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Bipolar disorder is the sixth largest cause of disability worldwide in people aged 15-44 years[1] and is commonly mistaken for other diseases such as acute depression. Consequently, people may suffer with symptoms for years before receiving appropriate treatment and up to half of all individuals with bipolar disorder may make at least one suicide attempt in their lifetime[2].
Data presented at the 19th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology in Paris has highlighted the significant impact of this disease and demonstrated the efficacy of an 'atypical' antipsychotic known as quetiapine (SEROQUEL). From the first week of the BOLDER II (BipOLar DEpRession) study, improvements in the severity of depressive symptoms (MADRS total scores[x]) were
A further study highlighted how the adoption of rating scales[xx] in key trials which tested for both the manic and depressive aspects of the condition showed that quetiapine significantly improved many clinically relevant symptoms[4]. Two placebo-controlled trials of quetiapine monotherapy in 403 patients experiencing manic symptoms of disorder demonstrated that when treating mania in patients with bipolar disorder, clinically relevant symptoms improved by day four with a further improvement on day eight for those patients suffering with depression[4]
"Bipolar disorder is a seriously debilitating disease for many people which, sadly, sometimes resulting in suicide. Currently there is no monotherapy which treats both the manic and depressive episodes of this condition. Physicians have traditionally treated bipolar disorder with both a mood stabilizer and an antidepressant. Having a single medication to treat both the manic and depressive episodes would be a significant medical advance," said Dr Joseph R Calabrese, MD, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
People with bipolar disorder experience swings of mood from periods of feeling overly 'high' or euphoric (called 'mania' or 'manic episodes'), to periods of sadness and hopelessness (depression), and then back again, often with periods of normal mood ('euthymia') in between. Bipolar disorder typically begins in late adolescence or early adulthood (between the ages of 15 and 24
In addition to the results in bipolar disorder a study of SEROQUEL (quetiapine) in patients with schizophrenia was recently published in the September issue of the International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice[5] demonstrating that treatment with SEROQUEL led to a significant reduction in disease severity and an improvement in patients' subjective well-being of approximately 40%. SEROQUEL was well tolerated and more efficacious than previous medication.
The study was one of the few to investigate the subjective well-being of patients, reflecting their normality of function and feeling[7]. Patients' subjective response to therapy is influenced by a number of factors including, their attitudes and values, their own view of their illness and general health as well as any previous experiences medication [6,8]. Their experience with
Quetiapine (quetiapine fumarate) has a well-established safety and efficacy profile and to date over 16 million people have been treated with quetiapine worldwide. Quetiapine has been licensed for the treatment of schizophrenia since 1997 and it is available in 85 countries for the treatment of this condition. Quetiapine is also licensed in 73 countries for the treatment of mania associated with bipolar disorder. SEROQUEL(R) (quetiapine) is marketed by AstraZeneca and it is the number one prescribed atypical antipsychotic in the United States, with global sales of US $2.8 billion in 2005.
In December 2005, AstraZeneca submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to seek approval for a new indication for SEROQUEL(R) for the treatment of patients with depressive
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Notes to Editors:
BOLDER I & BOLDER II are both eight week, multi-centre, double-blind placebo-controlled studies. Outpatients with both bipolar I and II disorder were randomised to receive eight weeks' treatment with 300mg or 600mg SEROQUEL or placebo, administered once daily.
[x] Depression scores were measured by the Montgomery-?sberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), which measures the severity of a number of depressive symptoms including mood and sadness, tension, sleep, appetite, energy, concentration, suicidal ideation and restlessness. The MADRS score decreases as depression symptoms improve.
[xx] The rating scales included the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) which looked at speech rate and amount, appearance, motor activity/energy, sleep and language thought disorder including sexual interest, elevated mood and irritability/disruptive or aggressive behaviour.
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