STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA OKs Sage drug for postpartum depression; major U.S. health systems to offer Alzheimer’s drug

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new, rapid-acting medicine made by Sage Therapeutics to treat postpartum depression, the first oral treatment for the condition, STAT writes. But the agency rejected an indication for major depression, a much larger potential market. Biogen will co-market the drug, which will be sold under the…
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