Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Novartis Pharma Acquires Exclusive Rights From Vanda Pharmaceuticals for Commercialization of Fanapt in the United States and Canada

Oct 13, 2009 - Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc today announced that Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported its entry into an exclusive agreement with Novartis Pharma AG to commercialize and develop Fanapt™ (iloperidone) in the U.S. and Canada. Fanapt™, an atypical anti-psychotic, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this summer for the acute treatment of schizophrenia in adults. The U.S. anti-psychotic market is approximately $14 billion a year.

The details can be read here.

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