BOSTON, June 18 (Reuters) - After multiple stops and starts, biotechnology company Cephalon Inc. has won U.S. approval for its drug to treat excessive sleepiness in patients with conditions such as ...

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 ...

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 ...

Powerful cancer pain drugs were given to patients with other conditions who cannot tolerate them. A program to curb the practice was run by companies that sell the drugs. By Emily Baumgaertner The ...