Clinical trials can show meaningful results after 5 weeks, and many trials should include more women, according to findings from the NEWMEDS program. NEWMEDS, which is short for Novel Methods Leading to New Medications in Depression and Schizophrenia, is a consortium of scientists from around the world. The consortium is funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative, a large-scale partnership between the European Union (represented by the European Commission) and the pharmaceutical industry (represented by the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations), according to the NEWMEDS website.
