Study shows effect of Sunovion bipolar drug in children and adolescents

23 May 2017

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, a US subsidiary of Japanese pharma company Sumitomo Dainippon (TYO: 4506), has announced that a Phase III study of Latuda (lurasidone HCI) in children and adolescents with bipolar depression showed statistically-significant improvement in depressive symptoms compared to placebo.

Latuda is currently indicated in the USA for the treatment of adults with bipolar depression as monotherapy and as adjunctive therapy with lithium or valproate and for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults and adolescents.

"More treatments are needed that not only improve bipolar depression symptoms in children and adolescents, but are also well-tolerated"

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