Avanir Pharmaceuticals

Closed portfolio snapshot

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Avanir Pharmaceuticals sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#934 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

15 total trials none currently recruiting 14 completed top decile by trial count

Avanir Pharmaceuticals: 15 sponsored US clinical trials, none currently recruiting.

Avanir Pharmaceuticals sponsors 15 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, none currently recruiting, and 14 completed. 8 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 6 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant, with 1 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Avanir Pharmaceuticals ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#934 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count). Volume at this scale usually reflects a long institutional pipeline, read phase tilt and therapeutic areas below before treating it as current-year activity.

Trial completion reliability score

C 73/100

14 of 15 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (93.3%), vs. national p10 68.4% / p90 100% among 1,234 sponsors with at least 10 decided trials. Still-open trials (Recruiting, Active-not-recruiting, Not-yet-recruiting) are excluded since they have not reached an outcome yet.

Indexed trials (enrollment closed)

15 total, page 1 of 1

COMPLETED Phase 1

Study to Assess the Bioavailability, Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of AVP-923 in Healthy Adult Participants

NCT03381664

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of AVP-786 for the Treatment of Residual Schizophrenia

NCT02477670

TERMINATED Phase 4

Effectiveness, Safety, and Health-Related Outcomes of NUEDEXTA® in Nursing Home Patients With Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA)

NCT02496039

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability Study of AVP-786 as an Adjunctive Therapy in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder With an Inadequate Response to Antidepressant Treatment

NCT02153502

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety and Efficacy of AVP-923 in the Treatment of Levodopa-induced Dyskinesia in Parkinson's Disease Patients

NCT01767129

COMPLETED Phase 4

Safety, Tolerability and Effectiveness of Nuedexta in the Treatment of Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA)

NCT01799941

COMPLETED Phase 2

Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability Study of AVP-923 (Dextromethorphan/Quinidine) for Treatment of Symptoms of Agitation in Participants With Alzheimer's Disease

NCT01584440

COMPLETED Phase 3

Efficacy and Safety of 20 mg Sumatriptan Powder Delivered Intranasally With the Bi-directional Device Compared With 100 mg Sumatriptan Tablets in Adults With Acute Migraine With or Without Aura

NCT01667679

COMPLETED Phase 2

Safety and Efficacy of AVP-923 in the Treatment of Central Neuropathic Pain in Multiple Sclerosis

NCT01324232

COMPLETED

PRISM Registry: Pseudobulbar Affect Registry Series

NCT01366027

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of AVP-923 in PBA Patients With ALS or MS

NCT00573443

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of Dextromethorphan and Quinidine in the Treatment of the Pain of Diabetic Neuropathy

NCT00113620

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety Study of AVP-923 in the Treatment of IEED (Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder) Also Known as Pseudobulbar Affect (Episodes of Uncontrolled Crying and/or Laughter)

NCT00056524

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety and Efficacy of AVP-923 for Pseudobulbar Affect in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

NCT00050232

COMPLETED Phase 3

Safety/Efficacy of AVP-923 in the Treatment of Emotional Lability (Uncontrolled Crying & Laughing) in Patients With ALS

NCT00021697

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 1
Phase 2 5
Phase 3 6
Phase 4 2

How the Avanir Pharmaceuticals archive is shaped

15 indexed studies, none listed as recruiting (0% open); 14 completed (93%).

Phase mix: 8 late (III/IV) vs 6 early (I/II) (balanced across stages).

Top condition: Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant (1 trial), 4 others listed.

How to read a closed sponsor archive

When recruiting_count is zero, the indexed set is completed or otherwise not open. Phase tilt still describes where archived studies sat on the investigational pathway. Re-check ClinicalTrials.gov before acting.

Avanir Pharmaceuticals: archived-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 15 indexed studies with no current recruiting: volume and archive shape, not condition overlap.

Avanir Pharmaceuticals sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot). 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Total trials (X) and Recruiting share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Higher volume & more openFocused & more openHigher volume, mostly closedSmaller & mostly closed 05101520 0%10%20%30%40% Total trials Recruiting share Avanir PharmaceuticalsAllakosArbor Research Collaborative for HealthArena PharmaceuticalsArrowhead Pharmaceuticals10xBio22nd Century Group23andMe3-C Institute for Social Development
Avanir Pharmaceuticals sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot).

Avanir Pharmaceuticals sits at or above the median trial volume and at or above the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together.

Sponsors near 15 archived trials

Sponsors with similar archive density (± trial count)

What to do with this Avanir Pharmaceuticals page

15 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Avanir Pharmaceuticals or any single study.

  • None of Avanir Pharmaceuticals's trials are currently recruiting in this registry; that can change as new trials post, or check the broader research index. Browse research indexes
  • Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant is the condition Avanir Pharmaceuticals studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Avanir Pharmaceuticals pipeline card: 15 registered trials from official public datasets.Report a data error.