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Fezolinetant

  • Prescription medicine
  • Prescription only
  • Identity checked
  • Sources last checked 2026-09-04

This page shows what was measured, who it was measured in, and what that does not settle.

What Fezolinetant does in the body

Moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause

From the FDA-approved label: VEOZAH is a neurokinin 3 (NK3) receptor antagonist that blocks neurokinin B (NKB) binding on the kisspeptin/neurokinin B/dynorphin (KNDy) neuron to modulate neuronal activity in the thermoregulatory center. 1 nmol/L), which is more than 450-fold higher than binding affinity to NK1 or NK2 receptors.

What happened in people

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

A fixed RNAWiki sentence

Where this came from

Wording RNAWiki always uses, not a finding about this substance.

No reviewed claim names a result for any goal on this record.

No source is stored against this line.

The limit that matters most

Not recorded.

Where it acts
Not recorded.
Kind of result
No result is published, so no kind of result applies yet
Supervision
Professional supervision is normally required. A regulator classifies this substance in a way that restricts how it is supplied.

What the registries record it as

  • The substance registry classes this as chemical.

    FDA substance registry · 83VNE45KXX · read 2026-08-29

  • Its recorded molecular formula is C16H15FN6OS, weighing 358.39.

    US prescribing information · cae9f798-24f9-4580-a4fc-e6c710cbda3c · read 2026-08-30

Where each sentence above came from

The recorded explanation is written in label language rather than for a beginner. The page opens with what it is taken for instead, and the recorded explanation follows below.

Shown as the opening line on this page.

No statement of the main limit is recorded.

The four opening statements run to 72 words.

Words this page uses

Four words worth knowing first

Chosen from what this page shows, with each one explained before the word it depends on.

Biomarker

A biomarker is a number from a test that stands in for something about health.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A biomarker is like a fuel gauge.

Where that stops being true. A gauge is wired to the tank. Many biomarkers are only loosely tied to health.

What people get wrong. A better number is read as a better life. Several medicines improved a number and helped nobody.

A measurable indicator used as a substitute for a clinical outcome of interest.

Stand-in result

A stand-in result is a number measured because the real result takes too long.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

It is like judging a journey by the speedometer rather than by arriving.

Where that stops being true. Speed does predict arrival. Many stand-in results do not predict the real one.

What people get wrong. A stand-in result is often reported as the result itself.

A surrogate endpoint substituted for a clinical endpoint, valid only where the substitution has been shown to hold.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What happened in people

Each card is one study: the exact question it asked, who was in it, and whether it showed what it set out to show.

Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT04003389
How many people
1831
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Mean change from Baseline to Week 4 in the frequency of moderate to severe VMS

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT06440967
How many people
982
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Change From Baseline in The Mean Frequency of Moderate to Severe VMS at Week 4

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT04003155
How many people
527
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Change From Baseline in The Mean Frequency of Moderate to Severe VMS at Week 4

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT04003142
How many people
501
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Mean change in the frequency of moderate to severe VMS from baseline at week 24

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT05033886
How many people
453
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Mean change from baseline in the frequency of mild to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT06206408
How many people
410
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
What we know
RNAWiki holds 6 written-up human studies for this substance, each with the question it asked.
How we know it
Each card names the study, the number of people and what the study set out to measure.
What this does not prove
These summaries were written by a person and have not been signed off as reviewed claims.
Why it matters
A study that failed is as informative as one that worked, and both are here.
What we still do not know
No reviewed claim exists, so no exact population, effect size or interval is published yet.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

How close this is to real life

The top step is something a person would feel or care about. The bottom is a guess from software. Filled steps are where evidence exists for this substance.

