New data extend understanding of Latuda's efficacy and safety

31 March 2015

New data extend the understanding of the efficacy and safety of Latuda (lurasidone) in the treatment of schizophrenia.

These data, being presented today at the 23rd European Congress of Psychiatry (EPA) in Vienna, Austria, suggest that lurasidone is associated with reduced hostility in patients with schizophrenia and reduced frequency of certain adverse events commonly associated with antipsychotic treatment.

The European subsidiary of Japan’s largest drugmaker, Takeda Pharmaceuticals (TYO: 4502) and partner USA-based Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Japanese pharma major Dainippon Sumitomo’s (TYO: 4506), today announced the results from three post-hoc analyses evaluating the efficacy and safety of Latuda. Latuda was granted Marketing Authorization in the European Union for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults last year (The Pharma Letter March 28, 2014) and was cleared in the USA in 2010.

Key findings from the three abstracts include:

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