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Posaconazole

Approved · FDA / EMA
Emerging researchLate-stage developmentSteady momentum

Also known as Mometamax Single, Posatex, Noxafil.

6
Research papers
7
Active clinical trials
5
Regulatory events
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Histoplasmosis Induction and Consolidation Therapy Factorial Randomized Clinical Trial (Histo-FACT)

Clinical trial2026-05-08Results expected Q4 2030 · ClinicalTrials.gov

Approval: Posaconazole AHCL (EMA)

Regulatory2019-07-25EMA

Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Posaconazole in Critically Ill Patients.

Research2018-05-25Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

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Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Posaconazole
Aliases & brands
Mometamax SinglePosatexNoxafil
RxNorm CUI
282446
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL1397
UNII
6TK1G07BHZ
Regulatory jurisdictions
emamhrafda

Regulatory timeline

5 events

The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.

Earliest approval
2005-10-25
Latest approval
2026-06-29
Authorities
FDA · EMA · MHRA
Total events
5
fdaU.S. Food and Drug Administration· 1 event
2026-06-29Approval
Approval: POSACONAZOLE (ANDA213331)
Evidence ↗
emaEuropean Medicines Agency· 3 events
2019-07-25Approval
Approval: Posaconazole Accord (EMA)
Indication: Posaconazole Accord is indicated for use in the treatment of the following fungal infections in adults: Invasive aspergillosis; Fusariosis in patients with disease that isShow full indication

Posaconazole Accord is indicated for use in the treatment of the following fungal infections in adults: Invasive aspergillosis; Fusariosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B or in patients who are intolerant of amphotericin B; Chromoblastomycosis and mycetoma in patients with disease that is refractory to itraconazole or in patients who are intolerant of itraconazole; Coccidioidomycosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B, itraconazole or fluconazole or in patients who are intolerant of these medicinal products. Refractoriness is defined as progression of infection or failure to improve after a minimum of 7 days of prior therapeutic doses of effective antifungal therapy. Posaconazole Accord is also indicated for prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in the following patients:  Patients receiving remission-induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) expected to result in prolonged neutropenia and who are at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections; Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients who are undergoing high-dose immunosuppressive therapy for graft versus host disease and who are at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections.

Evidence ↗
2019-07-25Approval
Approval: Posaconazole AHCL (EMA)
Indication: Posaconazole AHCL oral suspension is indicated for use in the treatment of the following fungal infections in adults: Invasive aspergillosis in patients with disease that isShow full indication

Posaconazole AHCL oral suspension is indicated for use in the treatment of the following fungal infections in adults: Invasive aspergillosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B or itraconazole or in patients who are intolerant of these medicinal products; Fusariosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B or in patients who are intolerant of amphotericin B; Chromoblastomycosis and mycetoma in patients with disease that is refractory to itraconazole or in patients who are intolerant of itraconazole; Coccidioidomycosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B, itraconazole or fluconazole or in patients who are intolerant of these medicinal products. Oropharyngeal candidiasis: as first-line therapy in patients who have severe disease or are immunocompromised, in whom response to topical therapy is expected to be poor. Refractoriness is defined as progression of infection or failure to improve after a minimum of 7 days of prior therapeutic doses of effective antifungal therapy. Posaconazole AHCL oral suspension is also indicated for prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in the following patients: Patients receiving remission-induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) expected to result in prolonged neutropenia and who are at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections; Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients who are undergoing high-dose immunosuppressive therapy for graft versus host disease and who are at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections.

Evidence ↗
2005-10-25Approval
Approval: Noxafil (EMA)
Indication: Noxafil concentrate for solution for infusion is indicated for use in the treatment of the following invasive fungal infections in adult and paediatric patients from 2 years ofShow full indication

