RISPERDAL LAUNCHED IN UK
Janssen Pharmaceuticals is to launch Risperdal (risperidone), its antipsychotic treatment for schizophrenia, in the UK on June 1.
According to Janssen, risperidone has a number of advantages over existing therapies. It is effective in both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, something which only Sandoz' Clozaril (clozapine) has demonstrated among current therapies, although clozapine is not directly indicated for negative symptoms and is not a first-line therapy due to the associated severe side effects.
Risperidone is indicated as a first-line therapy and is the first antischizophrenic to have included in its product labelling an indication for treatment of negative symptoms in the UK.
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