lopinavir
Trade name: Kaletra
Approved
Sep 15, 2000
Lopinavir (ABT-378) is an antiretroviral of the protease inhibitor class. It is used against HIV infections as a fixed-dose combination with another protease inhibitor, ritonavir, under the trade names Kaletra. — NCATS
Clinical trial activity
321 trials · 353 clinical orgs · 12 marketing orgs
Earliest trial started Nov 1, 1997 (NCT00004578)
Timeline
1990s
2000s
- Sep 15, 2000
Earliest FDA Approval
- Sep 15, 2000
AbbVie — NDA Secondary Org
- Mar 10, 2009
Matrix Laboratories Limited — Marketing Organization
- Mar 10, 2009
Aurobindo Pharma — Marketing Organization
- Nov 20, 2009
Cipla — Marketing Organization
2010s
- Jun 8, 2011
Mylan — Marketing Organization
- May 23, 2012
Hetero Labs Ltd — Marketing Organization
- May 21, 2015
Cipla — NDA Secondary Org
- Mar 7, 2016
Macleods Pharmaceuticals, Ltd — Marketing Organization
- Mar 7, 2016
Neogen — Marketing Organization
- Dec 27, 2016
Lannett Company, Inc. — Marketing Organization
2020s
- Mar 21, 2022
Laurus Labs Ltd — Marketing Organization
- Dec 11, 2025
Micro Labs Ltd India — Marketing Organization
Indications
Approved for
Studied for
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome · Phase 4
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections · Phase 4
- Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active · Phase 4
- Astrocytoma · Phase 2
- Atrophy · Phase 4
- Brain Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Breast Feeding · Phase 3
- Cardiovascular Diseases · Phase 4
- Colonoscopy · Phase 3
- Coronavirus · Phase 2
- Coronavirus Infections · Phase 4
- COVID-19 · Phase 4
- Drug Interactions · Phase 1
- Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions · Phase 4
- Dyslipidemias · Phase 4
- Ependymoma · Phase 2
- Fenofibrate · Phase 1
- General Surgery · Phase 3
- Glioblastoma · Phase 2
- Glioma · Phase 2
- Gliosarcoma · Phase 2
- Glucose Metabolism Disorders · Phase 4
- Glucuronosyltransferase · Phase 1
- Healthy Volunteers · Phase 4
- Hepatitis B · Phase 2
- Hepatitis C · Phase 3
- HIV · Phase 4
- HIV-1 · Phase 4
- HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome · Phase 4
- HIV Seropositivity · Phase 2
- Hypercholesterolemia · Phase 4
- Hypertension · Phase 1
- Hypertriglyceridemia · Phase 1
- Insulin Resistance · Phase 1
- Lipodystrophy · Phase 4
- Lopinavir · Phase 4
- Lung Diseases · Phase 2/Phase 3
- Lymphoma · Phase 2
- Malaria · Phase 3
- Malnutrition · Phase 4
- Metabolic Diseases · Phase 4
- Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Oligodendroglioma · Phase 2
- Parasitic Diseases · Phase 1/Phase 2
- Pharmacokinetics · Phase 1
- Pneumonia · Phase 4
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis · Phase 3
- Pregnancy · Phase 4
- Protease Inhibitors · Phase 1
- Proteinuria · Phase 4
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome · Phase 1/Phase 2
- Respiratory Tract Infections · Phase 3
- Sarcoma, Kaposi · Phase 4
- SARS-CoV-2 · Phase 4
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome · Phase 3
- Therapeutic Equivalency · Phase 1
- Therapeutics · Phase 1
- Treatment Failure · Phase 4
- Tuberculosis · Phase 4
- Uterine Cervical Diseases · Phase 2
- Virus Diseases · Phase 3
Mechanism of action
Q72874 inhibitor
Combination products
kaletra
with ritonavir
Also known as lopinavir: ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir
Approval history
- approvedPriority reviewAcceleratedFast trackSep 15, 2000
Chemistry & pharmacology
SMILES
CC(C)[C@H](N1CCCNC1=O)C(=O)N[C@H](C[C@H](O)[C@H](CC2=CC=CC=C2)NC(=O)COC3=C(C)C=CC=C3C)CC4=CC=CC=C4- Mol. weight
- 628.8008 g/mol
- Lipinski Ro5
- 1 violation(s)
- Rule of 3
- No
- Chirality
- Single Stereoisomer
- Inorganic
- No
- Polymer
- No
- Delivery
- Oral
- Availability
- Prescription Only
Oral
Yes
Parenteral
No
Topical
No
Sources
- WikipediaLopinavir ↗
- NCATS2494G1JF75 ↗
- ChEMBLCHEMBL729 ↗
Also known as
- a-157378-0
- a-157378-0
- a-157378.0
- a-157378.0
- abt-378
- abt-378
- aluvia
- aluviran
