The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

Two Updates on Pimavenserin [60 Sec Psych]

10.21.2020 - By Pocket Psychiatry: A Carlat PodcastPlay

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Last April we reported on Pimavenserin – Nuplazid – the novel antipsychotic that’s FDA approved in psychosis related to parkinson’s disease. In that article we mentioned a randomized controlled trial from Mass General – the CLARITY trial - that showed promising augmentation effects when Pimavenserin was added to an antidepressant in major depressive disorder. Now comes a secondary analysis of that study, which found a significant reduction in anxiety symptoms as well. [Link (https://journals.lww.com/intclinpsychopharm/Fulltext/2020/11000/Effect_of_pimavanserin_on_anxious_depression_in.4.aspx) and Link (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32174828/)]

Published On: 10/21/2020

Duration: 3 minutes, 9 seconds

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