Depomed Inc. (NASDAQ: DEPO) opened Monday on a loss of nearly 50%, as traders panned the company's clinical trial results for Serada. The drug, which is intended to treat hot flashes related to menopause, met only one one of four co-primary goals in late-stage trials after 12 weeks.
Depomed was hoping to prove that Serada could help patients achieve a "statistically significant reduction in the frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes." However, the company confessed that the placebo effect was unexpectedly high in clinical studies.
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