Saphris – Think Schizophrenia or Bipolar

I suppose Saphris sounds better than asenapine.

Medical News: FDA Okays New Antipsychotic for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder – in Product Alert, Prescriptions from MedPage Today

FDA approval was based on data from more than 3,000 patients showing statistically significant efficacy versus placebo in acute schizophrenia trials and statistically significant reduction of bipolar mania symptoms versus placebo.

3 thoughts on “Saphris – Think Schizophrenia or Bipolar

  1. I haven’t read so much about Saphris yet, but I’m investigating. From the bit I’ve read so far, indeed it seems better than other atypical antipsychotics as far reducing symptoms, but it seems the side effects just remain the same, even adding auditive impairment. So, better…? Not sure.

    • Thanks for your comments. My post was simply to alert anyone with an interest in the medication to the recent FDA approval. I am not a physician and cannot comment on the superiority of one drug versus another for a particular medical condition. I wish you the best in your continuing research.