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ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of clinical-stage product candidates for central nervous system disorders, today announced it will release results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, on Monday, November 2, 2009, before the market opens. A full text copy of the release will be disseminated at that time. Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, M.D.,...
EAST HANOVER, N.J., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novartis Pharma AG has entered into an agreement for exclusive US and Canadian rights to Fanapt(TM) (iloperidone), a new oral medication that is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the acute treatment of adults with schizophrenia. Novartis plans to launch Fanapt in the US in early 2010. As part of the agreement with Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc., Novartis will have exclusive commercialization rights to the oral...
ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Novartis Pharma AG to commercialize and develop Fanapt(TM) (iloperidone), Vanda's anti-psychotic, in the U.S. and Canada. Fanapt(TM) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on May 6, 2009 for the acute treatment of schizophrenia in adults. Fanapt((TM)) is a mixed dopamine D2 / serotonin 5HT2A receptor antagonist. The U.S....
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of clinical-stage products for central nervous system disorders, today announced financial and operational results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. Vanda reported a net loss of $12.4 million for the second quarter of 2009, compared to $6.5 million for the first quarter of 2009 and $13.5 million for the...
ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of clinical-stage product candidates for central nervous system disorders, today announced it will release results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, on Monday, August 10, 2009, before the market opens. A full text copy of the release will be disseminated at that time. Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, M.D., President and...
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA) announced today that it will present posters on its newly approved atypical antipsychotic, Fanapt(TM) (iloperidone), at the 162nd American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting in San Francisco, California. Fanapt(TM) is indicated for the acute treatment of schizophrenia in adults. Vanda will also present two posters on tasimelteon at APA. Tasimelteon is an investigational compound in...
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA) ("Vanda" or the "Company") announced today that Tang Capital Partners, LP ("TCP") has ended its proxy contest by withdrawing its nominations of director candidates for election to Vanda's Board of Directors and its stockholder proposal to liquidate the Company. TCP had previously notified the Company of its intention to solicit proxies for the election of two of its candidates to the Vanda Board at the...
ROCKVILLE, Md., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA) announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval of Fanapt(TM) (iloperidone) for the acute treatment of adult patients with schizophrenia. The approval was supported by two placebo-controlled Phase III clinical studies comparing Fanapt(TM) to placebo and active control in patients with schizophrenia, as well as safety data from more than 3,000 patients....
ROCKVILLE, Md., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of clinical-stage product candidates for central nervous system disorders, today announced financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Vanda reported a net loss of $6.5 million for the first quarter of 2009, compared to $7.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. Total expenses for...
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA) reports the publication in Schizophrenia Research, the official journal of the Schizophrenia International Research Society, of a manuscript entitled "Common effect of antipsychotics on the biosynthesis and regulation of fatty acids and cholesterol supports a key role of lipid homeostasis in schizophrenia" (1). This publication highlights the discovery of a major effect of antipsychotics that sheds...
