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Indivior aims to move primary listing from London to New York

  • Indivior, the company discussed in the article, produces medication for schizophrenia. Explain how antipsychotics work. You may wish to draw a diagram

  • Distinguish between typical and atypical drugs as used in the treatment of schizophrenia

  • Explain two limitations of drug therapy for schizophrenia

  • The article gives Indivior’s adjusted net income of over $220mn for 2023. Some of this may be used to fund research into drug therapy. Explain what is meant by publication bias

  • In 2020, the company agreed to a large settlement based on false safety claims about one of their (anti-addiction) drugs. To what extent do side effects undermine the effectiveness and appropriateness of schizophrenia medication?

Danny Galbraith, St Bartholomew’s School

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