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Aug. 14, 2009 -- The FDA has approved a new drug called Saphris to treat schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder in adults.
"Mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can be devastating to patients and families, requiring lifelong treatment and therapy," Thomas Laughren, MD, director of the division of psychiatry products in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, says in a news release.
"Effective medicines can help people with mental illness live more independent lives," Laughren says.
The FDA notes that the most common symptoms of schizophrenia include hearing voices or seeing things that are not there, having false beliefs (for example, believing that others are controlling thoughts, reading minds, or plotting harm), and being inappropriately suspicious or paranoid.
Bipolar I disorder is a chronic, severe, and recurrent psychiatric disorder that causes alternating periods of depression and high, increased activity and restlessness, racing thoughts, fast talking, impulsive behavior, and a decreased need for sleep.
Saphris, which comes in tablets, belongs to a class of drugs called atypical antipsychotics
"Mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can be devastating to patients and families, requiring lifelong treatment and therapy," Thomas Laughren, MD, director of the division of psychiatry products in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, says in a news release.
"Effective medicines can help people with mental illness live more independent lives," Laughren says.
The FDA notes that the most common symptoms of schizophrenia include hearing voices or seeing things that are not there, having false beliefs (for example, believing that others are controlling thoughts, reading minds, or plotting harm), and being inappropriately suspicious or paranoid.
Bipolar I disorder is a chronic, severe, and recurrent psychiatric disorder that causes alternating periods of depression and high, increased activity and restlessness, racing thoughts, fast talking, impulsive behavior, and a decreased need for sleep.
Saphris, which comes in tablets, belongs to a class of drugs called atypical antipsychotics
