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Eisai, Purdue To File Insomnia Drug Following Positive Head-To-Head

 
• By Lucie Ellis-Taitt

Eisai and its partner Purdue are expected to file insomnia drug lemborexant with the US FDA within the next 12 months, following more positive data.

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Eisai and Purdue's insomnia drug advances • Source: Shutterstock

Eisai Co. Ltd. and Purdue Pharma LP have reported positive Phase III data for their insomnia therapy lemborexant from the SUNRISE 1 trial; the drug appears to impact an underlying reason for a patient’s inability to sleep well.

Discovered by Eisai, lemborexant is being jointly developed by Eisai and Purdue as a treatment for insomnia under a 2015 agreement. On the back of positive Phase III data, a...

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