Sleep Pharmaceutical Update Nov/Dec 2024 Eight abstracts presenting data from across the sleep portfolio of Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc were featured at the 37th annual Psych Congress, held Oct. 29–Nov. 2, 2024 in Boston. That data included topline results of the Phase 4 DUET (Develop hypersomnia Understanding by Evaluating low-sodium oxybate Treatment) trial, […]
Sleep Pharmaceuticals
FDA Approves Zepbound for Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Obesity
Eli Lilly and Company announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zepbound® (tirzepatide) as the first and only prescription medicine for adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity.1 Zepbound may help adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea and obesity improve their sleep disorder. It should be used with […]
Avadel Pharmaceuticals Announces Favorable Ruling On Lumryz
Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc , a biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming medicines to transform lives, announced that yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (“Court”) ruled in favor of the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in a suit brought by Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Jazz”) under the Administrative Procedure […]
FDA Approves LUMRYZ for Pediatric Narcolepsy Treatment
Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for LUMRYZ for the treatment of cataplexy or EDS in patients 7 years of age and older with narcolepsy. “This approval represents an important milestone for the narcolepsy community, […]
Axsome Drops Sunosi Patent Litigation Against Sandoz Generic
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement with Sandoz Inc. (Sandoz) to dismiss the patent litigation related to Axsome’s product Sunosi® (solriamfetol). The litigation, which was pending in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, resulted from submission by Sandoz of an Abbreviated New Drug […]
Wakix Granted FDA Approval for Pediatric Patients
Harmony Biosciences announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for WAKIX® (pitolisant) tablets for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in pediatric patients six years of age and older with narcolepsy. The FDA separated the submission into two sNDAs […]
Centessa Receives FDA Clearance for Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Promising Narcolepsy Treatment
Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Investigational New Drug application (IND) to initiate a Phase 1 first-in-human clinical trial of ORX750 for the treatment of narcolepsy. ORX750 is an investigational, orally administered, highly potent and selective orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonist […]
Harmony Biosciences to Develop Potential Best-in-Class Oral Orexin-2 Receptor Agonist for Narcolepsy
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Bioprojet to develop, manufacture and commercialize TPM-1116, a highly potent and selective oral orexin-2 receptor (OX2R) agonist that will be evaluated for the treatment of narcolepsy and other sleep/wake disorders. TPM-1116 represents a new chemical series of OX2R agonists […]
Axsome Therapeutics Announces AXS-12 Achieves Primary Endpoint in Narcolepsy Phase 3 Trial
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. has announced that AXS-12 (reboxetine), a highly selective and potent norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor and cortical dopamine modulator, achieved the primary endpoint and significantly reduced the frequency of cataplexy attacks as compared to placebo in patients with narcolepsy in the SYMPHONY Phase 3 trial. AXS-12 also reduced excessive […]
First Global Phase 3 Trials of Narcolepsy Type 1 Oral Orexin Agonist
Takeda has announced positive topline results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple-dose Phase 2b trial evaluating TAK-861, an oral orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonist, in patients with narcolepsy type 1. Narcolepsy is a chronic, rare neurological disorder of central hypersomnolence with significant unmet need despite multiple approved therapies. It is […]












