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05-07-2009, 09:05 AM
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Fanapt tablets (iloperidone) to treat adults with schizophrenia, a chronic, severe and disabling brain disorder. "Schizophrenia can be a devastating illness requiring lifelong treatment and therapy," said Thomas Laughren, M.D., director of the Division of Psychiatry Products in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. "Medications for schizophrenia can ease many symptoms, allowing people to live more independent lives."

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