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First-in-class therapy approved for schizophrenia

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cobenfy (xanomeline and trospium chloride) for schizophrenia in adults.

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Pharma Injecting Life into Digital Health Amidst Funding Downturn

MedCity News

The earliest higher-profile digital therapeutic leaders focused on mental and behavioral health with some earning Food and Drug Administration approval for managing conditions such as attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder, substance-use disorder, and insomnia using a prescription-level app alone or in conjunction with pharmacologic therapy.

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The potential of virtual reality-based therapy for serious mental disorders

Pharmaceutical Technology

In June this year, it was announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted UK-based OxfordVR a breakthrough device designation for its gameChangeVR treatment to deliver immersive cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to people suffering from schizophrenia and other mental illnesses.

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Can Hepatitis C drugs reduce symptoms of PTSD?

European Pharmaceutical Review

“Many people have PTSD, but there [are] few effective pharmacologic treatments and limited drug development for PTSD,” commented Gradus. There are two current medications – sertraline and paroxetine – approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating PTSD symptoms.

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Click Therapeutics kicks off digital therapy remote trial for migraine

Pharmaceutical Technology

in December 2022, the digital therapy, called CT-132, secured a Breakthrough Device designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an adjunctive preventive treatment for episodic migraine in patients above the age of 18 years. Its use is especially applicable in mental health and neurology.

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Otsuka and Lundbeck’s sNDA for Rexulti gains US FDA approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Otsuka Pharmaceutical and H Lundbeck have received approval for the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) from the US Food and Drug Administration for Rexulti (brexpiprazole) to treat agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. The regulator accepted and gr anted priority review for the sNDA in January 2023.

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US FDA grants orphan drug status for XORTX’s oxypurinol

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation (ODD) to XORTX Therapeutics’ oxypurinol to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients. Oxypurinol, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, has key pharmacologic characteristics that are ideal for administration in ADPKD patients.