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On July 1, 2023, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. became part of Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering therapeutic and scientific breakthroughs in areas of critical patient need spanning psychiatry and neurology, oncology, urology, women's health, rare disease, and cell and gene therapies.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 29 relations: Amisulpride, Apomorphine, Arformoterol, Bial, Bipolar disorder, Bipolar I disorder, Central nervous system disease, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Cynapsus Therapeutics, Eslicarbazepine acetate, Eszopiclone, Fexofenadine, Focal seizure, Food and Drug Administration, Glycopyrronium bromide, Isomer, Levosalbutamol, Lurasidone, Marion Merrell Dow, Marlborough, Massachusetts, Metabolite, Pharmacology, Respiratory disease, Sanofi, Schizophrenia, Subsidiary, Sumitomo Pharma, Terfenadine, Ulotaront.

  2. Biotechnology companies established in 1984
  3. Pharmaceutical companies established in 1984

Amisulpride

Amisulpride is an antiemetic and antipsychotic medication used at lower doses intravenously to prevent and treat postoperative nausea and vomiting; and at higher doses by mouth to treat schizophrenia and acute psychotic episodes.

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Apomorphine

Apomorphine, sold under the brand name Apokyn among others, is a type of aporphine having activity as a non-selective dopamine agonist which activates both D2-like and, to a much lesser extent, D1-like receptors.

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Arformoterol

Arformoterol, sold under the brand name Brovana among others, is a medication used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Bial

Bial (Portela e C.ª, S.A.) is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in São Mamede do Coronado, in Trofa, Porto district, Portugal.

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Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that each last from days to weeks.

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Bipolar I disorder

Bipolar I disorder (BD-I; pronounced "type one bipolar disorder") is a type of bipolar spectrum disorder characterized by the occurrence of at least one manic episode, with or without mixed or psychotic features.

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Central nervous system disease

Central nervous system diseases or central nervous system disorders are a group of neurological disorders that affect the structure or function of the brain or spinal cord, which collectively form the central nervous system (CNS).

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.

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Cynapsus Therapeutics

Cynapsus Therapeutics Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing a drug to treat the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

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Eslicarbazepine acetate

Eslicarbazepine acetate (ESL), sold under the brand names Aptiom and Zebinix among others, is an anticonvulsant medication approved for use in Europe and the United States as monotherapy or as additional therapy for partial-onset seizures epilepsy.

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Eszopiclone

Eszopiclone, sold under the brand name Lunesta among others, is a medication used in the treatment of insomnia.

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Fexofenadine

Fexofenadine, sold under the brand name Allegra among others, is an antihistamine pharmaceutical drug used in the treatment of allergy symptoms, such as hay fever and urticaria.

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Focal seizure

Focal seizures (also called partial seizures and localized seizures) are seizures that affect initially only one hemisphere of the brain.

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Food and Drug Administration

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Glycopyrronium bromide

Glycopyrronium bromide is a medication of the muscarinic anticholinergic group.

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Isomer

In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formula – that is, the same number of atoms of each element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space.

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Levosalbutamol

Levosalbutamol, also known as levalbuterol, is a short-acting β2 adrenergic receptor agonist used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Lurasidone

Lurasidone, sold under the brand name Latuda among others, is an antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

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Marion Merrell Dow

Marion Merrell Dow and its predecessor Marion Laboratories was a U.S. pharmaceutical company based in Kansas City, Missouri, from 1950 until 1996.

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Marlborough, Massachusetts

Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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In biochemistry, a metabolite is an intermediate or end product of metabolism.

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Pharmacology

Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.

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Respiratory disease

Respiratory diseases, or lung diseases, are pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange difficult in air-breathing animals.

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Sanofi

Sanofi S.A. is a French multinational pharmaceutical and healthcare company headquartered in Paris, France.

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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by reoccurring episodes of psychosis that are correlated with a general misperception of reality.

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Subsidiary

A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the company.

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Sumitomo Pharma

is a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company.

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Terfenadine

Terfenadine is an antihistamine formerly used for the treatment of allergic conditions.

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Ulotaront

Ulotaront (developmental codes SEP-363856, SEP-856) is an investigational antipsychotic that is undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease psychosis.

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See also

Biotechnology companies established in 1984

Pharmaceutical companies established in 1984

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunovion

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