Sentences with phrase «narcolepsy drugs»

Meanwhile, pharmaceutical companies are racing to design new narcolepsy drugs based on the discovery of hypocretin's central role in the disorder.

The investors are frustrated that shares in Jazz, a $ 9 billion pharmaceutical company known for its narcolepsy drug Xyrem, have remained essentially flat over the past year.

Of the $ 2,836,088 in «direct public support» the NSF received in 2005 (the most recent IRS disclosure I could find), it seems that $ 470,000 came from Pfizer, which in 2005 was primping for the debut of the sleep - aid drug Indiplon, which it has since dropped; $ 299,000 came from GlaxoSmithKline, makers of Sominex; $ 152,000 from King Pharmaceuticals (Sonata); $ 596,670 from Sanofi Aventis (Ambien); $ 471,800 from Takeda Pharmaceuticals (Rozerem); $ 133,183 from Sepracor (Lunesta); $ 100,000 from the hepcats over at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, who make the narcolepsy drug Xyrem; and $ 100,000 from Cephalon, maker of another drug used for narcolepsy, Provigil.

He came to the United States in 1986 to test a French narcolepsy drug on the Stanford sleep center's colony of narcoleptic dogs, mostly Doberman pinschers and a handful of Labrador retrievers and dachshunds bred for the disorder.

Not exact matches

One founder told CNBC that he uses Provigil, a drug designed for narcolepsy, to stay alert.

Besides Xyrem, Jazz has a handful of sleep drugs in late - stage development, including one that has been submitted to the Food and Drug Administration for approval to treat narcolepsy and obstructed sleep apnea.

Take the Air Force's 2004 approval of Modafinil, a drug first developed to treat narcolepsy, the chronic sleep disorder, for its pilots.

These drugs may be used recreationally to purposefully alter one's consciousness (such as coffee, alcohol or cannabis), as entheogens for spiritual purposes (such as the mescaline - containing peyote cactus or psilocybin - containing mushrooms), and also as medication (such as the use of narcotics in controlling pain, stimulants to treat narcolepsy and attention disorders, as well as anti-depressants and anti-psychotics for treating neurological and psychiatric illnesses).

Henry Nicholls sets out to uncover the truth about his condition, only to find that drug companies are more interested in inducing narcolepsy than curing it

The benefits of such drugs would extend far beyond the treatment of narcolepsy.

A DRUG normally used to treat narcolepsy and excessive daytime sleepiness also seems to improve symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms.

Evolution Modafinil, a drug used to treat narcolepsy and other sleepiness disorders, has been popular with athletes; as are various «designer» stimulants that are more difficult to find in tests.

Modafinil, developed for people with narcolepsy, is now a drug of choice for those who want to burn the midnight oil.

A popular atypical stimulant «smart drug» includes the narcolepsy agents Modafinil / Adrafinil, although their effects on cognition beyond wakefulness are unproven, and side effects — while rare — can be life threatening.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only approved it for two uses, both related to narcolepsy: excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy, a sort of temporary paralysis associated with the condition.