  1. Living longer, or avoiding a major event No evidence recorded. Death, a heart attack, a stroke, a hospital stay.No registered study measures this.
  2. What a body can do day to day No evidence recorded. Walking, dressing, breathing, recovering.No registered study measures this.
  3. Measured performance No evidence recorded. How much was lifted, how far was run, how fast.No registered study measures this.
  4. Symptoms and quality of life No evidence recorded. Pain, tiredness, mood, sleep, as the person rated it.No registered study measures this.
  5. A number that stands in for health Evidence recorded. Cholesterol, blood sugar, bone density. A stand-in, not the thing itself.1 registered measure of this kind.
  6. A step measured inside a person Evidence recorded. Something measured in human tissue or human cells.A human record sits on the stored organism ladder.
  7. Animals No evidence recorded. Mice, rats, dogs. Useful for ideas, not proof about people.No animal record is stored.
  8. Cells in a dish No evidence recorded. Cells or chemistry on a bench, far from a whole body.No cell or bench record is stored.
  9. A guess from software No evidence recorded. Nobody measured it. RNAWiki never publishes one as a finding.RNAWiki stores no prediction for this record. Software can suggest a link. RNAWiki does not publish one as a finding.

Higher on these steps means closer to something a person would feel. It does not mean better done.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Felt, measured, or meaningful

Three different things that get called the same word. Registered studies measured all three, and mixing them is how a blood test becomes a health claim.

Felt

Things a person could notice without a test.

No registered study measured anything of this kind.

Measured

Things only a test, a scale or a device shows.

  • flow mediated dilation

Meaningful

Things that change how a life goes, not only a number.

No registered study measured anything of this kind.

A registered study says what someone planned to measure. It does not say what they found. A number moving is not the same as a life going better. The two are shown apart here.

Felt, but not shown to help. A person notices a change. No study showed it leads anywhere good.

Measured, but not felt. A number moves. The person notices nothing. Both can be true.

Measured, but not shown to matter. A number moves in the good direction. Nobody showed that lives went better.

Matters, but takes years. The result that counts may take longer than anyone would keep watching.

Names that fit none of the three (6)
  • treatment emergent adverse events
  • adverse events
  • recruitment rate
  • 12 month retention rate
  • cmr completion rate
  • crossover rate

These are harms, study-process measures, or names the rules did not recognise. They are shown rather than dropped.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

How long anything takes

Nine different lengths of time that get confused with each other. None of them is worked out from another.

  1. Before anything is noticed. RNAWiki does not store this separately, and never works it out from another figure on this page.

  2. Before a test result moves. RNAWiki does not store this separately, and never works it out from another figure on this page.

  3. Before performance moves. RNAWiki does not store this separately, and never works it out from another figure on this page.

  4. How long the result was watched. No finished study window is recorded for a study that tested this substance.

  5. How long people took it. How long people actually took it is not stored. The study window is not the same thing.

  6. How long people were followed. Follow-up length is not stored separately. It is never read off the study window, which would be a different thing.

  7. How fast the body clears it. 9.6 hours hours

    Read from the label, which states: “Elimination The effective half-life (t 1/2 ) of fezolinetant is 9.6 hours in women with vasomotor symptoms.”

  8. How long effects linger. RNAWiki does not store this separately, and never works it out from another figure on this page.

  9. Beyond the studies. Nothing is recorded about the long term.

    The longest finished study sets the edge of what anyone measured.

A study window is not how long people took it, and neither is how long they were followed. Where RNAWiki holds only one of the three, it shows one.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Were people like you studied?

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it, and where the result stops carrying.

Who was studied

People similar to this profile were included.

  • VEOZAH ® is indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause. VEOZAH is a neurokinin 3 (NK3) receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause. ( 1 )

Who is missing from the studies

  • Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What the label states about particular groups

  • On pediatric, the label states: “The efficacy and safety of VEOZAH in individuals less than 18 years of age have not been established.”

    US prescribing information · cae9f798-24f9-4580-a4fc-e6c710cbda3c · read 2026-08-30

  • On older people, the label states: “There have not been sufficient numbers of geriatric women involved in clinical trials utilizing VEOZAH to determine whether those over 65 years of age differ from younger women in their response to VEOZAH.”

    US prescribing information · cae9f798-24f9-4580-a4fc-e6c710cbda3c · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are pregnant, the label states: “Risk Summary There are no data on VEOZAH use in pregnant women to evaluate for a drug-associated risk of major birth defects, miscarriage, or adverse maternal or fetal outcomes.”

    US prescribing information · cae9f798-24f9-4580-a4fc-e6c710cbda3c · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are breastfeeding, the label states: “Risk Summary There are no data on the presence of fezolinetant in human milk, the effects on the breastfed child, or the effects on milk production.”

