Narcolepsy can lead to excessive daytime sleepiness, as well as cataplexy, a sudden loss of muscle tone. Other symptoms can include sleep paralysis and hallucinations that occur both during sleep ...

Modafinil is a drug used to treat wakefulness disorders like narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder and daytime sleepiness caused by obstructive sleep apnea. Modafinil is usually prescribed at mg to be ...

Oct. 25, 2005 — The European Medicine Evaluation Agency has approved orphan drug status for the phytomedicine niprisan in the treatment of sickle cell disease; Germany's Federal Institute for Drugs ...