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AstraZeneca drug wins partial US approval

Quick ReadAstraZeneca receives partial approval for depression drug from US regulators

LONDON (AP) — Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC said Friday it has won U.S. approval for use of its schizophrenia drug Seroquel XR as an add-on treament for major depressive disorder.

But the London-based company said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked for more information before allowing the drug's use as a single agent to treat major depressive disorder, or MDD.

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