40 Week Extension Study Of Asenapine and Olanzapine For Bipolar Disorder (A7501007)(COMPLETED)(P05857)

A Double-Blind, 40-Week Continuation Study Evaluating the Safety of Asenapine and Olanzapine in the Treatment of Subjects With Acute Mania Clinical Trial Protocol A7501007 (Secondary Title: ARES)

Bipolar disorder is characterized by mood swings that range from from high (manic) to low (depressed) states. Sometimes, symptoms of both depression and mania are present (mixed episodes). Asenapine is an investigational medication for the treatment of manic or mixed episodes of bipolar disorder. Patients who completed study A7501006 (a 9 week extension study) could continue with the same treatment that they had been receiving: asenapine or olanzapine (a medication that is already approved for the treatment of bipolar mania) in a 40 -week continuation study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Have completed asenapine 3-week and 9 -week studies for the treatment of an acute manic or mixed episode and not had any major protocol violations..

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with unstable medical conditions or clinically significant laboratory

abnormalities.