Noxafil concentrate for solution for infusion is indicated for use in the treatment of the following invasive fungal infections in adult and paediatric patients from 2 years of age:  Invasive aspergillosis  Fusariosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B or in patients who are intolerant of amphotericin B; Chromoblastomycosis and mycetoma in patients with disease that is refractory to itraconazole or in patients who are intolerant of itraconazole; Coccidioidomycosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B, itraconazole or fluconazole or in patients who are intolerant of these medicinal products.   Refractoriness is defined as progression of infection or failure to improve after a minimum of 7 days of prior therapeutic doses of effective antifungal therapy.  Noxafil concentrate for solution for infusion is also indicated for prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in adults and paediatric patients from 2 years of age:  Patients receiving remission-induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) expected to result in prolonged neutropenia and who are at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections;  Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients who are undergoing high-dose immunosuppressive therapy for graft versus host disease (GVHD) and who are at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections.   Please refer to the Summary of Product Characteristics of Noxafil oral suspension for use in adults with oropharyngeal candidiasis. Noxafil gastro-resistant tablets are indicated for use in the treatment of the following invasive fungal infections in adults and paediatric patients from 2 years of age weighing more than 40 kg:  Invasive aspergillosis Fusariosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B or in patients who are intolerant of amphotericin B; Chromoblastomycosis and mycetoma in patients with disease that is refractory to itraconazole or in patients who are intolerant of itraconazole; Coccidioidomycosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B, itraconazole or fluconazole or in patients who are intolerant of these medicinal products.   Refractoriness is defined as progression of infection or failure to improve after a minimum of 7 days of prior therapeutic doses of effective antifungal therapy.   Noxafil gastro-resistant tablets are also indicated for prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in adults and paediatric patients from 2 years of age weighing more than 40 kg:  Patients receiving remission-induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) expected to result in prolonged neutropenia and who are at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections;  Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients who are undergoing high-dose immunosuppressive therapy for graft versus host disease and who are at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections.   Please refer to the Summary of Product Characteristics of Noxafil oral suspension for use in oropharyngeal candidiasis. Noxafil oral suspension is indicated for use in the treatment of the following fungal infections in adults (see section 5.1):  Invasive aspergillosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B or itraconazole or in patients who are intolerant of these medicinal products; Fusariosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B or in patients who are intolerant of amphotericin B; Chromoblastomycosis and mycetoma in patients with disease that is refractory to itraconazole or in patients who are intolerant of itraconazole; Coccidioidomycosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B, itraconazole or fluconazole or in patients who are intolerant of these medicinal products; Oropharyngeal candidiasis: as first-line therapy in patients who have severe disease or are immunocompromised, in whom response to topical therapy is expected to be poor.  Refractoriness is defined as progression of infection or failure to improve after a minimum of 7 days of prior therapeutic doses of effective antifungal therapy.   Noxafil oral suspension is also indicated for prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in the following patients:  Patients receiving remission-induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) expected to result in prolonged neutropenia and who are at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections;  Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients who are undergoing high-dose immunosuppressive therapy for graft versus host disease and who are at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections.   Please refer to the Summary of Product Characteristics of Noxafil concentrate for solution for infusion and the gastro-resistant tablets for use in primary treatment of invasive aspergillosis. Noxafil gastro resistant powder and solvent for oral suspension is indicated for use in the treatment of the following invasive fungal infections in paediatric patients from 2 years of age:  Invasive aspergillosis Fusariosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B or in patients who are intolerant of amphotericin B; Chromoblastomycosis and mycetoma in patients with disease that is refractory to itraconazole or in patients who are intolerant of itraconazole; Coccidioidomycosis in patients with disease that is refractory to amphotericin B, itraconazole or fluconazole or in patients who are intolerant of these medicinal products.   Refractoriness is defined as progression of infection or failure to improve after a minimum of 7 days of prior therapeutic doses of effective antifungal therapy.   Noxafil gastro-resistant powder and solvent for oral suspension is indicated for prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in the following paediatric patients from 2 years of age:  Patients receiving remission-induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) expected to result in prolonged neutropenia and who are at high  risk of developing invasive fungal infections;  - Haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients who are undergoing high-dose immunosuppressive therapy for graft versus host disease and who are at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections.  

Evidence ↗
mhraMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency· 1 event
2016-09-15Safety communicationSafety
Drug Safety Update: Posaconazole (Noxafil): tablets and oral suspension are not directly interchangeable
Evidence ↗

Data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), public domain (CC0).

Contains information from the European Medicines Agency (European Medicines Agency), © EMA, reused under CC BY 4.0.

Contains public sector information from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) licensed under the Open Government Licence (OGL v3).

Clinical trials

50 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
50
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2026
7
Active studies
7
Recruiting
23
Late-stage (III+)
35
Completed
8
Discontinued
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 50
Early Phase 12Phase 111Phase 1 / 23Phase 211Phase 2 / 31Phase 311Phase 49Phase N / A2

Late-stage studies

Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.

Recent completions

Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.

Research activity

6 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20122018
Most influential
Recent papers
Major research themes3
Drug Tolerance1Immunocompromised Host1Trypanosoma cruzi1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy3
  • Future microbiology1
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology1
  • The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy1
Leading researchers
  • Cornely OA3
  • Waskin H3
  • Heinz WJ2
  • Krishna G2
  • Maertens J2
  • Robertson MN2
  • Ullmann AJ2
  • Aoun M1
Leading institutions
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  • Austin Hospital1
  • Barcelona Centre for International Health Research1
  • Brigham & Women's Hospital1
  • Clinica Privada Colombo1
  • Faculty of Medicine University of Chile1
  • Hospital Provincial del Centenario1
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • Europe PMC — research literature
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials
  • Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.