Recent news on Ziprasidone

Lupin receives FDA approval for Ziprasidone Hydrochloride capsules  -  25 May 2007
News-Medical.net,Ziprasidone, an antipsychotic drug, is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Given that the company filed the ANDA on the

Lupin receives USFDA nod for anti-psychotic drug  -  May 21, 2007
Economic Times,The company has received tentative USFDA approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Ziprasidone capsules of 20 mg, 40 mg and 60 mg.

India's Lupin gets tentative FDA approval for generic version of ...  -  May 20, 2007
Forbes,The pharmaceutical company said in a notice to the Bombay Stock Exchange that the Ziprasidone capsules are the AB-rated generic equivalent of Pfizer (nyse:

US PSYCH: Vigilance Still Necessary for Atypical Antipsychotics  -  Apr 26, 2007
Psychiatric Times,Relative weight equivalence when switching between ziprasidone and aripiprazole. A big decrease in weight when switching from olanzapine to aripiprazole.

Bank, FMCG, oil & gas keep market aloft  -  May 21, 2007
Economic Times,...to Rs 724 on it receiving tentative approval from the US Food & Drug Administration for its abbreviated new drug application for Ziprasidone capsules.

Girls at Risk: Research Shows an Unparalleled Rise in Adolescent ...  -  May 16, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...olanzapine, clozapine, ziprasidone and quetiapine. These drugs have been used as treatments for bipolar disorder, conduct disorder, ADHD, depression,

USPSYCH: New Definitions on Tap for Mixed Manias  -  Apr 26, 2007
Psychiatric Times,...risperidone (Risperdal) or ziprasidone (Geodon) as initial treatment with olanzapine (Zyprexa) and clozapine (Clozaril) as alternate choices.

US PSYCH: Vigilance Still Necessary for Atypical Antipsychotics  -  26 Apr 2007
Psychiatric Times,Relative weight equivalence when switching between ziprasidone and aripiprazole. A big decrease in weight when switching from olanzapine to aripiprazole.

USPSYCH: New Definitions on Tap for Mixed Manias  -  26 Apr 2007
Psychiatric Times,...risperidone (Risperdal) or ziprasidone (Geodon) as initial treatment with olanzapine (Zyprexa) and clozapine (Clozaril) as alternate choices.

Pisa Syndrome Resolved After Switching to Olanzapine  -  Apr 12, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)Ziegenbein M, Schomerus G, Kropp S: Ziprasidone-induced Pisa syndrome after clozapine treatment. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2003; 15:458–459[Free Full

Trends in the Use of Psychotropic Drugs in Taiwan: A Population ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
Psychiatric Services (subscription)...quetiapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, amisulpride, and aripiprazole), antidepressants (including tricyclics and second-generation antidepressants,

Bipolar disorder can cause mood swings, out-of-control behavior  -  Apr 4, 2007
Casa Grande Valley Newspapers,Recently, second generation antipsychotics (olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, ziprasidone and aripiprazole) have been found effective in shortening manic

Second-Generation Antipsychotic Agents in the Treatment of Acute ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
Archives of General Psychiatry...amisulpride, clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, and zotepine in conjunction with mania, manic, and bipolar.

Antipsychotics’ Link to Weight Gain Found  -  Mar 27, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),...olanzapine, and quetiapine all stimulated AMPK within brain tissue both in vitro and in vivo, while the less orexigenic AAPDs—risperidone, ziprasidone,

The New Year in Psychiatry  -  18 Jan 2007
Psychiatric Times,Psychiatrists can expect to see new pediatric data, either as presentations at scientific meetings or in peer-reviewed journals, on Geodon (ziprasidone),

Evidence Lacking To Support Many Off-Label Uses Of Atypical ...  -  18 Jan 2007
Medical News Today (press release),They include aripiprazole (sold as Abilify), olanzapine (Zyprexa), quetiapine (Seroquel), risperidone (Risperdal), and ziprasidone (Geodon).

Manic Episode During Treatment With Aripiprazole  -  Jan 3, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)Olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, ziprasidone, and aripiprazole received Food and Drug Administration approval for the management of this disorder.

January 2007 Clinical Briefs  -  Dec 29, 2006
U.S. Medicine,...(four second generation and one first generation) used in Phase I of the CATIE trial— olanzapine, quietapine, risperidone, ziprasidone and perphenazine.

Injectable antipsychotic drug delivered by Captisol technology  -  Dec 20, 2006
DrugResearcher.com,...in the US: Pfizer's antifungal Vfend (voriconazole) and schizophrenia treatment Geodon (ziprasidone) and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Abilify (aripiprazole).

Effectiveness of Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, and ...  -  Dec 6, 2006
Focus (subscription)This randomized, double-blind study compared olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, and ziprasidone in patients who had just discontinued a different atypical

Lilly Responds to the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the CATIE ...  -  Dec 3, 2006
Drug Newswire (press release),The differences were statistically significant for olanzapine compared with risperidone and quetiapine, but not for perphenazine or ziprasidone.

