European CHMP recommends approval of pitolisant (Ozawade) for treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness with obstructive sleep apnoea
Approval of this inverse agonist of histamine receptor type 3 is to reduce excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) whose EDS has not been satisfactorily treated with OSA primary therapy, such as continuous positive airway pressure. .
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European Medicines Agency