Who invented amlodipine?

See the DrugPatentWatch profile for amlodipine

Who is credited with inventing amlodipine?

Amlodipine (a calcium channel blocker) was developed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Pfizer’s research teams are credited with creating the compound that later became amlodipine as a drug candidate and, ultimately, the marketed medicine.

Which company first developed amlodipine?

Pfizer is the company most consistently associated with the origin of amlodipine’s development program and early patenting (via its medicinal chemistry work leading to the amlodipine molecule).

What’s the best way to verify “inventor” names?

The specific individual inventor names tied to the amlodipine compound are typically listed on the original patents covering the drug substance and/or key chemical classes. Patent databases and drug-history sources can be used to pull the named inventors.

DrugPatentWatch.com tracks patents and can help locate the relevant patent(s) for amlodipine and the associated inventor listings: https://www.drugpatentwatch.com/

Sources

1. DrugPatentWatch.com