Survey Says Bristol-Myers Squibb/Otsuka’s Abilify Is A Preferred Branded Agent For The Treatment Of Schizophrenia

Decision Resources Group finds that Bristol-Myers Squibb/Otsuka’s Abilify is the branded agent with the highest patient share in schizophrenia, according to U.S. psychiatrists surveyed. Abilify is also one of the most preferred branded antipsychotics relative to other branded antipsychotics, according to surveyed managed care organization (MCO) medical directors/pharmacy directors.

The findings also reveal that the majority of surveyed psychiatrists perceive current antipsychotics to be only somewhat effective in reducing negative or cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia. Among emerging agents that were profiled, encenicline (Forum Pharmaceuticals/Bayer HealthCare/Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma) garnered the greatest expected patient share . . .