The narcolepsy drug, developed by Irish company Jazz Pharmaceuticals, has a lower salt content than the current treatment Xyrem, making it more suitable for patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.
In a 200-patient phase III trial that finished in July, Jazz Pharmaceutical’s experimental drug was able to reduce the number of cataplexy attacks and the sleepiness of narcolepsy patients as compared to a placebo.
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Treatment with pitolisant is associated with reductions in excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and cataplexy over a 1-year period in patients with narcolepsy, according to research presented at World Sleep 2019, held September 20 to 25, 2019, in Vancouver, Canada.
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