U.S. FDA Approves Supplemental New Drug Applications for Once-Monthly Long-Acting Therapy INVEGA® SUSTENNA® (paliperidone palmitate) for the Treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder (Johnson & Johnson)

(Source: Johnson & Johnson) Approval via priority review based on positive data from long-term schizoaffective study measuring ability to delay relapse Titusville, NJ, November 13, 2014 - Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the supplemental New Drug Applications (sNDAs) for the once-monthly atypical long-acting antipsychotic INVEGA® SUSTENNA® (paliperidone palmitate) to treat schizoaffective disorder as either monotherapy or adjunctive therapy. The symptoms of schizoaffective disorder are complex and, without treatment, disabling. The FDA approved these sNDAs under priority review, which is a designation for drugs that, if...