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Sumitomo Dainippon to Begin Lurasidone PIII within FY2015, 3rd Attempt for Schizophrenia Indication
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma revealed on December 9 that it will launch a PIII study for its atypical antipsychotic lurasidone, sold as Latuda overseas, by the end of this fiscal year through March in order to obtain data for seeking its…
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