Xyrem gains daytime claim
Executive Summary
FDA clears Jazz Pharmaceuticals' Xyrem (sodium oxybate) for treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy Nov. 18. Xyrem was previously approved for cataplexy in narcolepsy patients. The firm has said that it would seek a general narcolepsy indication; cataplexy and EDS are the two primary symptoms of narcolepsy (1"The Pink Sheet" April 25, 2005, p. 26)...
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