Axsome Scores In ADHD, But Differentiation In Generic-Heavy Market Unclear

The FOCUS study met its primary and key secondary endpoints, but lack of statistical significance on the higher dose and a crowded market raised questions.

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Axsome Therapeutics scored a win with the Phase III FOCUS trial of solriamfetol in attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among adults, which supports further development of the drug but has raised questions about differentiation.

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