Teva Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., and MedinCell have announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved UZEDY (risperidone) extended-release injectable suspension for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults. UZEDY is the first subcutaneous, long-acting formulation of risperidone that utilizes SteadyTeq, a copolymer technology proprietary to MedinCell that controls […]
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. has announced positive topline results from its phase 3 EMERGENT-3 trial evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of its lead investigational therapy, KarXT (xanomeline-trospium) in adults with schizophrenia. The trial met its primary endpoint, with KarXT demonstrating a statistically significant and clinically meaningful 8.4-point reduction in positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) […]
Therapeutic Solutions International (TSOI) has announced that its spin-off biotech company, Campbell Neurosciences, Inc., obtained successful validation of its suicidal ideation predictive test using a saliva-based system. Previously, the company reported successful stratification of suicidal tendencies using a proprietary blood-based biomarker. In the trial, the company previously assessed levels of the inflammatory marker in 10 […]
Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. has announced what it says are ‘very exciting new results’ from the first 100 randomized patients who have completed one year of treatment in its study of evenamide as an add-on to an antipsychotic (excluding clozapine) in patients with moderate to severe treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) not responding to their current antipsychotic medication. […]
Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. has announced what it says are “very compelling new results” from the first 100 enrolled patients to have reached the six-month timepoint in its international study of evenamide as an add-on to an antipsychotic (excluding clozapine) in patients with moderate to severe treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), who were not responding to their current […]
Currently, various classes of drugs are available for the treatment of mental illnesses – such as depression and anxiety disorders. However, although these drugs have benefits, they can also be associated with adverse side-effects. A research group has conducted a study to identify new drugs that could potentially be used for the treatment of neuropsychiatric […]