    US prescribing information · cae9f798-24f9-4580-a4fc-e6c710cbda3c · read 2026-08-30

  • On people with reduced liver function, the label states: “Child-Pugh Class A or B hepatic impairment increased the exposure of VEOZAH [see Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 )] .”

    US prescribing information · cae9f798-24f9-4580-a4fc-e6c710cbda3c · read 2026-08-30

  • On people with reduced kidney function, the label states: “VEOZAH is contraindicated in individuals with severe (eGFR 15 to less than 30 mL/min/1.73 m 2 ) renal impairment or end-stage renal disease (eGFR less than 15 mL/min/1.73 m 2 ) [see Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 )] .”

    US prescribing information · cae9f798-24f9-4580-a4fc-e6c710cbda3c · read 2026-08-30

Where the result stopped carrying

  • This is a scope explorer, not a diagnosis engine.
  • It shows who was studied so you can see whether people similar to you were included.

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Why it might seem to do nothing

A real effect and a noticed effect are different things. These are the recorded reasons the two come apart.

It was studied for a different goal

The studies measured something else entirely.

On this record: Some registered studies measured things that match no goal on this page.

It was studied in different people

The people in the studies were not much like the reader.

On this record: Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

The evidence may simply be wrong

Small early studies often do not hold up.

On this record: RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Other reasons RNAWiki checked and found nothing for (10)
A different form was studied
The studied form is not the form on the shelf. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
There was nothing to correct
Where a level is already normal, topping it up may change nothing. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else had to happen too
In the studies it was paired with training, a diet or another treatment. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The change is too small to feel
A real change can still sit below what a person notices. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Day-to-day swing hides it
Sleep, food, stress and time of day move most numbers more than this would. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Not enough time yet
The studies ran longer than the person has waited. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
It was not taken as studied
Missed days change the result, and studies count them. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else changed at the same time
Two changes at once cannot be told apart afterwards. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The product may not be what it says
Contents of a sold product are not always what the label states. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
No recorded reason
RNAWiki has nothing stored that would explain it. Nothing in this record points to this reason.

None of these is a reason to take more. Taking more is not a step this page ever suggests.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What taking it involves

The recorded facts about getting hold of it and using it. Nothing here is a suggestion about what you should do.

How it is supplied

Prescription only

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Read from the recorded approval status.

No source is stored against this line.

Form and route

Oral

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form and route recorded on this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

Who oversees it

Professional supervision is normally required. A regulator classifies this substance in a way that restricts how it is supplied.

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Suppression classes recorded: S3, S6.

No source is stored against this line.

What is in the pack

Sold as tablet, tablet, film coated, given by the oral route.

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

Recorded notes on how this is sold and what that means for what is in the pack.

No source is stored against this line.

Where it is registered

Regulatory records are listed in the technical disclosure at the foot of this page.

Counted from records

Where this came from

A count of rows RNAWiki holds. It describes our records, not your body.

Register entries are stored per jurisdiction and shown with their dates.

No source is stored against this line.

Why people stop

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

No record of why people stopped taking it is stored for this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

What it would be like to takeNothing found in the sources checked

What can go wrong

Sorted by where each line came from. A regulator's label and a report somebody sent in are not the same kind of fact.

Nothing found in the sources checked

No harm is recorded against this substance in the sources RNAWiki checked. Finding nothing is not the same as showing there is nothing.

The sources listed were searched and held nothing. That is not the same as nothing existing.

Reports sent to a regulator

  • These are reports people sent to a regulator. They do not show the medicine caused the reaction.
  • Nobody counted how many people took the medicine and reported nothing.
  • The same event can be reported more than once, and many reports are incomplete.
  • News coverage, lawsuits and new warnings change how often people report.
  • A count is not a rate and not a risk.

Fezolinetant appears in spontaneous reports to regulators. Across the 10 most-reported reaction terms, 444 reaction mentions were counted. One report can name several reactions.

