Why WAKIX

Why WAKIX?

  • Not a controlled substance
  • Different mechanism of action
  • Established efficacy and safety in adult and pediatric clinical studies in narcolepsy
  • No clinically important pharmacokinetic (PK) interactions with modafinil or sodium oxybate demonstrated in a clinical PK study in adults1
  • Convenient, once-daily morning dosing
  • Strong recommendation for the treatment of narcolepsy in adults in the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Clinical Practice Guideline* (clinically significant improvement in excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy)2

    *Clinical practice guideline on the treatment of central disorders of hypersomnolence, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

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References

  1. Data on file. Harmony Biosciences.
  2. AASM Task Force. Treatment of central disorders of hypersomnolence: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline. J Clin Sleep Med. 2021;17(9):1881-1893.