Beyond dopamine: KarXT and emerging mechanism-based therapies in schizophrenia

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Mind & Mental Health Switzerland

KarXT (marketed as Cobenfy™), a fixed-dose combination of xanomeline and trospium chloride, represents the first new mechanism of action of an antipsychotic used for adult schizophrenia approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in over 30 years. While mainstream drugs (e.g. haloperidol, chlorpromazine, risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine, aripiprazole) mainly antagonize dopamine D2 or…

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