‘We’ve been waiting 70 years for this day’: Is this drug a new era for schizophrenia treatment?
Melbourne biochemist Professor Brian Dean is hopeful the new drug comes to Australia soon.
There are myriad ways the mind and body can go wrong but schizophrenia is crueller than many others.
While doctors have witnessed firsthand the numerous wonder drugs in recent times — precision medicines in oncology, for instance — drug treatments for schizophrenia have remained largely the same.