Quick answers
- What is Ripretinib used for?
- The FDA-approved label (Qinlock, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, LLC, May 12, 2025) says: “QINLOCK is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) who have received prior treatment with 3 or more kinase inhibitors, including imatinib. QINLOCK is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of adult patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) who have received prior treatment with 3 or more kinase inhibitors, including imatinib.” This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
- Does Ripretinib have a boxed warning?
- No. None of the 1 FDA labels we found for this medicine has a boxed warning.
- Is there a shortage of Ripretinib?
- No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).
- Has Ripretinib been recalled?
- No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
- Who makes Ripretinib?
- 1 company lists prescription products of Ripretinib in the FDA NDC Directory, including Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
What Ripretinib is used for
Quoted from the “Indications and Usage” section of the FDA-approved label.
QINLOCK is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) who have received prior treatment with 3 or more kinase inhibitors, including imatinib. QINLOCK is a kinase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of adult patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) who have received prior treatment with 3 or more kinase inhibitors, including imatinib.
— FDA label: Qinlock, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, LLC, effective May 12, 2025. Read the full label on DailyMed →
This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
Boxed warning
A boxed warning (“black box”) is the FDA’s strongest warning on a drug label, for serious or life-threatening risks.
The label quoted above has no boxed warning.
Forms and how it is given
| Dosage forms | Tablet |
|---|---|
| Route | Oral |
| Prescription products | 1 in the FDA NDC Directory |
| Brand names | Qinlock |
Companies that list this medicine
Labelers in the FDA NDC Directory: the company named on the package (maker or distributor), with the number of prescription products.
- Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, LLC1 product
FDA approval history
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Sponsor | Approved | Later changes approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA213973 QINLOCK | Deciphera Pharms | May 15, 2020 | 5, latest May 6, 2025 2025: Labeling · 2023: Labeling · 2022: Labeling |
Shortage status
The FDA drug shortage list does not show these products.
Recalls
No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.
Official identifiers
| RxCUI (RxNorm) | 2369397, 2369403 |
|---|---|
| SPL set ID of the quoted label | 9f18e462-03dd-4296-a02a-a0577e3ee78d |
| FDA labels (SPL) | 1 |
| FDA applications | NDA213973 |
| Active ingredients (FDA) | RIPRETINIB |
Sources
- FDA-approved label on DailyMed (National Library of Medicine) — Qinlock, Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, LLC, effective May 12, 2025; via openFDA, FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug shortages (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
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