The recorded terms (10)
  • alanine aminotransferase increased — 113 reaction mentions
  • hepatic enzyme increased — 92 reaction mentions
  • aspartate aminotransferase increased — 76 reaction mentions
  • liver function test increased — 41 reaction mentions
  • gamma-glutamyltransferase increased — 29 reaction mentions
  • transaminases increased — 25 reaction mentions
  • insomnia — 20 reaction mentions
  • blood alkaline phosphatase increased — 19 reaction mentions
  • hot flush — 17 reaction mentions
  • blood bilirubin increased — 12 reaction mentions
  • open-targets-adr · recorded 2026-06-24 · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Over a long time. No completed tested study window is recorded, so long-term effects are not established by the registry record.

Groups the studies covered thinly. Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Does the exact form matter?

Evidence belongs to the exact thing that was tested. A different salt, a different mixture or a different preparation is a different question.

The form that was studied

Oral

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form used in the studies cited on this page.

No source is stored against this line.

What is sold

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

Nothing further is recorded about which forms are sold.

No source is stored against this line.

What is recorded as being sold

  • 7 products list this as an active ingredient in the United States drug directory. 7 of them contain it and nothing else.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 0469-2660 · read 2026-08-29

  • They are sold as powder, tablet, coated and tablet, film coated, taken oral.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 0469-2660 · read 2026-08-29

  • The regulator's established pharmacologic class for it is neurokinin 3 receptor antagonist [epc] and neurokinin 3 receptor antagonists [moa].

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 0469-2660 · read 2026-08-29

  • 1 published label names it as an active ingredient. 1 of them describe this substance alone, which is where its own label text on this page comes from.

    US prescribing information · cae9f798-24f9-4580-a4fc-e6c710cbda3c · read 2026-08-29

  • Those labels are classed as human prescription drug.

    US prescribing information · cae9f798-24f9-4580-a4fc-e6c710cbda3c · read 2026-08-29

  • VEOZAH is oral at 3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS Tablets: 45 mg, round, light red, film-coated tablets, debossed with the Astellas logo and ‘645’ on the same side., recorded as fda label in effect 2026-02-26 in the United States.

    US prescribing information · cae9f798-24f9-4580-a4fc-e6c710cbda3c · read 2026-08-30

Evidence carries across two names for one substance. It does not carry across a salt, a mirror form or a mixture.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What you could measure

This one is decided with a clinician, so this section holds questions to ask rather than a plan to run.

Self-experiment planning is not offered for a prescription or clinician-supervised medicine. The questions below are for a clinician or pharmacist.

Questions worth asking

  • Which of the trials of Fezolinetant studied people like me?
  • What was measured, and for how long?
  • Was the result a laboratory value or a health outcome?
  • What would we watch for, and when would we stop?

Tracking can show whether something changed for you. It cannot show what caused it.

RNAWiki records evidence. It does not say whether this substance is right for you.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What nobody knows yet

Open questions, each with why it is open and what would close it.

How much did people take in the studies?

The sources RNAWiki checked hold nothing for this field.

Why it matters. A result belongs to an amount. Without the amount the result floats free.

What would answer it

A stored source that records it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing populations

Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing long-term data

No completed tested study window is recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

No reviewed conclusion

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing interaction studies

No interaction was found in the registers checked. Not finding one is not the same as showing there is none.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Formulation uncertainty

Several salts, forms or products of Fezolinetant are recorded. Results from one form may not transfer to another.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Mechanism not reviewed

No reviewed mechanism story exists for this substance.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Check any of this yourself

Every line above traced back to the study it came from. This is the technical layer, and the vocabulary changes here.

Where else this substance is registered

FDA substance identifier (UNII)
83VNE45KXX
RxNorm concept
2637141

Checks this page had to pass

  • Passed

    Identity resolved

    no open identity hold

  • Passed

    No unresolved merge across substance families

    no quarantine open

  • Passed

    Every public sentence names a source

    The opening statement carries the origin: Written into the record, not signed off.

  • Not passed

    Trial roles classified for highlighted evidence

    No registered study is classified as testing this substance.

  • Passed

    No internal keys in reader text

    enforced by the copy-contract test over the rendered page

  • Passed

    Safety mode resolved

    Suppression classes recorded: S3, S6.

