Tracey Walker, Contributing Editor
Articles
Studies: Lurasidone effective for treating depression associated with bipolar disorder
November 15th 2013Lurasidone HCl (Latuda) reduces depressive symptoms in adult patients with bipolar depression when used as monotherapy and adjunctive therapy to lithium or valproate. This flexibility is important given the multiple unmet needs of patients with bipolar depression, according to two phase 3 studies published recently in The American Journal of Psychiatry.
Investigational tiotropium reduces exacerbations in severe asthma cases
November 5th 2013Once-daily dosing of the investigational drug tiotropium helped to improve lung function over 24 hours in individuals with severe asthma, according to data presented at the 2013 American College of Chest Physicians annual meeting (CHEST 2013) in Chicago.
Under breakthrough therapy designation, FDA approves chronic lymphocytic leukemia drug
November 1st 2013FDA has approved obinutuzumab (Gazyva, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group), also known as GA101, in combination with chlorambucil chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
