The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1332
February 22, 2010
Iloperidone (Fanapt) - Another Second-Generation Antipsychotic
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Iloperidone (Fanapt) - Another Second-Generation Antipsychotic
February 22, 2010 (Issue: 1332)
The FDA has approved the marketing of iloperidone (Fanapt – Vanda), a second-generation antipsychotic, for treatment of schizophrenia. Iloperidone is chemically related to risperidone (Risperdal, and others).
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