Positive top-line results for Shire's SHP465 in ADHD

29 June 2016

Ireland-headquartered Shire (LSE: SHP) saw its shares rise 3.3% to 4,384 pence today after it released new clinical trial results for its investigational attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) candidate SHP465.

The company announced positive top-line results from a four-week randomized, double-blind, multicenter, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, forced-dose titration, efficacy and safety study, SHP465-306, in 275 adults aged 18-55 years with ADHD.

SHP465 (triple-bead mixed amphetamine salts - MAS) is an investigational oral stimulant medication being evaluated in the USA as a potential treatment for ADHD, a therapeutic area with significant need for additional treatment options.

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