Evenamide (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name) (developmental code names NW-3509, NW-3509A) is a selective voltage-gated sodium channel blocker, including (and not limited to) subtypes Nav1.3, Nav1.7, and Nav1.8, which is described as an antipsychotic and is under development by Newron Pharmaceuticals as an add-on therapy for the treatment of schizophrenia.[1][2][3][4] The drug has shown efficacy in animal models of psychosis, mania, depression, and aggression.[3] It has completed phase I clinical trials, and phase II clinical trials will be commenced in the third quarter of 2015.[5]

In a randomized study with treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients, evenamide was added to the treatment regimen, with the psychological assessors being blinded to whether evenamide was taken. 70% of the participants reported a significant lowering of their impairments; and in 25%, schizophrenia went in full remission. A full double-blind phase III study with treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients is in preparation as of January 2023.[6]


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  2. ^ Progress in Medicinal Chemistry. Elsevier. 6 October 2010. pp. 81–. ISBN 978-0-12-381293-3.
  3. ^ a b Gupta SP (21 June 2011). Ion Channels and Their Inhibitors. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 102–. ISBN 978-3-642-19922-6.
  4. ^ Zuliani V, Amori L, Rivara M (2011). "Advances in Design and Development of Sodium Channel Blockers". Ion Channels and Their Inhibitors. pp. 79–115. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-19922-6_4. ISBN 978-3-642-19921-9.
  5. ^ "Newron raised new funds to continue the development of Neurological therapies". Labiotech. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Newron reports exceptional one-year results of study 014/15 with evenamide in treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS)". Newron Pharmaceuticals. 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

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