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Article: ABILIFY approved for adolescent patients with schizophrenia.(Industry News)
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- Pharmaceutical Processing
- Article date:
- December 1, 2007
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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company have announced that the FDA has approved the supplemental New Drug Application for the atypical antipsychotic ABILIFY[R] (aripiprazole) for the treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents aged 13-17 years. In adolescents, ABILIFY treats positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The FDA first approved ABILIFY for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults on November 15, 2002.
"Until now, FDA-approved treatment options for adolescent patients with schizophrenia ...