Lilly Responds To The Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of The CATIE ...  -  Dec 2, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Among the atypicals studied (Zyprexa, quetiapine, risperidone, and ziprasidone), Zyprexa had the lowest total healthcare costs. Zyprexa was less costly by

Lilly Responds to the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the CATIE ...  -  Nov 30, 2006
American Digital Networks (press release),Zyprexa was less costly by about $2700 per year than quetiapine, $1212 per year less than risperidone, and $3564 per year less than ziprasidone.

Effectiveness of Switching Antipsychotic Medications  -  Dec 6, 2006
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)Secondary comparisons involving ziprasidone, which was added to the study after 40% of patients had enrolled, were limited to the cohort of patients

Older schizophrenia drug works, costs less: study  -  Dec 1, 2006
Reuters...which also include Johnson & Johnson's Risperdal, known by the chemical name risperidone, and Pfizer Inc.'s Geodon, also known as ziprasidone.

Older schizophrenia drug works, costs less-study  -  Dec 1, 2006
ReutersN: Quote, Profile, Research) Geodon, also known as ziprasidone. The brand name drugs cost about $200 to $300 per month, or 40 to 50 percent more than the

Older schizophrenia drug works, costs less-study  -  Dec 1, 2006
ReutersN: Quote, Profile, Research) Geodon, also known as ziprasidone. Lieberman said physicians should not automatically exclude perphenazine and other older

Latest Round of CATIE Data Sparks Many Questions  -  Dec 1, 2006
Psychiatric News,No difference was found between perphenazine and risperidone, quetiapine, or ziprasidone. Phase 2 of the study generally found that clozapine,

Drug Continuity May Aid In Better Treatment Outcomes  -  Dec 15, 2006
Psychiatric News,Less than 5 percent of patients randomly assigned by the study to take perphenazine or ziprasidone were taking those drugs prior to entering the study.

The Costs of Drugs for Schizophrenia  -  Dec 6, 2006
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)Patients with chronic schizophrenia were assigned to treatment with perphenazine, olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, or ziprasidone for up to 18 months.

Injectable antipsychotic drug delivered by Captisol technology  -  Dec 20, 2006
DrugResearcher.com,...in the US: Pfizer's antifungal Vfend (voriconazole) and schizophrenia treatment Geodon (ziprasidone) and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Abilify (aripiprazole).

Atypical Antipsychotics in the Treatment of Schizophrenia During ...  -  Dec 6, 2006
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)To our knowledge, there are no reports of fetal exposure to ziprasidone or aripiprazole. Nineteen prospective reports document fetal exposure to clozapine,

Antipsychotic Use and Expenditure in the United States  -  Dec 7, 2006
Psychiatric Services (subscription)...risperidone, quetiapine, and ziprasidone) and a first-generation agent (perphenazine) were comparably effective for patients with schizophrenia (2).

Vanda's Positive Phase III Data In Schizophrenia Boost Shares  -  Dec 7, 2006
BioWorld Online,...and the negative (p=0.027), and exhibited equivalent efficacy to the active arm, which Davis speculated to be Geodon (ziprasidone, Pfizer Inc.).

Interpreting the Results of the CATIE Study  -  Dec 6, 2006
Focus (subscription)The CATIE results showed that olanzapine, perphenazine, quetiapine, risperidone, and ziprasidone differ from one another somewhat in terms of efficacy and

Bibliography PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY  -  Dec 6, 2006
Focus (subscription)...quetiapine, risperidone, and ziprasidone in patients with chronic schizophrenia following discontinuation of a previous atypical antipsychotic.

Quick Reference FOR PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY  -  Dec 6, 2006
Focus (subscription)Some of these recent indications include: clonazepam approved for panic disorder; risperidone, quetiapine, ziprasidone, and aripiprazole approved for acute

First-Time Mothers at Risk for Postpartum Mental Disorders  -  Dec 6, 2006
Psychiatric Times,Dr. Wisner reported that her research funding included grants from Pfizer to study the pharmacokinetics of Geodone (ziprasidone) during pregnancy and that

Cost-Effectiveness of Second-Generation Antipsychotics and ...  -  Dec 6, 2006
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)...risperidone, or ziprasidone) and followed for up to 18 months. Patients with tardive dyskinesia were prohibited from assignment to perphenazine.

Older Medication May Be More Cost-effective For Some Patients With ...  -  Dec 6, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),...associated with each of the five medications used in Phase 1 of the CATIE trial - olanzapine, quietapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, and perphenazine.

Older Drug May be More Cost-effective for Some Patients with ...  -  Dec 4, 2006
Kansas City infoZine,...associated with each of the five medications used in Phase 1 of the CATIE trial -- olanzapine, quietapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, and perphenazine.

Drugmakers highlight limits of CATIE study  -  Dec 4, 2006
Pharma Times (subscription),Zyprexa, Pfizer's Geodon (ziprasidone) and Johnson & Johnson's Risperdal (risperidone) with the first-generation treatment perphenazine.

Older Drug More Cost-Effective for Patients with Schizophrenia  -  Dec 3, 2006
SpiritIndia,...associated with each of the five medications used in Phase 1 of the CATIE trial — olanzapine, quietapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, and perphenazine.

