LXRX

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of human disease. Its pipeline includes Sotagliflozin, LX9211, and LX2761. Sotagliflozin is an orally-delivered small molecule compound that is being developed for the treatment of heart failure and type I diabetes, and type II diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease and other cardiovascular risk factors. LX9211 is an orally-delivered small molecule compound that is being developed for the treatment of neuropathic pain. The Company is conducting a Phase II clinical trial of LX9211 in diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain and a second Phase II clinical trial of LX9211 in post-herpetic neuralgia. Its LX2761 is an orally-delivered small molecule compound that is designed to inhibit sodium-glucose cotransporter 1 (SGLT1) locally in the gastrointestinal tract without any inhibition of SGLT2 in the kidney.