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3721 Valley Centre Drive Suite 500 San Diego, CA 92130 USA phone:858.480.0400 fax:858.509.1761
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SOMX |
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NASDAQ |
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| www.somaxon.com
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| Research Sector |
Biotech Specialty Pharma |
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| Summary Description |
| Drugs for the areas of psychiatry and neurology. |
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| Management |
| David F. Hale, Executive Chairman; Richard W. Pascoe, President and CEO; Susan E. Dub?, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development; Jeffrey W. Raser, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing; Philip Jochelson, M.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer; James L'Italien, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance; Meg M. McGilley, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Matthew W. Onaitis, Vice President and General Counsel; Brian T. Dorsey, Vice President, Product Development; Robert L. Jones, Vice President, Human Resources |
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| Keywords |
| psychiatry, neurology |
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| Description |
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Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops drugs in the areas of psychiatry and neurology including disorders of insomnia, impulse control, and involuntary movement. |
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The company has in-licensed three products. Its lead product, SILENOR(tm) (doxepin HCl), is in Phase III clinical trials for the treatment of insomnia. Product nalmefene HCl is in a Phase II/III clinical trial for the treatment of pathological gambling and a Phase II clinical trial for smoking cessation. The company is also developing a new formulation of acamprosate Ca for the treatment of certain movement disorders.
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