Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Announces FDA Approval of Latuda® (lurasidone HCl) as Monotherapy and Adjunctive Therapy in Adult Patients with Bipolar Depression

First Atypical Antipsychotic Indicated for the Treatment of Major Depressive Episodes Associated with Bipolar I Disorder (Bipolar Depression) Both as Monotherapy and as Adjunctive Therapy with Either Lithium or Valproate MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two new indications for the use of Latuda® (lurasidone HCl) as 1) monotherapy and 2) adjunctive therapy with either lithium or valproate, both to treat adult patients with major depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder (bipolar depression).1 “Unfortunately, there are very few treatments specifically approved to treat...