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• Double win for J&J's schizophrenia franchise

  Added to that, the pharma company has just stopped a trial of its three-monthly formulation of Risperdal (risperidone) follow-up paliperidone palmitate on positive results, setting up a filing later ... Three-monthly paliperidone. Meanwhile, J&J could

• OTC recovery helps J&J in first-quarter

  The company said the sales increase was also helped by new pharmaceutical product introductions, including its depot antipsychotic Invega Sustenna/Xeplion (paliperidone palmitate), which grew 76 per cent to $284m in

• Prix Galien shortlist announced

  Janssen-Cilag's nominations in the Innovative Product category are Xeplion (paliperidone palmitate) for schizophrenia, prostate cancer drug Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) and Incivo (telaprevir).

• J&J sales up 8.3 per cent

  Behind this growth were recent product launches and approvals, including psoriasis treatment Stelara (ustekinumab); prostate cancer drug Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) and Invega Sustenna (paliperidone palmitate) for schizophrenia.

• Alkermes to buy Elan unit

  Cooke also commented on the deal, reference the company's future product prospects: "With EDT's two recently approved drugs, Invega Sustenna (paliperidone palmitate – for schizophrenia) and Ampyra (dalfampridine – for multiple