After coming up short in trials with two orexin type 2 receptor (OX2R) selective agonists, Takeda has scored with oveporexton,

The FDA approved a novel type of treatment for narcolepsy made by Takeda, backing a new drug class that scientists hope can be used to treat other conditions.

Takeda's Orzeyful wins FDA approval as the first full-symptom narcolepsy type 1 drug, kicking off an orexin agonist race with Lilly and Alkermes close behind.