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Zulresso Is Sage’s First Step In Postpartum Depression Treatment

 
• By Mandy Jackson

I.V. Zulresso is the first US FDA-approved drug for postpartum depression (PPD) and Sage's first commercial product – with a list price of $34,000. It will help the company build a presence in PPD as it completes late-stage development for oral candidate SAGE-217.

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The US FDA approved Sage Therapeutics Inc.'s Zulresso (brexanolone) on March 19 as the first agency-endorsed treatment for postpartum depression (PPD). It's also Sage's first approved product, helping the company establish a commercial organization as it completes Phase III development for the more broadly applicable postpartum and major depression candidate SAGE-217.

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