Busy Schizophrenia Market, But Alkermes Presses On

In spite of a market with numerous options for patients, Alkermes plc is pressing on with ALKS 9070, its long-lasting schizophrenia treatment. Last month the company started a Phase III trial testing the once-monthly drug in patients experiencing acute exacerbation of schizophrenia. (See BioWorld Today, Dec. 20, 2011.)