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Xenon halts depression study enrollment after adverse events reported

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  • Xenon Pharmaceuticals paused enrollment in a late-stage trial testing its drug as an antidepressant treatment.
  • The drug triggered adverse events in some patients, mostly mild or moderate in severity.
  • Xenon stock fell approximately 30 percent Friday, closing at US$39.91 per share.
  • The company is simultaneously pursuing FDA approval for the same drug to treat epilepsy.
Xenon stock plunges as B.C. drug developer pauses enrolment in depression study

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