Sunovion's Seizure Drug Aptiom Wins Monotherapy Use
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Marlborough, Massachusetts-based Sunovion Pharmaceuticals won the FDA's approval to market Aptiom (eslicarbazepine acetate) as monotherapy to treat partial-onset seizures.
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