  • Passed

    Canonical metadata present

    slug and display name present

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

How this medicine reached us

Kept near the foot of the page. A historical event moves up only when it changes something about this substance today.

What the approval register records

  • 1 approved application covers products containing this substance. The earliest was NDA216578, approved 20230512 to ASTELLAS.

    Drugs@FDA application register · NDA216578 · read 2026-08-29

  • Marketing status on the register: prescription.

    Drugs@FDA application register · NDA216578 · read 2026-08-29

  • The earliest marketing start date recorded for a listed product is 20230512.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 0469-2660 · read 2026-08-29

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What to learn next

Ordered by what would most change how you read this page, starting with what is easiest to misunderstand.

This order is fixed in code and does not count clicks or time on the page.

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Recorded evidence blocks (11)

What did Fezolinetant's largest trial (1831 people) and its longest (4.6 years) measure?


1831 people in Fezolinetant's largest registered study, 4.6 years in its longest registered window, measuring Epigenetic aging measurements of "PhenoAge". ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

11 phase3, 9 phase2, 5 phase1, 3 na or unstated, 1 phase4; NCT06975111; 2030-10-01. Last human test completed 2026, NCT07455812.

Interpretation These counts include studies where Fezolinetant was a comparison treatment, a background treatment or an exposure in an observational study, and the longest window may be a planned end date. Trial roles have not yet been classified for this record.

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  • phase3
    11
  • phase2
    9
  • phase1
    5
  • na or unstated
    3
  • phase4
    1
  • Last recorded human test NCT07455812
    2026-07-16

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Fezolinetant was tested only in human — what did it show?


human: mechanism-only (28): the rungs where Fezolinetant has a recorded finding. Europe PMC and ClinicalTrials.gov · organism ladder · 2026-09-01

Interpretation Epigenetic aging measurements of "PhenoAge" — the recorded outcome words.

Yeast C. elegans Drosophila Mouse Rat Dog Non-human primate Human mechanism-only
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  • human NCT06975111
    mechanism-only; Epigenetic aging measurements of "PhenoAge"; 28

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Why did Fezolinetant's trial NCT06617455 stop?


1 recorded trial of Fezolinetant stopped. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

"Lack of Patient Interest"; 1 of 28 registered studies

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  • Trial NCT06617455
    terminated; "Lack of Patient Interest"

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Fezolinetant's half-life is 9.6 hours — which schedules were studied?


9.6 hours, the half-life Fezolinetant's label states. openfda-label · cae9f798-24f9-4580-a4fc-e6c710cbda3c · 2026-08-30

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  • half life
    9.6 hours hours; Elimination The effective half-life (t 1/2 ) of fezolinetant is 9.6 hours in women with vasomotor symptoms.
  • metabolism
    Metabolism Fezolinetant is primarily metabolized by CYP1A2 and to a lesser extent by CYP2C9 and CYP2C19.

recorded 2026-08-30 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which of 12 month retention rate, adverse events and cmr completion rate did Fezolinetant's trials measure?


12 month retention rate, adverse events and cmr completion rate lead 7 outcome terms across Fezolinetant's trials. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

recruitment rate, 12 month retention rate, cmr completion rate and crossover rate follow.

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  • treatment emergent adverse events
    1
  • adverse events
    1
  • flow mediated dilation
    1
  • recruitment rate
    1
  • 12 month retention rate
    1
  • cmr completion rate
    1
1 more recorded row
  • crossover rate
    1

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which of Fezolinetant's 9 ongoing trials reports first?


9 registered trials of Fezolinetant are open; earliest completion 2027-02. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

Mean change from Baseline to Week 4 in the frequency of moderate to severe VMS; Frequency of moderate/severe VMS at 12 weeks of treatment with fezolinetant vs. placebo; latest 2030-10-01

