Condition
- Bipolar Disorder
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- EFO:0009963
- Subject identifier
- D001714
- Condition
- Dementia
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- HP:0000726
- Subject identifier
- D003704
- Condition
- Seizures
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- HP:0001250
- Subject identifier
- D012640
- Condition
- Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- HP:0002069
- Subject identifier
- D004830
- Condition
- Cognitive Dysfunction
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- HP:0100543
- Subject identifier
- D060825
- Condition
- Depressive Disorder
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- MONDO:0002009
- Subject identifier
- D003866
- Condition
- Depressive Disorder
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- MONDO:0002050
- Subject identifier
- D003866
- Condition
- Bipolar Disorder
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- MONDO:0004985
- Subject identifier
- D001714
And 7 more, listed on the interactive page.
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0000474
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0000677
- Highest recorded phase
- 1
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0001073
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0001074
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0002610
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0002756
- Highest recorded phase
- 1
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0003890
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0003929
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0004149
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0004247
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0004263
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0005203
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0005611
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0007262
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0008522
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0009963
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0009963
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0009964
- Highest recorded phase
- 3
- Condition identifier
- EFO_0803536
- Highest recorded phase
- 2
- Condition identifier
- EFO_1001219
- Condition identifier
- EFO_1002051
- Condition identifier
- HP_0001250
- Condition identifier
- HP_0001250
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
- Condition identifier
- HP_0002069
- Condition identifier
- HP_0002069
- Highest recorded phase
- 4
And 39 more, listed on the interactive page.
Warnings
- Warning
- Black Box Warning
- Effect
- dermatological toxicity
Open Targets warnings
- Warning
- Black Box Warning
- Effect
- dermatological toxicity
- Country
- United States
- Event
- abortion spontaneous
- Reports
- 449
- Reporting signal score
- 385.677
- Event
- aggression
- Reports
- 377
- Reporting signal score
- 306.49
- Event
- agitation
- Reports
- 502
- Reporting signal score
- 322.812
- Event
- ataxia
- Reports
- 369
- Reporting signal score
- 579.368
- Event
- atrial septal defect
- Reports
- 320
- Reporting signal score
- 594.225
- Event
- coma
- Reports
- 505
- Reporting signal score
- 512.879
- Event
- convulsion
- Reports
- 884
- Reporting signal score
- 984.161
- Event
- diarrhoea
- Reports
- 244
- Reporting signal score
- 322.817
- Event
- drug interaction
- Reports
- 1,057
- Reporting signal score
- 496.113
- Event
- drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms
- Reports
- 1,019
- Reporting signal score
- 1,919.55
- Event
- epilepsy
- Reports
- 622
- Reporting signal score
- 917.36
- Event
- generalised tonic-clonic seizure
- Reports
- 326
- Reporting signal score
- 468.515
- Event
- lymphadenopathy
- Reports
- 388
- Reporting signal score
- 407.654
- Event
- oral mucosa erosion
- Reports
- 121
- Reporting signal score
- 341.13
- Event
- pyrexia
- Reports
- 1,481
- Reporting signal score
- 531.588
- Event
- rash
- Reports
- 1,894
- Reporting signal score
- 840.551
- Event
- rash maculo-papular
- Reports
- 432
- Reporting signal score
- 526.132
- Event
- seizure
- Reports
- 925
- Reporting signal score
- 919.601
- Event
- somnolence
- Reports
- 792
- Reporting signal score
- 373.3
- Event
- status epilepticus
- Reports
- 264
- Reporting signal score
- 383.54
- Event
- stevens-johnson syndrome
- Reports
- 970
- Reporting signal score
- 2,057.76
- Event
- suicide attempt
- Reports
- 683
- Reporting signal score
- 609.165
- Event
- toxic epidermal necrolysis
- Reports
- 518
- Reporting signal score
- 1,058.89
- Event
- toxicity to various agents
- Reports
- 977
- Reporting signal score
- 732.639
- Event
- ventricular septal defect
- Reports
- 208
- Reporting signal score
- 389.95
- NCT00000192
- NCT00007670
- NCT00088452
- NCT00144872
- NCT00015106
- NCT00043875
- NCT00043914
- NCT00044278
- NCT00113165
- NCT00137709
- NCT00242606
- NCT00264615
- NCT00264680
- NCT00266149
- NCT00280059
- NCT00292461
- NCT00355082
- NCT00395694
- NCT00412191
- NCT00516139
- NCT00605371
- NCT00627575
- NCT00807989
- NCT00896987
- NCT01357902
And 74 more, listed on the interactive page.
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 5
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 2
- Polar surface area
- 90.71
- Calculated partition coefficient (ALogP)
- 2.01
- Calculated partition coefficient (XLogP)
- 1.4
- Prodrug
- No
- Chirality
- Achiral
- Inorganic
- No
- Rule-of-five violations
- 0
- Rotatable bonds
- 1
- Heavy atoms
- 16
- Molecular formula
- C9H7Cl2N5
- Monoisotopic mass
- 255.0078506
- Natural product
- Yes
- 0115-1526
- 0115-1527
- 0115-1528
- 0115-1529
- 0115-9939
- 0115-9940
- 0115-9941
- 0115-9942
- 0173-0526
- 0173-0527
- 0173-0594
- 0173-0633
- 0173-0642
- 0173-0643
- 0173-0644
- 0173-0699
- 0173-0754
- 0173-0755
- 0173-0756
- 0173-0757
- 0173-0758
- 0173-0759
- 0173-0760
- 0173-0761
- 0173-0772
And 281 more, listed on the interactive page.
