A key milestone has been reached in the launch of the recently-approved postpartum depression (PPD) therapy Zulresso (brexanolone), as the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has listed the product on “Schedule IV” of the Controlled Substances Act.
This outcome makes it possible for qualified healthcare facilities to use the therapy to treat mothers with PPD.
Central nervous system (CNS) disorder specialist Sage Therapeutics (Nasdaq: SAGE) won approval for the injectable drug, the first and only treatment specifically approved for PPD in the USA, in March 2019.
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