Novartis announced that Fanapt(TM) (iloperidone), the company'sschizophrenia treatment, is now available for use across the US. Fanapt is atwice-daily, oral antipsychotic, approved by the US Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) in May 2009 for the acute treatment of schizophrenia inadults.
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Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe and disabling mental disorder,affecting 2.4 million Americans. Despite the availability of several agentsfor treatment, as many as 74% of all patients discontinue their medicationbefore completing 18 months of treatment. People with schizophrenia havevarying levels of response and tolerance to available therapies. More than aquarter of patients change their medications within a year, with a mean timeto switching of 100 days.
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Fanapt is indicated for the acute treatment of schizophrenia in adults.In clinical trials treatment with Fanapt resulted in significant improvementin symptoms of schizophrenia as demonstrated on two major scales formeasuring the positive and negative symptoms of the disorder.
NEWS: Fanapt Proven Effective for the Treatment of Schizophrenia inAdults - Despite Available Medications, There Remains a Need for AdditionalTreatment Options
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