- Recorded assays
- 4,028
- Active assays
- 32
- Confirmatory
- Other
- Screening
- Anticonvulsants
- Calcium Channel Blockers
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Sodium Channel Blockers
Distribution coefficient (LogD)
- Median
- 1.225
- Mean
- 1.225
- Minimum
- 0.54
- Maximum
- 1.91
- Unit
- unitless
- Assays
- 2
- Standard deviation
- 0.968736
- Summary method
- median
- Censored results excluded
- 0
- Other units excluded
- 0
- Unknown units excluded
- 0
Measurement types
- LogD
Solubility
- Median
- 307,000
- Mean
- 307,000
- Minimum
- 307,000
- Maximum
- 307,000
- Unit
- nM
- Assays
- 1
- Standard deviation
- 0
- Summary method
- median
- Censored results excluded
- 0
- Other units excluded
- 1
- Unknown units excluded
- 0
Measurement types
- Solubility
Oral bioavailability
- Median
- 79
- Mean
- 79
- Minimum
- 79
- Maximum
- 79
- Unit
- %
- Assays
- 1
- Standard deviation
- 0
- Summary method
- median
- Censored results excluded
- 0
- Other units excluded
- 0
- Unknown units excluded
- 0
Measurement types
- F
Related records
Trials (180)
- 16-week Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Lamotrigine vs. Fluoxetine for Bipolar Depression
- A Bioavailability Crossover Study of Two Formulations of Lamotrigine Extended Release Tablets in Healthy Subjects
- A Bioequivalence Study of Two Formulations Lamotrigine 100 mg Tablets and Lamictal 100 mg Tablets in Healthy Adult Volunteers Under Fasting Conditions
- A Clinical Evaluation Of BW430C (Lamotrigine) In Bipolar I Disorder- Long-term Extension Of Study SCA104779 (NCT00550407) -
- A Phase IV Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Aripiprazole in Combination With Lamotrigine in the Long-Term Maintenance Treatment of Patients With Bipolar I Disorder With A Recent Manic or Mixed Episode
- A Pilot Study of Prophylactic Management of Lamotrigine in Pregnant Women
- A Prospective, Observational Study On The Effectiveness Of New Antiepileptic Drugs As First Bitherapy In The Daily Clinical Practice
- A Randomised Controlled Trial of Neuroprotection With Lamotrigine in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
- A Study for Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Zonisamide and Lamotrigine (Lamictal) for Subjects With Refractory Simple Partial, Complex Partial or Partial With Secondary Generalized Seizures
- A Study in Healthy Men to Test Whether BI 409306, BI 425809 or Lamotrigine Can Reverse the Memory Problems Caused by Ketamine
- A Study in Participants With Epilepsy, to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Tolerability of Oxcarbazepine on Padsevonil
- A Study to Assess the Long-term Safety of KarXT for the Treatment of Manic Episodes in Bipolar-I Disorder (BALSAM-3)
- A Study to Evaluate the Effect of AG-881 on the Pharmacokinetics of a Single Dose of Lamotrigine in Healthy Adults
- A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Single Doses of Drug A (Lamotrigine) and Drug B (Vofopitant) Alone and in Combination on Resting Motor Threshold in Healthy Subjects
- A Study to Evaluate the Effects of Lithium, Valproic Acid, and Lamotrigine on the Pharmacokinetics of KarXT and Effects of KarXT on the Pharmacokinetics of Lithium, Valproic Acid, and Lamotrigine in Healthy Participants
- A Study To Investigate The Antidepressant Effect Of Lamotrigine In Patients With Bipolar Disorder Using Lithium
- Acute Treatment of Bipolar II Depression
- AED/Statin Interaction Study
- An Evaluation Of BW430C (Lamotrigine) Versus Placebo In The Prevention Of Mood Episodes In Bipolar I Disorder Patients
- An Open-Label Extension Study Of Lamotrigine In Subjects With Bipolar Disorder
Approved for (9)
- Bipolar depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Depressive disorder
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures
- Focal epilepsy
- Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
- Major depressive disorder
- Visual epilepsy
In development for (25)
- Alcohol dependence Phase 2
- Anxiety Phase 3
- Childhood absence epilepsy Phase 3
- Cocaine dependence Phase 2
- Cognitive disorder Phase 1
- Dementia Phase 3
- Drug dependence Phase 2
- Eating disorder Phase 3
- Fish eye disease Phase 1
- HIV infectious disease Phase 1
- Meniere disease Phase 2
- Mental disorder Phase 1
- Mood disorder Phase 3
- Multiple sclerosis Phase 2
- Neurofibromatosis type 1 Phase 2
- Neurotic excoriation Phase 2
- Obesity disorder Phase 3
- Opiate dependence Phase 2
- Peripheral neuropathy Phase 3
- Post-traumatic stress disorder Phase 3
Other linked conditions (5)
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Facial nerve disorder
- Migraine disorder
- Morbid obesity
- Neuralgia
Targets (10)
- SCN10A Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- SCN11A Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- SCN1A Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- SCN2A Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- SCN3A Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- SCN4A Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- SCN5A Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- SCN7A Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- SCN8A Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker
- SCN9A Sodium channel alpha subunit blocker