Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved WAKIX (pitolisant) to treat excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in adult patients with narcolepsy. The Narcolepsy therapy, developed by HARMONY therapeutics, is the first and the only treatment to get approval that is not labelled as a controlled substance by the US...

Narcolepsy is characterized by symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy (sudden loss of muscle control, often triggered by strong emotions) and fragmented sleep. Narcolepsy occurs throughout the world but occurrence rates vary among populations. Occurrence of Narcolepsy is estimated to be 1 in 2,000 ...