Spiromacrocyclic compounds acting as orexin OX2 receptor agonists have been described in an H. Lundbeck A/S patent and reported to be useful for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 narcolepsy.
Orexin antagonists, meanwhile – such as Eisai's Dayvigo (lemborexant), Merck & Co's Belsomra (suvorexant) and Idorsia's recently filed daridorexant – have proved effective as treatments for ...
Idorsia has become the first drugmaker in the EU to claim approval for a drug for chronic insomnia in the dual orexin receptor antagonist class, ahead of rival drugs from Merck & Co and Eisai.
Recently, we announced details around our preclinical program to evaluate two candidates, AEX-41 and AEX-2, two first-in-class non-sulfonamide DOXAs designed to target both orexin-1 and orexin-2 ...
The firm's stance is influenced by the potential of ALKS-2680, an orexin 2 receptor (OX2R) agonist currently in development for the treatment of sleep/wake disorders. A leading sleep expert ...