Diphtheria

DBCOND0000394Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases

Diphtheria is the indication for 8 drugs in DrugBank. It is covered by 16 curated, structured indications.

Classified under: Infections
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Indicated drugs: Benzylpenicillin
Bordetella pertussis pertactin antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
Bordetella pertussis toxoid antigen (glutaraldehyde inactivated)
Clostridium tetani toxoid antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxoid antigen (formaldehyde inactivated)
Erythromycin
Procaine benzylpenicillin

Resolves to

Vocabularies

MeSHM0006520ICD-10A36SNOMED CT154299004MedDRA10013023UMLSC0012546

What you can answer from here — as of October 23, 2026

8Indicated drugsWith each drug's targets and mechanism

Listed above

16Structured indicationsPopulation, line of therapy, route and combination as fields, not prose

237Clinical trialsPhase, status and sponsor resolved per trial

Which approved drugs for Diphtheria share a target, and which companies have late-stage candidates against it?

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