Alkermes plc announced plans to present two oral presentations and six posters from its industry-leading portfolio of sleep medicine research at the European Sleep Research Society’s (ESRS) 28th Congress, Sleep Europe 2026, taking place Oct. 20-23, 2026 in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The company will present new data related to LUMRYZ® […]
Pharmacological
Takeda’s ORZEYFUL Launches in Japan and China for Narcolepsy
Takeda announced that ORZEYFUL (oveporexton) is now available in Japan and China for the treatment of narcolepsy type 1 (NT1), providing first access to clinicians to prescribe treatment with the new class of medicine. ORZEYFUL is a first-in-class orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonist, in tablet form, designed to treat the […]
Mosanna Therapeutics Reports Positive Results from the Phase 1 MOSAIC Study of MOS118 for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Mosanna Therapeutics, Inc., announced results from its Phase 1 MOSAIC study. MOS118 was safe and well tolerated across all doses, with no serious adverse events reported. These results support progression of the study into patients with OSA. “With these results we can now proceed to evaluate MOS118 in the patients it […]
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Phase III Results for HETLIOZ (tasimelteon) in Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced positive topline results from its pivotal Phase III study of HETLIOZ® (tasimelteon) 20 mg in adults with Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (DSWPD). Vanda intends to discuss these data with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and to submit a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) seeking […]
Lilly’s Retatrutide Delivers Significant Weight Loss and A1C Reduction in Phase 3 Trial
Lilly announced detailed results from TRIUMPH-2, a Phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of retatrutide, an investigational, first-in-class GIP, GLP-1, and glucagon triple hormone receptor agonist, in adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity or overweight. At 80 weeks, all doses of retatrutide (4 mg, 9 mg, and […]
Oral Infigratinib Shows Benefits Beyond Growth in Children with Achondroplasia
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc., presented new exploratory analyses from PROPEL 3, the global Phase 3 pivotal study of oral infigratinib in children living with achondroplasia, showing directionally favorable trends beyond growth across medical complications associated with achondroplasia, including sleep apnea, otitis media, and body composition. These data were presented at the […]
The Lancet Neurology Publishes Positive Alixorexton Vibrance-1 Data in Narcolepsy Type 1
Alkermes plc announced the publication of data from the Vibrance‑1 phase 2 study of alixorexton in adults with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) in The Lancet Neurology. Alixorexton is a novel, investigational, oral, selective orexin 2 receptor (OX2R) agonist in development for the treatment of NT1, narcolepsy type 2 (NT2) and […]
ORZEYFUL Approved in Japan for Narcolepsy Type 1 Treatment
Takeda announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) approved the use of ORZEYFUL (oveporexton) for the treatment of narcolepsy type 1 (NT1, narcolepsy with cataplexy) in adults. ORZEYFUL is a first-in-class oral orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonist and the only medicine indicated in Japan to treat […]
U.S. FDA Approves Takeda’s ORZEYFUL, the First and Only Orexin Agonist for Narcolepsy Type 1
Takeda announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ORZEYFUL™ (oveporexton), an oral orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonist, for the treatment of narcolepsy type 1 (NT1, narcolepsy with cataplexy) in adults.* The persistent 24-hour nature of NT1 is driven by orexin deficiency and can severely impact people’s lives. […]
FDA Approves Takeda’s Orzeyful, the First-Ever Orexin Agonist for Narcolepsy Type 1
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Orzeyful (oveporexton) tablets for the treatment of narcolepsy type 1 in adults. Orzeyful is the first medicine approved for narcolepsy type 1 as a complete disorder — addressing the full range of symptoms that define the condition — and the first to […]