- kaletra
- kaletra
- kaletra
- kaletra
- kaletra
- koletra
- lopimune
- lopinavir
- lopinavir
- lopinavir
- lopinavir
- lopinavir
- lopinavir
- lopinavir
- lopinavir
- lopinavir
- lopinavir
- lopinavir mixture with ritonavir
- lopinavir / ritonavir
- lopinavir/ritonavir
- lopinavir/ritonavir
- lopinavir-ritonavir drug combination
- lpv
- lpv
Clinical trials
| NCT ID | Phase | Start date | Sponsor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT07181148 | Phase 3 | Oct 31, 2025 | Mather's Pharm. Co., Ltd. |
| NCT06780033 | Phase 1 | Mar 17, 2025 | Arnatar Therapeutics, Inc. |
| NCT06337032 | Phase 4 | Aug 27, 2024 | Gilead Sciences |
| NCT05850728 | Phase 1 | Apr 1, 2023 | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), University of Washington |
| NCT05334004 | Phase 1 | Jan 31, 2023 | University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Partnership Program |
| NCT04466241 | Phase 2/Phase 3 (Phase 3) | Nov 27, 2020 | Government of France, Programme PACCI Abidjan, University of Bordeaux |
| NCT04738045 | Phase 4 | Nov 1, 2020 | Beni Suef University, October 6 University |
| NCT04455958 | Phase 2 | Nov 1, 2020 | OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University |
| NCT04518228 | Phase 4 | Oct 15, 2020 | Boston University, Gilead Sciences, Merck, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), ViiV Healthcare |
| NCT04779047 | Phase 4 | Oct 1, 2020 | Beni Suef University, October 6 University |
| NCT04499677 | Phase 2 | Sep 24, 2020 | LifeArc, University of London |
| NCT04521400 | Phase 2 | Aug 20, 2020 | Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences |
| NCT04459702 | Phase 2 | Jul 31, 2020 | Big Corona Ltd., ProgenaBiome |
| NCT04483960 | Phase 3 | Jul 28, 2020 | Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, Melbourne Health, The Peter Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne |
| NCT04390152 | Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2) | Jun 30, 2020 | BioXcellerator, Clinica Somer |
| NCT04311957 | Phase 4 | Jun 1, 2020 | Analysis Group, Inc., Cornell University, Haitian Group for the Study of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic, Harvard University |
| NCT04409483 | Phase 3 | Jun 1, 2020 | Centre de Recherche Médicale et Sanitaire, Epicentre, Hôpital Général de Référence de Niamey, Ministry of Public Health, Republic of Niger, Université Abdou Moumouni |
| NCT04372628 | Phase 2 | May 31, 2020 | AbbVie, Vanderbilt University |
| NCT04403100 | Phase 3 | May 28, 2020 | Cardresearch - Cardiologia Assistencial e de Pesquisa LTDA, Cytel Inc. |
| NCT04386070 | Phase 3 | May 15, 2020 | Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, Hospital Espanol de Veracruz, Istituto Clinico Humanitas - Rozzano (MI), Italy, Kigali Central University Hospital, Rwanda, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, University of Birmingham, University of Cape Town, University of Edinburgh, University of Lagos, University of the Witwatersrand |
Organizations
Research & Development (353)
Marketing (14)
| Organization | Org type | Relationship | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | For profit | NDA2 | Sep 15, 2000 |
| Abbott | For profit | NDA | — |
| Aurobindo Pharma | For profit | MKTG | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Cipla | For profit | MKTG | Nov 20, 2009 |
| Cipla | For profit | NDA2 | May 21, 2015 |
| Hetero Labs Ltd | For profit | MKTG | May 23, 2012 |
| Lannett Company, Inc. | For profit | MKTG | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Laurus Labs Ltd | For profit | MKTG | Mar 21, 2022 |
| Macleods Pharmaceuticals, Ltd | For profit | MKTG | Mar 7, 2016 |
| Matrix Laboratories Limited | For profit | MKTG | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Micro Labs Ltd India | For profit | MKTG | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Mylan | For profit | MKTG | Jun 8, 2011 |
| Mylan | For profit | SYN | Feb 7, 2024 |
| Neogen | For profit | MKTG | Mar 7, 2016 |