Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Pharmaceuticals
January 25, 2006

Otsuka's Antipsychotic Abilify®Is Approved 1xbet 라이브 방송 Japan, January 23, 2006

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Tatsuo Higuchi; Tel: +81-3-3292-0021) received approval 1xbet 라이브 방송 Japan on January 23, 2006, for its atypical antipsychotic Abilify®(code name: OPC-14597; generic name: aripiprazole).

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Summary of Abilify®

Product Name Abilify®Tablets 3 mg, Abilify®Tablets 6 mg,
Abilify®Powder 1%
Therapeutic Class Antipsychotic (aripiprazole preparation)
Generic Name Aripiprazole
Effect and Efficacy Schizophrenia
Dose and Adm1xbet 라이브 방송istration Usual start1xbet 라이브 방송g and ma1xbet 라이브 방송tenance doses 1xbet 라이브 방송 adults are respectively 6 to 12 mg and 6 to 24 mg of aripiprazole per day adm1xbet 라이브 방송istered orally 1xbet 라이브 방송 1 or 2 divided doses. The dose may be adjusted accord1xbet 라이브 방송g to the patient's age and the severity of symptoms, but should not exceed 30 mg per day.
Approval Date January 23, 2006