Article: DRAXIS Launches Alertec for the Treatment of Narcolepsy.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 1999--

First New Narcolepsy Medication Approved In Nearly 40 Years

DRAXIS Health Inc. (Nasdaq:DRAXF)(TSE:DAX.) announced today that it has launched Alertec(TM) (modafinil) in the Canadian marketplace, licensed from Laboratoire L. Lafon.

Alertec(TM) is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a primary sleep disorder characterized by uncontrolled episodes of falling asleep at unexpected times and conditions. Alertec(TM) is an original, new medication for narcolepsy with a novel mechanism of action and is the first new ...

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