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A mental disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, emotional blunting, and potential social dysfunction. Recent advances in therapeutic approaches, including medication therapy, have shown significant progress. Despite affecting less than 1% of the population, it costs nearly $300 billion dollars in healthcare spending annually.
Once-a-week pill for schizophrenia shows promise in clinical trials
MIT researchers developed a pill that can be taken once a week instead of daily, gradually releasing medication from within the stomach. In a phase 3 clinical trial, the treatment maintained consistent levels of the drug risperidone in patients with schizophrenia, and it controlled their symptoms just as well as daily doses of the drug.
https://news.mit.edu/2025/weekly-pill-schizophrenia-shows-promise-clinical-trials-0610
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