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Trial

  • NCT06440967
    "A Study to Confirm if Fezolinetant Helps Reduce Hot Flashes in Women With Breast Cancer Who Are Having Hormone Therapy"; n 982; "Mean change from Baseline to Week 4 in the frequency of moderate to severe VMS"; 2028-04-30
  • NCT06917313
    "FLASH-Breast: Evaluating the Efficacy of Fezolinetant in Reducing Vasomotor Symptoms in Women With Breast Cancer on Endocrine Therapy"; n 92; "Frequency of moderate/severe VMS at 12 weeks of treatment with fezolinetant vs. placebo"; 2028-03
  • NCT06972875
    "Fezolinetant for Treating Hot Flashes in Men With Prostate Cancer"; n 32; "Reduction in Hot Flash Score"; 2027-02
  • NCT06975111
    "Focusing on the Menopausal Transition to Improve Mid-Life Women's Health"; n 200; "Epigenetic aging measurements of "PhenoAge""; 2030-10-01
  • NCT07568236
    "A Trial on Fezolinetant for Vasomotor Symptoms in Men Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)"; n 54; "Hot flush severity"; 2028-03-31
  • NCT07602530
    "A Study in Canada to Follow Outcomes of Women in Menopause Treated With Fezolinetant for Hot Flashes, When Given in Clinical Practice"; n 238; "Percentage of participants reporting improvement in hot flashes/night sweats: Patient Global Impression of Change (PGI-C) VMS"; 2027-11-30
3 further recorded trials
  • NCT07606664
    "Fezolinetant and Vascular Health and Brain Health"; n 220; "Flow-Mediated Dilation"; 2029-12-30
  • NCT07732452
    "Hormone thERapy Effects on BRAin-HEART Health During the Menopausal Transition"; n 100; "Recruitment Rate"; 2029-01
  • NCT07783282
    "A Study to Learn How Enzalutamide, Apalutamide and Bicalutamide Affect the Way Fezolinetant is Processed in Men With Prostate Cancer"; n 56; "Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Fezolinetant in plasma: Maximum Concentration (Cmax)"; 2027-04-30

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which running trial of Fezolinetant could settle epigenetic age?


NCT06975111 measures Epigenetic aging measurements of "PhenoAge", reading out 2030-10-01.

1 open trial; n 200; "Focusing on the Menopausal Transition to Improve Mid-Life Women's Health"

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  • Trial NCT06975111
    "Focusing on the Menopausal Transition to Improve Mid-Life Women's Health"; n 200; "Epigenetic aging measurements of "PhenoAge""; 2030-10-01

Which 8 trials of Fezolinetant posted no result?


Posted no result
8 of 8 completed trials
Registrations
NCT04641260, NCT04482270, NCT04793204, NCT04476849, NCT04234204 and NCT04451226, and 2 more
Completion dates
oldest 2021-02-21; newest 2023-04-20
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Trial

  • NCT04641260
    2021-02-21
  • NCT04482270
    2021-03-22
  • NCT04793204
    2021-05-21
  • NCT04476849
    2022-03-11
  • NCT04234204
    2022-04-20
  • NCT04451226
    2022-06-13
2 further recorded trials
  • NCT05034042
    2022-12-23
  • NCT05033886
    2023-04-20

At the median, Fezolinetant's trials enrolled 150 people — anything larger?


Median enrolment
150
Largest enrolment
1831
Registered trials counted
28

What do 444 spontaneous reports say about Fezolinetant — and not say?


These are reports people sent to a regulator. They do not show the medicine caused the reaction. Nobody counted how many people took the medicine and reported nothing. The same event can be reported more than once, and many reports are incomplete. News coverage, lawsuits and new warnings change how often people report. A count is not a rate and not a risk.

Fezolinetant appears in spontaneous reports to regulators. Across the 10 most-reported reaction terms, 444 reaction mentions were counted: alanine aminotransferase increased 113; hepatic enzyme increased 92; aspartate aminotransferase increased 76; liver function test increased 41. open-targets-adr · CHEMBL3608680 · 2026-06-24

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  • alanine aminotransferase increased
    113
  • hepatic enzyme increased
    92
  • aspartate aminotransferase increased
    76
  • liver function test increased
    41
  • gamma-glutamyltransferase increased
    29
  • transaminases increased
    25
4 more recorded rows
  • insomnia
    20
  • blood alkaline phosphatase increased
    19
  • hot flush
    17
  • blood bilirubin increased
    12

recorded 2026-06-24 · last checked 2026-09-04

Fezolinetant and CYP1A2, CYP2B6 and CYP2C19: shared by which compounds?


