This is a list of investigational eating disorder drugs, or drugs that are currently under development for clinical use for the treatment of eating disorders but are not yet approved. Eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder, among others. This page does not include drugs under development for treatment of overweightness/obesity (excessive appetite) or anorexia (low appetite).
Chemical/generic names are listed first, with developmental code names, synonyms, and brand names in parentheses. The format of list items is "Name (Synonyms) – Mechanism of Action – Indication [Reference]".
This list was last comprehensively updated in January 2026. It is likely to become outdated with time.