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02/12/2022at 14:57

Extra data boosts Lundbeck's agitation case

Pharmaceutical firm Lundbeck has presented positive new data at a US conference as it seeks approval for its candidate Rexulti as a treatment for agitation in Alzheimer’s patients.
Photo: Thomas Borberg/Politiken/Ritzau Scanpix
by albert rønning-andersson, translated by catherine brett

Lundbeck and its partner Otsuka Pharmaceuticals presented positive phase III data at the Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) conference concerning their candidate Rexulti (brexpiprazol), supporting their bid to get it approved within the agitation indication.

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