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Clinical News: Antipsychotic gets EU approval.(Brief article)

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| July 07, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2003 CMP Information Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The Janssen-Cilag atypical once-daily antipsychotic paliperidone (Invega) has been granted market authorisationin Europe.

The company reported that in studies paliperidone prolonged-release tablets significantly reduced schizophrenia symptoms as early as the fourth day after treatment was initiated. Patient functioning also improved.

The studies also showed paliperidone prolonged-release tablets to be generally safe and well tolerated with extrapyramidal side effects and weight gain comparable to placebo at the recommended dose of 6mg.

A longer-term study…

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