Lundbeck: Alzheimer's agitation drug can make a real difference

R&D head Johan Luthman is pleased that Lundbeck’s Alzheimer’s agitation treatment candidate has gotten the FDA priority designation – ”agitation is one of the most troublesome aspects of the disease.”
Johan Luthman, executive vice president for research and development at Lundbeck | Photo: Lundbeck / Pr
Johan Luthman, executive vice president for research and development at Lundbeck | Photo: Lundbeck / Pr
by mikkel aabenhus hemmingsen, translated by daniel pedersen

It could make a real difference for patients and their relations if Lundbeck’s candidate, brexpiprazole, were approved to treat agitation associated with Alzheimer’s dementia (AAD), according to Johan Luthman, executive vice president for research and development at Lundbeck.

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