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Rexulti OK’ed for Schizophrenia Maintenance Therapy in US
Otsuka Pharmaceutical said on September 26 that the US FDA has approved a labeling update for its antipsychotic agent Rexulti (brexpiprazole) to allow its use for schizophrenia patients in the maintenance phase of treatment. Rexulti, discovered by Otsuka and codeveloped…
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