Cerecor’s Depressive Disorder Drug Gains Fast Track

Offers potential to be first rapidly acting antidepressant

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

Cerecor was granted Fast Track designation by the FDA for its lead clinical product candidate, CERC-301, for major depressive disorder (MDD). CERC-301 is a once daily, oral, adjunctive, selective NMDA receptor subunit 2B (NR2B) antagonist with the potential to be the first in a new class of rapidly acting antidepressants. The FDA’s Fast Track Drug Development Program is designed to facilitate the clinical development and expedite the review of drugs intended to treat a serious or life-threateni...

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