Vanda Receives Negative Opinion for Marketing Authorization from the European Medicines Agency on Fanaptumtm for the Treatment of Schizophrenia

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (NASDAQ: VNDA) announced today the refusal of the marketing authorization application (MAA) of Fanaptumtm (oral iloperidone tablets) for the treatment of schizophrenia in adult patients in the European Union.  In July 2017, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a negative opinion, recommending the refusal of the Fanaptumtm MAA. Vanda requested a re-examination of the initial opinion. After considering the grounds for this request, the CHMP re-examined the opinion and confirmed the refusal of the Fanaptumtm MAA on November 9, 2017.

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