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Novartis/Servier drug expected to achieve blockbuster status in antidepressant market

Published in Drug Week, February 16th, 2007

Decision Resources finds that Novartis/Servier's antidepressant Valdoxan/Thymanax will achieve blockbuster status following its launch in the United States and Europe, achieving peak-year sales of $1.5 billion.

The new Pharmacor report Outlook for Antidepressants, 2006-2016: Will Novel Agents Surprise the Market' finds that the melatonin agonist Valdoxan/Thymanax will experience rapid uptake as a first-line treatment in the primary care setting, following its launch in 2010. The report finds that, unlike other later-stage novel antidepressants, melatonin agonists do not have a history of tolerability issues and physicians have indicated acceptance of this class in...

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