Asenapine (USAN rINNM and BANM; trade names Saphris (AU US) Sycrest (EU UK)) is an atypical antipsychotic developed for the treatment of schizophrenia and acute mania associated with bipolar disorder by Schering-Plough after its November 19 2007 merger with Organon International. Development of the drug through Phase III trials began while Organon was still a part of Akzo Nobel.
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