600 a Month More—But Not Better  -  Dec 1, 2006
U.S. News & World Report,Doctors have long believed that the more expensive second-generation drugs, including olanzapine, quietapine, risperidone, and ziprasidone, work better and

Older Medication May Be More Cost-effective For Some Patients With ...  -  Dec 1, 2006
Science Daily (press release)...associated with each of the five medications used in Phase 1 of the CATIE trial--olanzapine, quietapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, and perphenazine.

Older medication may be more cost-effective for some patients with ...  -  Dec 1, 2006
eMaxHealth.com,...associated with each of the five medications used in Phase 1 of the CATIE trial—olanzapine, quietapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, and perphenazine.

Switching Drugs No Panacea in Schizophrenia  -  Dec 1, 2006
Psychiatric Times,...four so-called second generation medications, Zyprexa (olanzapine), Geodon (ziprasidone), Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate), and Risperdal (risperidone).

Postpartum Depression A Major Public Health Problem  -  Dec 5, 2006
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),...the Stanley Medical Research Foundation, the state of Pennsylvania, and Pfizer (to study the pharmacokinetics of ziprasidone during pregnancy).

Older Schizophrenia Drug Called More Cost-Effective Than Newer Ones  -  Dec 1, 2006
Psychiatric Times,These were Zyprexa (olanzapine), Geodon (ziprasidone), Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate), and Risperdal (risperidone). The main result of the study,

Suicidal Ideation and Pharmacotherapy Among STEP-BD Patients  -  Dec 6, 2006
Focus (subscription)...(47 participants; 150.0 ± 134.6 mg/day), ziprasidone (two participants; 90.0 ± 99.0 mg/day), and clozapine (seven participants; 197.0 ± 157.7 mg/day).

Comparative effectiveness of second-generation antipsychotics and ...  Oct 31, 2006
...of 327 newly admitted patients were randomised to open-label treatment with aripiprazole, haloperidol, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone or ziprasidone for a ... -British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription), SciFinder for Mac Still a Windows App at Heart  Oct 25, 2006
The reference count showed publications by Pfizer from 2000-2006 in this area with "ziprasidone" coming up as the most popular product. ... -MacNewsWorld, Foro de Shell Security - Seguridad informática  Oct 27, 2006
Autologous and allogeneic bone zinc sulfate arrow or peripheral stem cell transplantation for patients ziprasidone at high risk of relapse are under clinical ... -Shell Security, An Interaction Between Aspirin and Valproate: The Relevance of ...  Oct 30, 2006
...protease inhibitors; proton pump inhibitors; sertraline; trazodone; tricyclic antidepressants; typical antipsychotics; verapamil; warfarin; and ziprasidone. ... -Am J Psychiatry (subscription) Ziprasidone Has Comparative Efficacy and Safety With Clozapine in ...  Sep 22, 2006
PARIS, FRANCE -- September 22, 2006 -- The second generation antipsychotic ziprasidone has comparable efficacy to the current gold standard, clozapine, while ... -DG News

Ziprasidone Has Long-Term Effectiveness and Favourable Metabolic ...  Sep 21, 2006
PARIS, FRANCE -- September 21, 2006 -- The serotonin receptor inhibitor and novel second-generation antipsychotic ziprasidone shows higher long-term remission ... -DG News

Antipsychotics Effective and Safe in Patients With Chronic ...  Sep 20, 2006
...the second-generation antipsychotics, olanzapine 7.5 to 30 mg/day, quetiapine 200 to 800 mg/day, risperidone 1.5 to 6.0 mg/day or ziprasidone 40 to 160 mg/day ... -DG News

Examine Detailed Profiles of Key Compounds in Development for Use ...  Sep 20, 2006
...begin to decline thereafter owing to the launch of generic versions of the leading atypical antipsychotics, quetiapine, olanzapine, and ziprasidone from 2011 ... -Business Wire

Tardive Dystonia-Associated Prescription of Aripiprazole  Sep 8, 2006
...any published reports of tardive dystonia associated with second-generation antipsychotics available in the United States, such as ziprasidone, quetiapine, or ... -Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)

In two minds  Sep 12, 2006
Olanzapine (Zyprexa) is widely used; others are risperidone (Risperdal), ziprasidone (Geodon), quetiapine (Seroquel), and aripiprazole (Abilify). ... -ITP.net

Comparing Antipsychotic Efficacy  Aug 31, 2006
The comparison between different second-generation antipsychotics was, however, biased by suboptimal dosing of quetiapine, ziprasidone, and risperidone (6, 7 ... -Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

Schizophrenia Market Expected to Grow until 2010 when the Release ...  Sep 13, 2006
...to decline thereafter owing to the US launch of generic risperidone in 2007, followed by generic versions of olanzapine, quetiapine and ziprasidone from 2011 ... -Genetic Engineering News

Generics set to take precedence in schizophrenia market  Sep 5, 2006
...only Pfizer is expected to maintain a strong schizophrenia franchise after the genericization of its marketed antipsychotic Geodon (ziprasidone), with the ... -PipelineReview.com

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