FDA gives Ax­some speedy re­view for de­pres­sion drug, while oth­er in­di­ca­tions wait in the wings

Two years af­ter mid-stage re­sults first sent their stock fly­ing, Ax­some an­nounced the FDA has ac­cept­ed their ap­pli­ca­tion for a new de­pres­sion drug and promised to give it a has­tened look.

The agency has giv­en pri­or­i­ty re­view to Ax­some’s lead drug, AXS-05, for the treat­ment of ma­jor de­pres­sive dis­or­der. The agency said they will give a de­ci­sion on what would be Ax­some’s first ap­proved drug by Aug. 22, the com­pa­ny an­nounced.

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