CYP1A2, CYP2B6 and CYP2C19 appear in Fezolinetant's recorded interaction sentences, 17 in all. openfda-label+europepmc · 2026-08-30

Interpretation pharmacokinetics

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CYP1A2

  • pharmacokinetics
    Metabolism Fezolinetant is primarily metabolized by CYP1A2 and to a lesser extent by CYP2C9 and CYP2C19.
  • pharmacokinetics
    No clinically significant differences in fezolinetant exposure were observed in smokers (moderate CYP1A2 inducer).
  • pharmacokinetics
    Fezolinetant and ES259564 are not inducers of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, and CYP3A4.
  • pharmacokinetics
    Drug Interaction Studies Clinical Studies and Model-Informed Approaches Strong CYP1A2 Inhibitors: Fezolinetant C max increased by 80% and AUC increased by 840% following concomitant use with fluvoxamine (strong CYP1A2 inhibitor).
  • pharmacokinetics
    Moderate CYP1A2 Inhibitors: Fezolinetant C max increased by 40% and AUC increased by 360% following concomitant use with mexiletine (moderate CYP1A2 inhibitor) 400 mg every 8 hours.
  • pharmacokinetics
    Weak CYP1A2 Inhibitors: Fezolinetant C max increased by 30% and AUC increased by 100% following concomitant use with cimetidine (weak CYP1A2 inhibitor) 300 mg every 6 hours.
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  • CYP1A2 pharmacokinetics
    In Vitro Studies Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Enzymes: Fezolinetant and ES259564 are not inhibitors of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4.

CYP2B6

  • pharmacokinetics
    Fezolinetant and ES259564 are not inducers of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, and CYP3A4.
  • pharmacokinetics
    In Vitro Studies Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Enzymes: Fezolinetant and ES259564 are not inhibitors of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4.

CYP2C19

  • pharmacokinetics
    Metabolism Fezolinetant is primarily metabolized by CYP1A2 and to a lesser extent by CYP2C9 and CYP2C19.
  • pharmacokinetics
    In Vitro Studies Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Enzymes: Fezolinetant and ES259564 are not inhibitors of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4.
  • CYP2C8 pharmacokinetics
    In Vitro Studies Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Enzymes: Fezolinetant and ES259564 are not inhibitors of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4.

CYP2C9

  • pharmacokinetics
    Metabolism Fezolinetant is primarily metabolized by CYP1A2 and to a lesser extent by CYP2C9 and CYP2C19.
  • pharmacokinetics
    In Vitro Studies Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Enzymes: Fezolinetant and ES259564 are not inhibitors of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4.
  • CYP2D6 pharmacokinetics
    In Vitro Studies Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Enzymes: Fezolinetant and ES259564 are not inhibitors of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4.

CYP3A4

  • pharmacokinetics
    Fezolinetant and ES259564 are not inducers of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, and CYP3A4.
  • pharmacokinetics
    In Vitro Studies Cytochrome P450 (CYP) Enzymes: Fezolinetant and ES259564 are not inhibitors of CYP1A2, CYP2B6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4.

recorded 2026-08-30 · last checked 2026-09-04

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Identifiers, relations and other names

The exact record

ChEMBL id
CHEMBL3608680
PubChem CID
117604931
CAS number
1629229-37-3
RxCUI
2637141
InChIKey
PPSNFPASKFYPMN-SECBINFHSA-N
Development code
A-2693, A2693, AS-3472693-00, AS3472693-00, ES-256364, ESN-364
Also called
Esn364, Veozah, Fezolinetant [INN], Fezolinetant [MI], Fezolinetant [USAN], Fezolinetant [WHO-DD]
Trade name
Veoza
Sources (7)

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  • ClinicalTrials.gov ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 snapshot 2026-09-01T09:00:05 ·
  • this record's own fields 2,3,5 ·
  • Europe PMC and ClinicalTrials.gov organism ladder ·
  • open-targets-adr CHEMBL3608680 ·
  • openfda-label cae9f798-24f9-4580-a4fc-e6c710cbda3c ·
  • openfda-label+europepmc K1:83VNE45KXX ·
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