Pfizer's Geodon gets expanded FDA approval

November 20, 2009 2:15 PM ET
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NEW YORK (AP) - Pfizer Inc. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved Geodon as a part of a combination maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder in adults.

The new approval covers use of Geodon as an adjunct to lithium or valproate.

The drug is already approved as a treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Shares of Pfizer rose 20 cents to $18.31 in afternoon trading.

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